(SAN FRANCISCO) - There are many things to admire about Contigo, from the small-but-not-crowded interior full of reclaimed wood to the lovely covered patio and kitchen garden, but it is the brightness of the food—the vividness and freshness of...

This week, Catalan flavors in San Francisco, pan-Asian in Chicago, and a salmonless-in-Seattle seafood restaurant; plus the Gourmet contributor behind a new London hot spot, and the place to eat in Paris right now....