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2012 Gayot Best Restaurant Awards NINE-TEN a winner of three: Top 10 San Diego Food Rating; Top 10 San Diego American Restaurants; and Top 10 Molecular Restaurants in the United States

Iron Chef Showdown: Congratulations to Chef Jason Knibb who recently appeared on the Food Network’s Iron Chef America. It was a seafood showdown as Jason battled Bobby Flay. Despite a close lost, it was great fun. Read these two articles as featured in the San Diego Union-Tribune. San Diego Union-Tribune: November 16th, 2011 and this one featured on November 26th.

Pastry Chef Jack Fisher: A 2011 Chef Hall of Fame Nominee. Take a look at this clip of Jack live on KUSI TV News. And a big congrats to him for being nominated for the San Diego Chef Hall of Fame. We couldn’t be more proud of you.

San Diego’s Best Hotel Restaurant? Sure, we’ll take that! Thanks City Beat for Recognizing us as one of the Best in 2011! Click here for more.

NINE-TEN “Off the Charts”, according to the San Diego Readers’ critic, Naomi Wise. Click here to read the article.

NINE-TEN Takes “Best Overall Restaurant” Nod in Annual San Diego Home/Garden & Lifestyles’ Silver Fork Awards. See Chef Jason Knibb with his official Silver Fork.

The La Jolla Light Honors our 10th Birthday! Read the article now.

Chef Jason Knibb Appears on KUSI TV. Watch the clip now.

NINE-TEN Receives Top Honor from the California Restaurant Association: San Diego’s 2011 Gold Medallion Award for “Best Hotel Fine Dining Restaurant”. Read the article now.

Awards

• 2012 Zagat Survey® Recognition:
  • NINE-TEN Food: Score of 27 (extraordinary to perfection)
  • NINE-TEN Décor: Score of 22 (very good to excellent)
  • NINE-TEN Service: Score of 24 (very good to excellent)
• 2012 Gayot Best Restaurants:
  • Top 10 San Diego Food Rating
  • Top 10 San Diego American Restaurants
  • Top 10 Molecular Restaurants in the United States
• 2011 Gold Medallion Award: Best Fine Dining Hotel Restaurant – San Diego Restaurant Association
• 2011 “Silver Fork Award: Best Overall Restaurant in San Diego” – San Diego Home/Garden & Lifestyles Magazine
• 2011 “Best Restaurants in San Diego” Critic’s Choice Awards – San Diego Magazine
  • Best Burger
• 2011 “Best Hotel Restaurant in San Diego” – City Beat
• 2011 “Reader’s Choice Awards” – La Jolla Village News
  • Best Chef/Jason Knibb
  • Best Wine List
  • Best Night Eats
• 2011 “Fodor’s Choice Award” – Fodor’s Travel
• 2011 “Best Top 10 Overall Restaurants” Diners’ Choice Award – Open Table
• 2011 San Diego Chef Hall of Fame Nominee – Pastry Chef Jack Fisher
• 2011 “Best Top 5 Fit For Foodies Restaurants” Diners’ Choice Award – Open Table
• 2011 “Best Restaurant’s” Editor’s Pick/Best Restaurant – Ranch & Coast Magazine
• 2011 “Wine Spectator Award of Excellence” – (recipient since 2002) for having one of the most outstanding wine lists in the world
• 2010 “Best Chefs in San Diego” Award Winners/Pastry Chef Jack Fisher & Chef Jason Knibb – San Diego Reader Best Restaurants Issue
• 2010 Rising Star Chef Winner/Jason Knibb – StarChefs (one of only 2 chefs in San Diego to be recognized for this coveted honor)
• 2010 “San Diego’s Best Chocolatier/Pastry Chef: Jack Fisher” – San Diego Magazine
• 2010 “Silver Fork Award” – San Diego Home/Garden & Lifestyles Magazine
• 2010 “Fodor’s Choice Award” – Fodor’s Travel
• 2010 “Diners’ Choice Award” – Open Table
• 2010 “Best Restaurant’s” Reader’s Choice Awards – Ranch & Coast Magazine
  • Best Wine List
• 2010 “Reader’s Choice Awards” – La Jolla Village News
  • Best Overall Restaurant
  • Best Restaurant Service
  • Best American
  • Best Dinner
  • Best Happy Hour
  • Best Restaurant Wine List
  • Best Burger
• 2009 San Diego Chef Hall of Fame Inductee – Jason Knibb one of the first three chefs to be inducted into local Chef Hall of Fame (sponsored by San Diego Home/Garden & Lifestyles Magazine and KUSI Television)
• 2009 “San Diego’s Best Pastry Chef: Jack Fisher” – Riviera Magazine
• 2009 “Best Restaurants in San Diego” Reader’s/Critic’s Choice Awards – San Diego Magazine
  • Best American Restaurant
• 2009 “Silver Fork Award” – San Diego Home/Garden & Lifestyles Magazine
• 2009 “Diners’ Choice Award” – Open Table
• 2009 “Fodor’s Choice Award” – Fodor’s Travel
• 2008 “Best Restaurants in San Diego” Reader’s Choice Awards – San Diego Magazine
  • Best Hotel Restaurant
• 2008 “Silver Fork Award” – San Diego Home/Garden & Lifestyles Magazine
• 2008 “Platinum Award” – 944 Magazine
  • Best Hotel Dining
• 2008 Gold Medallion Award Nominee: Best California/American Restaurant Fine Dining – San Diego Restaurant Association
• 2008 “Best of the Best” Reader’s Choice Awards – Ranch & Coast Magazine
  • Best Restaurant/American
  • Best Bartender/Michael Yen
• 2007 “Best Restaurants in San Diego” Reader’s Choice Awards – San Diego Magazine
  • Best of the Best Restaurant (Moderate Category)
  • Best Hotel Restaurant
• 2006 Gold Medallion Award: Best Hotel Fine Dining Restaurant – San Diego Restaurant Association
• 2006 Best Hotel Restaurant – Ranch & Coast Magazine
• 2005 “Best of La Jolla” Reader’s Choice Awards – La Jolla Light Newspaper
  • Best Overall Restaurant
  • Best Chef, Jason Knibb
  • Best Wine List
  • Best Lunch
  • Best Bartender
  • Best Waiter
• 2005 Best Hotel Restaurant – 944 Magazine
• 2005 Best Restaurant Remake – San Diego Reader

