Early on a Sunday evening in July, a long line of smartly dressed guests wraps around the outside of Josiah Citrin’s California-French fine-dining restaurants Mélisse and Citrin in Santa Monica.

There has been a remarkable evolution of fine dining over the decades, moving from the rigid formality of French haute cuisine to a diverse landscape of culinary experiences that prioritize ...

He further explains fine-dining culture — from food critics to ... along with the evolution of French cuisine, via the molecular gastronomy scene in "The Hundred-Foot Journey," with Helen ...