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Best Restaurants 2011

Best Restaurants 2011: Chefs Bite Back

We asked dozens of Seattle chefs and restaurateurs what they really think: about their competitors, the critics…and you, their customers. Here’s what they told us, anonymous, uncensored, and (sometimes) scientific.

By Carey Rose 10/27/2011 at 9:00am Published in the November 2011 issue of Seattle Met

Photo: Courtesy Tom Douglas

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