Skewers from Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis’ Saffy’s PHOTO BY: JOSEPH WEAVER
From industry veterans to hungry newbies, these 75 culinary innovators are pushing the boundaries of L.A.’s food and drink scene.
Med Abrous and Marc Rose
Co-founders of Call Mom; La Dolce Vita, The Spare Room, Genghis Cohen, Winsome and a debut hotel in Big Bear (coming soon)
Helene An
Executive chef, Crustacean Beverly Hills with new Anna May Bar, Tiato Market Garden, An Catering and AnQi Bistro in Costa Mesa
José Andrés
Chef and founder, José Andrés Group; San Laurel and Agua Viva at Conrad Los Angeles, and (coming soon) Bazaar Meat at The Grand LA and a restaurant at The Trust Building
aguavivabyjose.com; sanlaurel.com
Pastas from Gino and Elizabeth Angelini’s Angelini Ristorante & Bar PHOTO BY: DYLAN JENI
Gino and Elizabeth Angelini
Chef-owner and co-owner, Angelini Osteria, Angelini Alimentari, Angelini Ristorante & Bar and Gino Angelini Artisanal Sauces
Shelley Kleyn Armistead
Partner and CEO of the Gjelina Group; Gjelina LA, GTA, Gjusta Bakery, Gjusta Grocer, Gjusta Goods, Gjusta Apartment, Gjelina Foundation, Gjusta Flower Shop and debut hotel Vitorrja (coming soon)
Wes Avila
Chef and partner, KA’TEEN; and owner, Angry Egret Dinette
Jeffrey Best
Partner, APB, The Hideaway, Firefly and Habana
thehideawaybeverlyhills.com; apbmelrose.com; fireflystudiocity.com; restauranthabana.com
Chris Bianco
Chef and owner, Pizzeria Bianco Los Angeles and Pane Bianco Los Angeles (coming soon)
pizzeriabianco.com/los-angeles
The stylish interior of Sam Trude and Sam Cooper’s Gran Blanco PHOTO BY: BRECHT VAN’T HOF
Michael Cimarusti
Chef and owner, Providence and Connie & Ted’s
providencela.com; connieandteds.com
Josiah Citrin
Chef and restaurateur, Mélisse, Citrin, Charcoal Venice, Dear John’s, Dear Jane’s, Openaire, Augie’s on Main and Charcoal Sunset (coming soon)
Keith Corbin
Executive chef and co-owner, Alta Adams
Julian Cox
Company mixologist, APB and The Hideaway
thehideawaybeverlyhills.com; apbmelrose.com
Tilman J. Fertitta, Mark Birnbaum and Eugene Remm
Partners, Catch Hospitality Group; Catch Los Angeles and Catch Steak
John Fraser
Chef, Ardor
ardorweho.com; jfrestaurants.com
Evan Funke
Chef and restaurateur, Felix Trattoria, Mother Wolf and Funke
funkela.com; motherwolfla; felixla.com; evanfunke.com
Ray Garcia
Executive chef, asterid, and Qué Bárbaro and Brown Sheep at the Moxy Downtown Los Angeles (coming soon)
Lijo George and Max Boonthanakit
Co-executive chefs, Camphor
Joshua Gil
Chef and partner, Mírame in Beverly Hills and Mírate in Los Feliz, and Maison Kasai and Mother of Pearl at Level 8 at Moxy Downtown Los Angeles (coming soon)
mirame.la; mirate.la; level8dtla.com
Wes Avila, chef and partner of KA’TEEN and owner of Angry Egret Dinette. PHOTO BY: ANDREA D’AGOSTO
Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne
Executive chef and co-owner, and president and wine director, The Lucques Group;
A.O.C. in West Hollywood and Brentwood, Larder Baking Company, Caldo Verde, Cara Cara, Hollywood Bowl Food + Wine program, L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade fundraiser founders and cocktail bar Dahlia at Downtown L.A. Proper Hotel (coming soon)
thelucquesgroup.com; aocwinebar.com; larderbakingco.com; hollywoodbowl.com
Kevin Hart
Founder, Hart House, Gran Coramino Tequila by Kevin Hart and VitaHustle; chairman, Hartbeat and Hartbeat Ventures; actor, comedian and producer
