New Restaurant 1998" and Esquire Magazine honored Ming Tsai as "Chef of the Year 1998." More than a decade later, the popularity continues: Blue Ginger has been renovated and expanded, creating a chic, feng-shui inspired space with three distinct dining options. Use this $150 gift certificate toward a sumptuous and refined dinner for two; you may even glimpse Chef Ming himself, who is hard at work most nights in the open kitchen. For more information: www.ming.com/blueginger.

Value:$150.
Courtesy of Diane and David Abe.