Blossom Bar at Sichuan Garden

Dan Dan Noodles

Sesame-paste-and-chili noodles with ground pork and Sichuan peppercorn — numbing, rich, and balanced

Mapo Tofu

Silken tofu in a deeply red, numbing-spicy Sichuan sauce with ground pork — a benchmark version

Fish-Fragrant Eggplant

Sweet-sour-spicy braised eggplant — silky, deeply flavored, classic Sichuan

Double-Cooked Pork Belly

Twice-cooked pork with leeks and chili-bean paste — fatty, crisp-edged, smoky

Craft Cocktails

The reason Blossom Bar made the James Beard semifinalist list — inventive, Asian-ingredient-forward drinks from Ran Duan

Sichuan Dumplings

Sichuan Sliced Beef