kevinhartnation.com; myharthouse.com
Marissa and Matt Hermer
Co-owners and partners, Boujis Group; Olivetta, The Draycott and Lalou (coming soon)
olivetta.la; thedraycott.com; lalou.la
Mark and Jonnie Houston
Hospitality visionaries; Madame Siam, Black Rabbit Rose, Good Times at Davey Wayne’s, Pour Vous, Dirty Laundry, Harvard & Stone, No Vacancy, La Descarga, Breakroom 86, On The Record in Las Vegas, and Level 8 at Moxy Downtown Los Angeles (coming soon)
houstonhospitalityla.com; level8dtla.com
Stephanie Izard
Chef and owner, Girl & the Goat, Cabra and This Little Goat retail brand of crunches, spices and sauces
girlandthegoat.com/los-angeles; cabralosangeles.com; thislittlegoat.com
Hamachi serrano from Mikey Tanha and Tosh Berman’s Casa Madera PHOTO BY: VALENTINA GIORCELLI
Dustin Lancaster
Restaurateur and hotelier; Bar Covell, L&E Oyster Bar, Sidebar, Hermosillo, El Condor, Oriel, Sōgo Roll Bar, Hotel Covell, Crawford’s, Augustine, Holcomb, Capri Club, Maciel’s Plant Based Butcher, Bear Cupboards Market in Big Bear, and (coming soon) a cocktail lounge in Historic Filipinotown and a honky-tonk in Hollywood
Nancy Silverton, co-owner of the Mozza Restaurant Group PHOTO BY: VALENTINA MILO BROWN
Phillip Frankland Lee and Margarita Kallas-Lee
Co-owner and executive chef, and co-owner and executive pastry chef; Sushi by Scratch Restaurants and Pasta| Bar
scratchrestaurants.com; sushibyscratchrestaurants.com; exploretock.com/pastabar
Saffy’s serves Middle Eastern dishes prepared using modern techniques. PHOTO BY: JOSEPH WEAVER
Avner Levi
Chef and owner, Cento Pasta Bar and Cento Raw Bar (coming soon)
Lawrence Longo
CEO and food entrepreneur; owner of Prince St. Pizza, Irv’s Burgers, Off The Menu and Bar Next Door, and investor in Tacos 1986, Burgers Never Say Die and Gone Bananas
princestreetpizza.com; irvsburgers.com; barnextdoor.com
The chic dining room at Walter and Margarita Manzke’s Manzke PHOTO BY: KRISTIN TEIG
Walter and Margarita Manzke
Chefs-owners, Manzke Hospitality Group; République, Manzke, Bicyclette Bistro, Petty Cash Taqueria and Sari Sari Store
republiquela.com; manzkerestaurant.com; bicyclettela.com; pettycashtaqueria.com; sarisaristorela.com
Alejandro Marin, Jorge Salim and Javier Hernandez Pons
Restaurateurs, LA Cha Cha Chá, Loreto and Mariscos Za Za Zá
chachacha.la; loreto.la; zazaza.la
Jeff Mastro, Michael Mastro and Oliver Badgio
Co-Founder, co-founder and chief brand officer; Steak 48 in L.A., as well as locations in Del Mar and Newport Beach (coming soon)
steak48.com; primesteakconcepts.com
Nobu Matsuhisa
Chef and owner, Matsuhisa Beverly Hills, Nobu Los Angeles, Nobu Malibu, Nobu Newport Beach and Nobu San Diego
Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis
Chef and owner, and pastry chef and owner, Bestia, Bavel and Saffy’s
bestiala.com; baveldtla.com; saffysla.com
Michael Mina
Chef, founder and executive chairman, Bourbon Steak Los Angeles and Bourbon Steak Orange County
Niki Nakayama and Carole Iida-Nakayama
Co-owners and chefs, n/naka and n/soto
Candace and Charles Nelson
Co-founders, Pizzana and CN2 Ventures
Enrique Olvera
Chef and founder, Damian and ATLA Venice
Wolfgang Puck’s cheesecake from Merois at Pendry West Hollywood PHOTO BY: OSCAR ZAGAL
Wolfgang Puck
Chef and restaurateur, Spago Beverly Hills, CUT at the Beverly Wilshire, Merois West Hollywood at Pendry West Hollywood, Ospero West Hollywood at Pendry West Hollywood and Chinois on Main
