Compartés is opening a new shop and chocolate factory in Hancock Park – LA Times
“This is Willy Wonka for 2020.”“This is Willy Wonka for 2020.” Jonathan Grahm is standing in the middle of his new Compartés chocolate shop in Hancock Park on a recent morning, beaming. He sweeps his hands in front of him, gesturing to a chocolate factory behind a 60-foot floor-to-ceiling glass wall.Jonathan Grahm is standing in […]
Pasjoli hopes for a beautiful opening on Main Street – Sta. Monica Daily Press
Dave Beran couldn’t resist weaving French cooking into the seasonal tasting menus at Dialogue, the tiny restaurant hidden away in a food hall on the Third Street Promenade that earned a Michelin star earlier this year.
Dialogue Chef Dave Beran Switches Gears with a “Fun and Playful” New Bistro – LA Magazine
Some of Los Angeles’ most dynamic cooking is about to become a little more accessible. James Beard Award-winning chef Dave Beran is expanding his footprint, from the tiny, Michelin-starred Dialogue, to a new, à la carte concept, Pasjoli. It opens next week in Santa Monica.
With Pasjoli, one of L.A.’s best tasting-menu chefs goes à la carte French – LA Times
One month before Pasjoli is scheduled to open, Dave Beran is scrutinizing a creamy grayish-pink log baked into a brioche. Cut me a slice, he asks one of his cooks, who brings over two thick slabs stacked on a silver tray.
Marugame Udon’s first Orange County location has grand opening Saturday at South Coast Plaza – LA Times
Marugame Udon, the world’s largest chain of cafeteria-style udon restaurants, will have a grand opening Saturday for its new site at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa.
Downtown’s Busiest Development Gains a Popular Japanese Noodle Maker – LA Eater
Plus 4th of July deals galore More noodles Popular Japanese noodle shop Marugame Udon opens next week at the Bloc in Downtown. The suddenly-busy development is expected to add udon to its dining mix this month alongside Canadian casual import Joey and the upcoming (and long-awaited) Alamo Drafthouse movie theater and restaurant. Expect Marugame Udon […]
Marugame Udon to Open at the Bloc Next Month – DTLA News
Plus Tartine at Whole Foods, and the history of Chinatown Downtown will soon have yet another place to slurp up a hearty bowl of traditional Japanese soup.
Prime Pizza – Eater LA
Burbank’s Beloved Taste Chicago Space Lands In the Hands of Prime Pizza Burbank’s Beloved Taste Chicago Space Lands In the Hands of Prime Pizza It looks like the former Taste Chicago standalone restaurant space in Burbank won’t be down for long after all. Word comes today that none other than local favorites Prime Pizza have taken over at the […]
Compartès to Open a Beautiful New Chocolate Factory on La Brea This Summer – LA Eater
The design-forward chocolate shop opens on La Brea just south of Melrose LA’s popular 70-year-old chocolatier Compartès will shift its Brentwood headquarters to a massive 6,000 square foot space on La Brea just south of Melrose. The new space will open this summer with a new and big name, Compartès Global HQ & Chocolate Factory.
A Bigger, More Upscale Offshoot of Frida Mexican Cuisine Opens in Beverly Hills – LA Eater
Plus Tartine at Whole Foods, and the history of Chinatown New to the scene A surprise new restaurant has hit the Beverly Hills food scene this month. Cantina Frida is a more modern (and definitely more upscale) offshoot of the Frida Mexican Cuisine mini-chain that circles Southern California, but this location boasts more than 180 […]