Pastrami King - NYC/Queens - smoked their pastrami in their own smokehouse. Named best in New York by the NY Times
Lahmajoon Kitchen - Fresno CA - storefront Armenian bakery specializing in "Armenian pizza"
Yujeans Modern Cuisine of China- Albany CA - best smoke tea duck ever
Rene Verdon's Le Trianon - San Francisco - classic French cuisine by the former White House chef for the kennedys and the Johnsons