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Much Awaited Korean BBQ Spot San Ho Won, From Benu Chef Corey Lee, Opens Tonight

The long-delayed and eagerly awaited casual Korean project from Michelin three-star chef Corey Lee (Benu, In Situ, Monsieur Benjamin) is making its debut Monday night in the Mission, and it's booking up very fast.

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SF's Top Two Restaurants Are Atelier Crenn and Benu, According to 'World's 50 Best' Ranking

The prestigious, influential, and widely criticized World's 50 Best Restaurants list, sponsored by San Pellegrino, announced all the worldwide "winners" of its ranking at a gala event in Singapore today. And San Francisco can claim two spots on this international top 50.

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Two SF Restaurants, Benu and Bar Agricole, Take Home Big Prizes at the James Beard Awards

"Eighth time’s a charm," joked Bar Agricole owner Thad Vogler in his acceptance speech, after the place won the James Beard Award for Outstanding Bar Program following annual nominations going back to 2012.

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Benu Chef Corey Lee Wins James Beard Award; SingleThread Wins For Restaurant Design

The James Beard Foundation Awards for restaurants and chefs were last night in Chicago — the media awards were all announced last week — and the big San Francisco winner of the evening was Benu

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3-Michelin-Star Chef Corey Lee's SFMOMA Restaurant To Serve Copies Of Famous Dishes

A new restaurant from highly decorated, three-Michelin-star chef Corey Lee —Benu, Monsieur Benjamin — will be situated on the ground floor of the new SFMOMA. So, with a nod to "what a museum does,

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The Progress, SPQR, Quince, And Manresa Top 2015 James Beard Nomination List

A month ago we had the so-called "long list" of semi-finalists for this year's "Oscars of the food world," a.k.a. The James Beard Foundation Awards. And today we bring you the

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Michelin Guide 2015: Saison and Benu Become The First Three-Star Restaurants In The City

For a couple of years it's been no secret that chef Joshua Skenes was aiming to make Saison the first Michelin three-star restaurant in San Francisco proper. Today, he got his wish, along

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New Hayes Valley Brasserie Monsieur Benjamin Opens Tonight

Chef Corey Lee of the acclaimed, Michelin two-star Benu is opening his second restaurant venture today in Hayes Valley, and it's called Monsieur Benjamin . As we learned last year after Lee first announced

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James Beard Awards 2014 Semifinalists: Trick Dog, Tyler Florence, Tosca Cafe, & More

The James Beard Awards announced its short list this morning. The Cavalier, Coqueta, and Tosca Cafe are mentioned as prospects in the Best New Restaurant category, while Trick Dog and Hard Water could

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Benu Chef Corey Lee to Open French Bistro, Monsieur Benjamin, in Hayes Valley

News that Corey Lee, executive chef at Benu and onetime chef de cuisine at the French Laundry, was opening a new casual concept at Gough and Hayes arrived back in July. But this

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Benu's Corey Lee To Open Spinoff In Hayes Valley

News this morning via the liquor license applications is that acclaimed Benu chef Corey Lee is working on a new project at 451 Gough Street (between Grove and Hayes). He won't divulge any

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Details Declares 'Asian Food Revolution'; Praises Benu, Mission Chinese

Details — a men's magazine that probes such searing topics as "Is Anal Sex the New Deal-Breaker?" and "Channing Tatum is Proud of His Package" — has officially declared a revolution. An Asian-food revolution, that

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Finally, Benu Enters Prestigious Four-Star Club

Benu, Corey Lee's "breathtaking" restaurant in the old Hawthorne Lane spot, is the eighth Bay Area joint to crack The Chronicle's solemn four-star ceiling. And rightfully so. Lee's place is, for lack of

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Video: Here's What Birthday Cake Looks Like At Benu

Benu, San Francisco's Michelin two-star restaurant run by artist/chef Cory Lee, garnered raves from critics and diners alike since it opened in 2010. Rightfully so. The sparsely-decorated joint and Lee's avant-garde molecular

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Benu's Faux Shark-Fin Soup Fools Gastronomes

Like a top-drawer Folger's Crystals switcheroo, Benu executive chef Corey Lee, the former chef de cuisine at The French Laundry, developed a fake shark-fin soup that's fooling even the most rabid fans of

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Benu, the Best Restaurant in America?

It is if you're David Chang. See, in a recent Wall Street Journal piece, the noted chef opined that Benu, SoMa's modern restaurant of well-executed divinity, could very well be the next El