The 2009 Foodie Awards Complete 411

Sadly, I now bring you the single most boring blog entry I shall ever write -_-
However, some of you will find it the most useful so, without further adieu, I bring you a condensed list of the winners and first-runners up of the Foodie Awards complete with links to their websites, digits, ZAGAT/Michelin ratings and OpenTable pages:

WINNERS:

ADAGIO TEA
adagio.com

ALIZE
andrelv.com/alize/
4321 West Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89103
702.951.7000


AQUA
aqua-sf.com
252 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
415.956.9662


B&B RISTORANTE
bandbristorante.com
3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89109
702.266.9977


BOUCHON AT THE VENETIAN
bouchonbistro.com
3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89109
702.414.6200


CHEVALIER
chevalierrestaurant.com
960 Moraga Road, Lafayette, CA 94549
925.385.0793




JEANTY AT JACK'S
jeantyatjacks.com
615 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
415.693.0941


LUCE
lucewinerestaurant.com
888 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
415.616.6566


MICHAEL MINA
michaelmina.net
335 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
415.397.9222


ORSON
orsonsf.com
508 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
415.777.1508


THE FRENCH LAUNDRY
frenchlaundry.com
6640 Washington Street, Yountville, CA 94599
707.944.2380



FIRST RUNNER-UP:

AD HOC
adhocrestaurant.com
6476 Washington Street, Yountville, CA 94599
707.944.2487


BUTTERCUP CAFE
buttercupgrillandbar.com
1000 Cotton Street, Oakland, CA 94606
510.535.1640

KINDER'S BBQ
kindersmeats.com
43761 Boscell Road, Fremont, CA 94538
510.440.1510

miX
chinagrillmgt.com/mixLV
3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89119
702.632.9500


NUESKE'S
nueskes.com

POSTINO
postinorestaurant.com
3565 Mount Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette, CA 94549
925.299.8700


VOSGES HAUT CHOCOLATE
vosgeschocolate.com

And, yes, Craftsteak is TECHNICALLY a “winner”, BUT the two awards it won were MOST DISAPPOINTING DINING EXPERIENCE (/golfclap) & BEST DESSERT for a dessert that hasn't been on their menu for over a year now. So, instead of leaving it off the list entirely, I just redacted the 411 cause The Foodie in no way, shape or form wants you to go to Craftsteak. Right this instant I could list off a dozen places you should visit in Vegas before even CONSIDERING thinking about the remote possibility of searching for Craftsteak's phone number.

Here...watch. Right now I'm typing a dozen Vegas places better than Craftsteak off the top of my head: L'atelier De Joel Robuchon, Olives, Daniel Boulud, Mix, Bouchon, B&B Ristorante, Nobu, Simon, Alize, Prime, Fix, Little Buddha, Bellagio Buffet...

...yeah...so that was 13...but you get the point. He||, the FIRST one is in the same casino as Craftsteak, so there's no reason to go there. Seriously.

Okay, so maybe that was kinda entertaining /shrug. Now please excuse me while I edit that list 'cause I SERIOUSLY mangled some of the restaurants names while typing off the cuff. Damn I'm dependent on spell check >_<

P.S. You might have noticed that it's 4/21 and I didn't post anything about Eric Ripert's 4/20 SF dinner @ Aqua so, yes, you can safely assume that I didn't make it onto the list /cry /wrist.