I've eaten lunch and dinner menus at CP. Not impressed. Fussy, fussy food.

When talking about the top 101 restaurants in America, doesn't that pertain to NOW? While Chez Panisse certainly deserves its place in America's Gastronomic Hall of Fame, when comparing it to the dining scene of today, it is all of those things that you say: tired, irrelevant, and pretentious. Blue Hill is a shining example of what Chez Panisse SHOULD have grown into. The resources available to better the stated mission of the restaurant have grown exponentially since its opening. Where is the evolution of the restaurant? The deification of this dinosaur is what is holding California cuisine firmly in the 90s.