The staff at Bon Appétit regularly dines in top food cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City, but this year, an upcoming San Antonio restaurant has their mouths watering. Chef Jennifer Hwa Dobbertin’s Jue Let at Pearl has landed on the lauded magazine’s list of the eight most anticipated fall restaurant openings.

In January, Dobbertin announced the cocktail bar and restaurant would take over the former home of Blue Box, which shuttered in July 2024. The concept pays homage to its namesake, the Cantonese private chef for the family of American culinary legend James Beard.

“It was Jue Let who introduced young Beard to Chinese cuisine, shaping his palate and trajectory as a culinary icon,” explained Dobbertin at the time of the announcement. “Jue Let was a surrogate fath

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