Accolades

• Executive Chef Jason Knibb 2011 featured chef on the Food Network’s Iron Chef America vs. Bobby Flay (air date: 11/27/11)
• Executive Chef Jason Knibb is a gastronomist who eloquently redefines California cuisine with passion, flavor and presentation. – Maria Desiderata Montana, Ranch & Coast Magazine
• Nine-Ten didn’t just serve one of the better dinners I had in San Diego; it’s on my list of the top five meals I’ve ever had. – Peter Simek, Travel Writer, Dallas Magazine
• Nine-Ten was doing farm-to-fork cuisine long before it became fashionable. – Naomi Wise, Restaurant Critic, San Diego Reader
• Never mere afterthoughts, (Pastry Chef Jack) Fisher’s extraordinary desserts are playful, serious cuisine. – San Diego Reader
• (Jason) Knibb’s food is not just clever, it’s also impossibly delicious. – San Diego Reader
• Jason Knibb and Jack Fisher are the kind of guys who can separately breathe culinary superiority into any kitchen. Put them together under one roof and feats of magic ensue. – Gay & Lesbian Times
• We’re always on the lookout for chefs with soul, and Jason Knibb blew us away. He’s going to be a chef everyone hears about, so keep your eyes peeled and ears open. – Editor Antoinette Bruno, 2009 www.StarChefs.com
• Flavors that make your palate dance – ZAGAT Guide
• If you’re looking for the meaning of California cuisine, you’ll find it here – Gourmet Magazine
• It’s one of the most exciting restaurants in San Diego. Every dish here is worth trying – San Diego Home/Garden & Lifestyles
• Taste interesting, ingredient-conscious dishes from Jason Knibb – Sunset Magazine
• Superbly crafted and executed menus – Frommers, San Diego
• One of the Year’s Most Exciting Discoveries – Los Angeles Times
• One of “Americas Best Restaurants – Gourmet Magazine
• Plate after plate, I thought I’d been whisked off to San Francisco, New York or foodie heaven – San Diego Reader
• NINE-TEN is La Jolla’s Quintessential Restaurant – San Diego Union-Tribune
• It’s what he’s (Jason) doing at NINE-TEN that has him soaring high on our radar – Riviera Magazine
• At a time when market fresh is the expectation in California cuisine, Knibb is among the more adventurous chefs that not only use fresh ingredients from small farms but also turn them into big flavors – Décor & Style
• The menu offers tasting portions of all the main courses and makes experimenting a pleasure – Travel & Leisure
• NINE-TEN has once again become one of La Jolla’s Best Kept Secrets – Ranch & Coast Magazine
• The Restaurant (NINE-TEN) is a veritable model for other proprietors…as it blends formality, aptitude and friendliness with every swap of your silverware – Gay & Lesbian Times
• Run, don’t walk to NINE-TEN – La Jolla Village News
• NINE-TEN Restaurant is a must for foodies – Zagat Guide
• When your looking for a classy fine dining experience, without the old-guard attitude, this hotel eatery stands alone on La Jolla’s culinary scene – Frommers
• This was the site of the most exciting, exquisite dinner I ate in 2005 – San Diego Reader
• Featured chef at The James Beard House in 1999, 2002 and 2003.

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