Beat LA

Food GPS surveyed a bunch of top chefs about their favorite California food cities, and surprisingly, L.A. slightly edged out SF, with seven chefs declaring their City of Angels allegiance compared to SF's six. (One chef cited both, while San Diego and Indio got one vote each.) Our partisans include Ming Tsai, who adores Ton Kiang and Tommy's; Anita Lo ("Without a doubt, it's San Francisco"); and Donald Link, who digs "all the Chinese places, dim sum, Mexican and other Latino foods." [Food GPS]