San Francisco: Coi © Maren Caruso Dish: Inverted Cherry Tomato Tart At Coi, visionary chef Daniel Patterson (an F&W Best New Chef 1997) idolizes produce in dishes like this upside - down tomatoes tart, in which quickly charred, peeled cherry tomatoes sit on a bed of pesto and are topped with a tomato puree (made in a
whipped -
cream dispenser) and a crispy olive tart shell.