"There was a point this year when I couldn’t go a week without hearing about Kinn, a small, understated spot in LA's Koreatown. Kinn serves modern Korean cuisine, with a rotating tasting menu that features dishes that sound simple but leave you thinking about the meal long after it's over. So by the time I locked in a reservation slot for their tasting menu, I was pumped. The first dish slid in front of me—steamed abalone served in its shell with a silky potato sauce—and it was not only beautifully crafted, but so extremely delicious. Next was a tomato perilla salad with burrata, roe, and a basil sorbet. Wild. Dish after dish, chef Ki Kim utilized ingredients I recognized but in combinations I’ve never experienced before. A restaurant that lives up to all the hype is rare, and Kinn is absolutely one of those places." - ByElazar Sontag