Abuh Achmed's (Amman, Jordan), Le Manoir Aux Quatre Saisons (Oxforshire, England), K Zo (Culver City, LA), Johnnie's Pastrami (Mar Vista, CA), Hump (Santa Monica, CA)
My most tattered cookbooks:
Jule Sahni's "Classic Indian Cooking", David Thompson's "Thai Food", Cook's Illustrated "The New Best Recipe