Chefs and Restaurants

Chefs to Watch 2020: Doug Rankin, Bar Restaurant, Los Angeles

Chandra Ram

When people talk about Doug Rankin, they inevitably mention his fine dining and French restaurant cred—the time spent working at the Bazaar and Ink, his years working for Ludo Lefebvre as the culinary director for Trois Mec and Petit Trois. But after eating at Bar Restaurant, they talk about the mussels topped with curly fries, a dish whose...