"Chef Karen Akunowicz faced high stakes when she opened Fox & the Knife in 2021: Not only was she a popular Top Chef contestant in 2015, but she received a James Beard Foundation Award in 2018 for her work at Myers + Chang. Luckily, her cozy, refined Italian restaurant in South Boston is a smash hit. Inspired by her time spent in Modena, Italy, the menu offers subtle takes on classic Emilia Romagna cuisine." - Todd Plummer, Shannon McMahon