![David Guas, Bayou Bakery, Washington, DC. [Photo: <a href="http://underabushel.com/">R. Lopez</a>], Taria Camerino, Sugar-Coater Radical, Atlanta. [Photo: <a href="http://www.4squarephotos.com/blog/">Justin Phillips</a>], T. Cole Newton, Twelve Mile](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/TSYMu2JRCWdIj-4eOwYEexZwNIg=/28x0:471x332/1200x800/filters:focal(28x0:471x332)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/39144568/one-year-in-december-2011.0.jpg)
Today, all of the cities across the Eater universe are running One Year In interviews, in which they talk to chefs and owners on the first anniversary of their restaurant. Below, those who've somehow managed to survive that first year. Required reading for anyone who has ever had the crazy idea to open their own restaurant.
· New York: Scott Sartiano Looks Back on Year One of The Darby
· Washington, DC: David Guas on Bayou Bakery's First Year and the Future
· Atlanta: Taria Camerino Of Sugar-Coated Radical
· Miami: E Michael Reidt On His First Year At Area 31
· Chicago: Michael Moorman Talks About m. henrietta's First Year
· New Orleans: T Cole Newton On One Year at Twelve Mile Limit
· Dallas: Oddfellows Fellows Talk Espresso, Elotes One Year In
· Houston: Tiffany Richie and Melinda Mayes of Rockwell Tavern & Grill
· Austin: Trace's Paul Hargrove Talks Local Food, Daniel Boulud
· Los Angeles: Scott Conant Looks Back on Year One of Scarpetta
· San Francisco: Beast and The Hare's Ian Marks and Dylan Denicke
· Seattle: Book Bindery Reunites Shaun McCrain and Jill Kinney