Los Angeles Chefs: 12 Chefs Found
Nora Ramos - Cafe Sevilla Long Beach
Address: 140 Pine Avenue, Long Beach CA , 90802Rogelio and Janet Huidobro opened the first Café Sevilla in 1987, honoring their homeland with a Spanish restaurant in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter. After finding additional success in Riverside, they launched in downtown Long Beach in 2006. Mid week, the old-world setting draws business types. Weekends attract a younger crowd for upstairs dancing and dinner shows. Café Sevilla specializes in pans of paella and traditional Spanish tapas. The reasonably priced wine list is especially strong on full-bodied Spanish reds like Tempranillo and Torre Oria.
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Jeff Sladicka - Spark Woodfire Grill - Studio City
Address: 11801 Ventura Blvd., Los Angeles CA , 91604In May of 1999, Bill Chait, Danilo Terribili and chef Jeff Sladicka partnered to open this Studio City restaurant specializing in mesquite-grilled meat and seafood. The second floor hosts a sleek black lounge and a dining room framed by wine racks, but the real action is downstairs, in a boisterous dining room with views of the exhibition kitchen. At lunch, expect to find entertainment execs. During the week, Spark draws locals, and on weekends, it’s a dater’s playground. Signature dishes include Roman-style pizzas, grilled Atlantic salmon, and steaks. No matter what you order, save room for the house-baked apple walnut cobbler.
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Paulo Soares - Geisha House
Address: 6633 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles CA , 90028Building on the success of Dolce, Lonnie Moore, Mike Malin and Shereen Arazm opened their sprawling Japanese restaurant in November 2003, helping to bring Hollywood Boulevard into the 21st Century while honoring Japan’s past. Geisha House pays tribute to tradition with fully costumed “geishas” who walk the dining room. The restaurant is especially popular with twenty-somethings, who grab dinner before hitting neighborhood bars and clubs. Chef Paulo Soares delivers delicate but flavorful dishes incorporating premium ingredients like Kobe beef, while Sushi Chef Genichi Mizoguchi presides over an innovative sushi bar. To drink, expect a sake list representative of Japan’s diverse prefectures.
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Chris Tunnell - Ketchup
Address: 8590 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles CA , 90069Lonnie Moore and Mike Malin have become L.A. tastemakers thanks to their Dolce Group, which derives its name from their initial enoteca. The duo debuted Ketchup on the Sunset Strip in April 2007 and quickly attracted scenesters and celebrities, who flocked to the sleek red and white restaurant for spectacular views of the Hollywood Hills. Moore and Malin worked with Chef Chris Tunnell to create a gourmet menu of childhood favorites, including Kobe beef hot dogs and macaroni and cheese with white truffle and Dungeness crab. The theme even extends to cocktails that incorporate Yoo-Hoo and Kool-Aid.
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Joachim Weritz - Moonshadows
Address: 20356 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu CA , 90265Moonshadows has been a Malibu institution since the 1960s, primarily due to the sweeping views of the Pacific. On weekdays, the restaurant is popular with locals and beachgoers. On weekends, the lounge and patio fill with a glitzier crowd that’s craving nightlife. The menu found new life in 2003 with the addition of Chef Joachim Weritz. The native German infuses Asian and Mediterranean influences in contemporary California dishes like sake braised short ribs and crispy panko fried oysters with mirin-passion fruit mignonette. Managing Partner Andrea Bullo fine-tuned a 130-bottle wine list and garnered a 2007 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence."
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