Senior Culture Editor

Astrid Kane

All 4 actors who played hobbits in ‘Lord of the Rings’ ate at San Francisco’s Atelier Crenn

Food & Drink

Culture

It was one tasting menu to rule them all, as Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd were in town for a convention.

Jeffrey Edalatpour

After stints at Atelier Crenn, French Laundry, Taksim’s chef crafts Mediterranean menu with Turkish flair

Crispy shrimp wrapped in kadif, Turkish dumplings and hints of raki—Turkey’s anise-flavored national drink. Chef Daniel Gribble says it’s all in the details.