Fusion Cuisine: 13 Restaurants Found
Ritual
Address: 1743 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028
Chef Andrew Pastore’s Pacific Rim menu is so elegant, exotic, and beautifully presented, it’s a shame dishes aren’t delivered to tables by elephant. Transcend Hollywood’s club scene into a Zen-like wonderland that calms the senses, enlivens the soul, and thrills the palate. Ritual is located on Cahuenga Blvd., just north of chaotic Hollywood Blvd. It is the pricier, hotter, more attractive cousin of its predecessor White Lotus. Ritual’s food and ambience will make you forget you’re in Hollywood, and its transformation into weekend Hollywood hotspot is a feat to make you forget about any other nightclub this side of La Brea.
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Mako
Address: 225 Beverly Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90212
Hailed by many restaurant critiques as “Serving some of the most exciting food in L.A.,” Mako refines it’s menu of small plates, designed for sharing. Mako calls this Ippin-Ryouri – meaning individual sized portions – allowing guests the freedom to tour the menu and build their own meal from several small tastes of Executive Chef Makoto Tanaka’s masterfully created contemporary Asian cuisine.
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Animal
Address: 435 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036
In the midst of L.A.'s preponderance of vegetarian-friendly and tofu-centric restaurants and a short way from trendy Melrose Avenue lies Animal: a fairly industrial-looking, minimalist locale with no sign. Arouse your inner carnivore with savory dishes such as the Foie Gras with Maple Sausage Gravy and a Biscuit, or for a slightly lighter fare, try the House Smoked Pork Belly with Lentil and Butterbean Salad. To finish off, prowl the dessert menu for the Bacon Chocolate Bars. Localvores and organic supporters can also take joy in their use of local and organically grown delicacies.
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Five Feet
Address: 328 Glenneyre Street, Los Angeles, CA 92651
Michael Kang is the owner and Executive Chef of the 5' restaurant in Laguna Beach, California. Since 1985, Kang has served Orange County residents the best in non-traditional Chinese-French cuisine, creating masterful dishes that are unconventional to both the palate and the eye.
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Cut
Address: 9500 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90212
CUT restaurant, the newest addition to the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons, has created a sense of chic within the hotel’s former classically modeled dining room. Designed by architect Richard Meier, designer of the famous Getty Center, CUT is large, lustrous, and smooth, with oak floors, black-and-white trimmings, and curling vines budding alongside the walls of the two-level fortress. The open kitchen invites guests to connect with renowned chef Wolfgang Puck, who has inspired a Nuevo-steakhouse menu. The menu offers USDA Prime, Kobe style beef, and true Japanese 100% Wagyu beef from Kagoshima, all of which are complemented by an assortment of tangy sauces, different vegetables, and a smart wine list. The elegance of CUT is sure to impress.
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