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Corey Lee

  1. Starpower
    Matthew Lightner, Susan Spicer, More Join Bocuse d’Or USASome new faces join the Culinary Council.
  2. Foodies With Benefits
    Coi to Host Hurricane Sandy Benefit Dinner on December 3 With Guest Chefs CoreyThe dinner will feature seven courses, with others by Evan Rich, Chris L’Hommedieu, and Bill Corbett.
  3. Foodievents
    Nine of the Bay Area’s Star Chefs Will Be Sharing One Kitchen on SundayThomas, Alice, and Daniel, oh my!
  4. Foodievents
    Corey Lee, David Chang to Do Supper Clubs In SonomaIt’s at Copain Wines in the Russian River Valley.
  5. Trends
    Corey Lee, Danny Bowien Featured In National Trend Pieces on Asian-American FoodWe were kind of ahead of the curve on this one, here in S.F.
  6. BNC
    Food & Wine Announces ‘Best New Chefs’ 2012Très bien.
  7. Lists
    Corey Lee Among This Year’s ‘F&W’ Best New Chefs [Updated]Editor Dana Cowin has been tweeting her riddles.
  8. FYI
    Corey Lee to Speak on Food and Science Today at UCSFThe Benu chef will be discussing the increasingly parallel technologies of cooking and bioscience.
  9. Lists
    Vote Now for Food & Wine’s People’s Best New ChefThough the Bay Area dominates in the California region, L.A.’s Michael Voltaggio is most likely to win this popularity contest.
  10. Accolades
    Bauer Upgrades Benu to Four StarsUnsurprisingly, this upgrade only took a year.
  11. Tricks of the Trade
    Corey Lee Fools Cecilia Chiang With Faux Shark FinShe apparently had no idea it was faux, and that was a great compliment.
  12. It’s All in the Stars
    Benu, Coi, and Saison and the Race to Be S.F.’s First Michelin Three-StarA little more national love for San Francisco, this time from the ‘Journal.’
  13. Menu Items
    Check Out the Foie Gras Xiao Long Bao at BenuThey’re soup dumplings, but stuff with foie.
  14. Accolades
    Benu’s Corey Lee Responds to the Journal’s Compliments, and“We’re still in our infancy,” says Lee, modestly.
  15. Food Politics
    Some CA Chefs Lament as Both Shark Fin and Foie Gras Get Set to Be BannedChefs aren’t too quick to defend the practice of killing sharks for their fins, but when it comes to taking away their foie, they’re pretty angry about that.
  16. Foodievents
    Le Fooding Brings James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem; Plus, a 48-HourThe French celebration of food-world enfants terribles is back.
  17. FYI
    So All the Good Caviar Comes From California Now?Owing to overfishing in Russia, the industry has become almost entirely domestic, and 100 percent sustainable.
  18. Lists
    Skenes, Lee, Moore All Nominated for Food & Wine People’s ChoiceFood & Wine is doing a poll this year, separate from their editorial choices for Best New Chefs, for “The People’s Best New Chef.”
  19. Price Check
    Benu Does $500 Dinner, French Laundry Raises PricesThe regular tasting menu at Benu will run you $270 including wine, the same price the Laundry just went up to.
  20. The Other Critics
    Benu, Not Surprisingly, Earns Three and a Half Stars from BauerHe says it’s not for everyone, but neither is Mark Rothko.
  21. Cartography
    Eat Some Late-Night Mexican Using Very High-End Stuff From Benu’s KitchenUsing whatever’s left over when they take their Sunday-Monday break, the porters at Benu will be doing a late-night Mexican stand on Hawthorne Lane.
  22. The Other Critics
    Kauffman Goes Haute, Loves Benu; Reidinger Riffs on Radios at Citizen’s BandKauffman says Benu could use another six months to “evolve.”
  23. Photo Plates
    The Tasting Menu at Benu, IllustratedSee a full slideshow, courtesy of Bunrab, of the tasting menu at Benu.
  24. Openings
    Reminder: Benu Opens TonightTry to get your reservations on OpenTable each day as the evening two months from tomorrow opens up.
  25. Previews
    Exclusive: Step Inside Benu, Opening August 10See our slideshow of the sleek new interior at “the most highly anticipated restaurant of the year.”
  26. Spot Check
    Benu Already Pretty Well Booked Into SeptemberThe best you’re going to get, if you act now, is an 8:00 in the third week of September.
  27. Quote of the Day
    James Beard Loved Gossip“He used to say, ‘Gossip at the table makes the food taste better.’”
  28. Openings
    Benu Sets a Date
  29. Interviews
    Corey Lee Doesn’t Want to Over-Think or Under-Think His FoodGrub Street talks with the young chef about reinterpreting Ming Dynasty dishes, and satisfying the increasingly knowledgeable diner.
  30. Previews
    Corey Lee Explains the Name of His Upcoming Restaurant BenuCorey Lee chats with the Inside Scoop about his new restaurant, opening in the former Hawthorne Lane space later this summer.
  31. Mediavore
    Second Coppola Winery Nears Opening; Your Food Allergy May Be Fake
  32. Foodievents
    Sample Some Early Bites from Benu, Bar Agricole, and PlumA tasting event, benefiting Share Our Strength, will feature some “sneak peek” mini dishes from some upcoming restaurants.
  33. Neighborhood Watch
    New Owners Take Mecca Space, Trader Vic’s Emeryville to Shutter forAlso, Corey Lee’s new venture, Benu, is on track for July, and Comstock Saloon is delayed until May.
  34. Previews
    Corey Lee to Take Two SpaceFormer French Laundry chef will take over David Gingrass’s longtime spot.
  35. Chef Shuffles
    Corey Lee Departs French Laundry But New Venture Hits SnagDeparting chef de cuisine is still looking for a space in San Francisco.
  36. Foodievents
    Win Free Tickets to SF Chefs.Food.Wine Reception