The Bucket List

I never really had a need to have a bucket list until I realized chemotherapy side effects such as mild cognitive impairment (aka chemo brain) will go away over time. I was advised by my doctors to write things down until then. Occasionally I'll have a "lost of words" but that's why we have Google or spell check to help us get through our moments of disarray. I'm still amazed that I lost my sense of taste for several months. My taste buds were literally wiped clean which means I don't have cravings for McDonald's french fries but I do like an encased meat once in while. Here's a list of restaurants I need to cross off my "bucket" list. 

West Coast:

• Atelier Crenn in San Francisco, CA
• Bazaar Meat by Jose Andres in Las Vegas, NV
• Benu in San Francisco, CA
• Manresa in Los Gatos, CA
• Providence, in Los Angeles, CA
• Saison in San Francisco, CA
• State Bird Provisions, in San Francisco, CA

Mid-West

• Alinea 2.0 in Chicago, IL
• Avec in Chicago, IL
• Grace in Chicago, IL
• Girl and the Goat in Chicago, IL
• Little Goat Diner in Chicago, IL
• Next Restaurant, in Chicago, IL
• Sixteen in Chicago, IL
• Roister in Chicago, IL
• The Aviary in Chicago, IL

East Coast:

• Eleven Madison Park in New York
• L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon in New York and Miami
• Le Bernardin in New York
• Atera in New York
• The NoMad in New York

Outside the U.S.

• Dinner by Heston Blumenthal in London, England
• The Kitchen Table at Bubbledog in London, England
• Sketch in London, England
• Joel Robuchon restaurants in Paris, London, Macau, Hong Kong and Taipei
• L'Arpege in Paris, France
• Mugaritz in San Sebastian, Spain
• Arzak in San Sebastian, Spain