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Melrose Hill’s Incoming Dining Star Serves an Ambitious Seafood Tasting Menu

Melrose Hill’s Incoming Dining Star Serves an Ambitious Seafood Tasting Menu

Baik worked for years in New York City in lauded fine dining institutions like Eleven Madison Park and Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare and apprenticed under Nozomu Abe of Sushi Noz before moving back to Los Angeles to help at Kobawoo.


Get a Taste of London’s Bold Global Flavors at Santa Monica’s Newest Restaurant

Get a Taste of London’s Bold Global Flavors at Santa Monica’s Newest Restaurant

For entrees, the Ruby Murray chicken curry, smoked lamb shoulder with scratch-made flatbread, and chile-topped stracciatella pulled in-house with togarashi all feel like they’d be perfectly appropriate on a hip London menu.


The 15 Hottest New Restaurants in Los Angeles, July 2024

The 15 Hottest New Restaurants in Los Angeles, July 2024

The Eater LA heatmap has existed for nearly two decades to answer the age-old question: “What’s new and notable in Los Angeles?” Though the local dining scene has endured tremendous challenges over the past few years, the city’s spirit of breaking ground and exploring new cuisines continues with every month of openings.