James Beard Award-nominated chef Melissa Perello's Frances was the local rep on Bon Appetit's "The 10 Best New Restaurants in America" list -- a huge honor and a bit of a departure from the pub's mostly Italian- and South American choices this year. They list Applewood-smoked bacon beignets, chickpea fritters, and pork trotters as "must eats." And then there's a plug for that darned peanut brittle. [Bon Appetit, Eater National]
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