Evan Ross
Partner, The Hideaway, Warwick and Leona’s
thehideawaybeverlyhills.com; leonasla.com; warwickla.com
Dina Samson
Owner and restaurateur, Rossoblu, Superfine Playa and Superfine Pizza; and nonprofit co-founder, R E: Her and Independent Hospitality Coalition
rossoblula.com; superfineplaya.com; superfinepizza.com; regardingherfood.com; ihcla.org
Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo
Chefs and restaurateurs; Jon & Vinny’s Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Fairfax and Slauson; Son of a Gun Restaurant; Cookbook Market Echo Park and Highland Park; Helen’s Wines Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Fairfax and Slauson; Carmelized Productions catering; Delta Airlines partnership; and Cookbook Market Larchmont, Jon & Vinny’s Studio City and CAA Kitchen at Creative Artists Agency (all coming soon)
carmelizedproductions.com; cookbookla.com; helenswines.com; jonandvinnys.com; sonofagunrestaurant.com
Kathy Sidell
Founder, Saltie Girl
Nancy Silverton
Chef, restaurateur, cookbook author and co-owner of the Mozza Restaurant Group; Osteria Mozza, Pizzeria Mozza, chi SPACCA, The Barish at the Hollywood Roosevelt and Pizzeria Mozza in Newport Beach
osteriamozza.com; pizzeriamozza. com; chispacca.com; thebarishla.com
Grant Smillie and David Combes
Botanical Hospitality Group co-founders; Grandmaster Recorders, Strings of Life (S.O.L) and E.P. & L .P., including Melrose Rooftop Theatre and BOMBO
botanicalgroupusa.com; grandmasterrecorders.com; stringsoflife.com; eplosangeles.com; melroserooftoptheatre.com; bombolosangeles.com
The tuna crudo at Curtis Stone’s Maude. PHOTO BY: RAY KACHATORIAN
Curtis Stone
Chef and owner of Maude, Gwen Butcher Shop & Restaurant, The Pie Room by Gwen at Topanga Social; judge of season 2 of FOX’s Crime Scene Kitchen
curtisstone.com; mauderestaurant.com; gwenla.com
Lien Ta, co-owner of Here’s Looking At You, All Day Baby and Tet-A-Tet PHOTO BY: BAILEY ROBB
Lien Ta
Co-owner, Here’s Looking At You (HLAY), All Day Baby (ADB) and Tet-A-Tet (TET); and co-founder, Regarding Her nonprofit
hereslookingatyoula.com; alldaybabyla.com; tetatetla.com; regardingherfoodla.org
Rohan Talwar
Founder of IB Hospitality; Juliet, Norah and margot
ibhospitality.com; juliet.la; norah.la; margot.la
Mikey Tanha and Tosh Berman
Co-founders of Noble 33
Hospitality Group; Casa Madera, Toca Madera and Sparrow Italia
The farmer’s plate from Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne’s A.O.C. West Hollywood PHOTO BY: ROB STARK
Heather Tierney
Founder and creative director, The Butcher’s Daughter, De Buena Planta and Only The Wild Ones
thebutchersdaughter.com; debuenaplanta.us; onlythewildones.com
Chef and restaurateur Evan Funke is behind Felix Trattoria, Mother Wolf and Funke. PHOTO BY: ERIC WOLFINGER
Sam Trude and Sam Cooper
Co-founders, Great White and Gran Blanco
greatwhite.cafe; granblanco.com
Kat Turner
Chef and partner, Highly Likely, West Adams and Highland Park (coming soon); chef, Summit Series and Flamingo Estate
Marcel Vigneron
Culinary executive officer, Lemon Grove
Jean-Georges Vongerichten, chef and proprietor of The Rooftop by JG PHOTO BY: LIZ CLAYMAN
Jean-Georges Vongerichten
Chef and proprietor, The Rooftop by JG
waldorfastoriabeverlyhills.com/dining/the-rooftop-by-jg
Jon Yao
Chef and partner, Kato
Janet Zuccarini
Restaurateur, Felix Trattoria and Stella (coming soon)
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