Arbitrary Listage

Bon Appetit restaurant editor Andrew Knowlton has unleashed his list of the 20 Most Important Restaurants in America, offering a ranked assessment of "the places on the forefront of what is happening in dining at this moment." And sitting at #8: Andy Ricker's Pok Pok (both the Portland and Brooklyn locations). Writes Knowlton, "Ricker opened up a world of flavors — and a world-class cuisine — to a generation that didn't even know they needed them." [BA via Eater National]