Minh Phan's Phenakite is L.A. Times Restaurant of the Year

Phenakite is an ambitious fine-dining project with the most heartfelt cooking in Los Angeles.
Bill Addison • Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2021
The paragons previously named as Los Angeles Times Restaurant of the Year — Locol, Taco Maria, Bavel and Orsa & Winston — came with some name recognition, usually from gales of deserved good press or a tenured standing in the community. But you...
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