1. Bourbon Steak Maine Lobster Pot Pie (MP)
The first L.A. branch of Michael Mina’s steakhouse resides in Glendale, on the corner of The Americana at Brand. Bourbon Steak features modern flourishes, but one signature item dates back almost two decades, to when Mina was executive chef of San Francisco’s late, great Aqua. For his Lobster Pot Pie, puff pastry is baked over a copper pot that contains shelled claw meat, buttery, herbaceous brandied lobster cream, and market vegetables like cippollini onions, English snap peas, zucchini, and fingerling potatoes. Servers deconstruct the pie and serve the components tableside, on white plates.