Knife & Spoon

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Knife & Spoon is the Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes steakhouse built on a simple split, knife for beef and spoon for seafood, in a polished room that suits celebrations. Chef John Tesar's kitchen dry-ages its steaks until the flavor turns deep and nutty, and guests single out the tuna crudo, the crab rice, the wagyu and a kimchi spinach that steals attention from the meat. Service gets described as going above and beyond, the kind of place birthdays get entrusted to.

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