LONDON, May 8, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles-based
restaurant Kato, run by chef Jon Yao
and sommelier and director of operations Ryan Bailey, is today named as the recipient of
the Resy One To Watch Award 2024 from The World's 50 Best
Restaurants. The award recognises a rising-star restaurant that is
making waves in the gastronomic scene worthy of international
acclaim.
Taiwanese-American chef Yao first opened Kato in 2016 in a
non-descript West LA strip mall, serving a tasting menu spanning
Asian-American cuisine, heavily influenced by his mother's
Taiwanese cooking. In early 2022, Yao
and Bailey moved Kato to new expanded, fully licensed
premises at the ROW DTLA in the Arts District of Los
Angeles, promoting long-time general manager Nikki Reginaldo to managing partner and bringing
onboard seasoned bar director Austin
Hennelly in the process.
The industrial-luxe restaurant is home to a fresh take on fine
dining, with Yao's dishes incorporating the essence of classic
Taiwanese cuisine with a distinct contemporary edge. A custom
wood-fired hearth and grill anchors the kitchen, which serves a
tasting menu of 12 standout courses including dishes such as
caramelised sablefish with abalone and basil, grilled lobster with
lobster toast and a sauce of roasted shells, and Dungeness crab
custard with fish maw and crab vinegar. Sweet courses include the
likes of boniato yam boba with fresh cheese and sable, as well as
roasted Taiwanese pineapple mille feuille. The menu speaks to Yao
and his team's unwavering vision to elevate Taiwanese cuisine and
educate LA diners as to its myriad merits.
William Drew, Director of Content
for The World's 50 Best Restaurants, says: "Kato is blowing diners
away with its blend of original flavours and old-school hospitality
and this award will bring Yao's cooking to a wider international
audience. We are delighted to reward the team's dedication,
passion, skill and originality with this hugely deserved
accolade."
Yao says: "On behalf of myself and my team, we want to thank our
fantastic support system and diners, as none of this would be
possible without you. We are excited, honoured and grateful to be
recognised on the international stage."
The Resy One To Watch Award winner is revealed ahead of The
World's 50 Best Restaurants 2024 awards ceremony, which will be
held on 5 June in Las Vegas.
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