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A Modern Mexican Chef Opens One of LA’s Most Ambitious New Steakhouses

A Modern Mexican Chef Opens One of LA’s Most Ambitious New Steakhouses

For Ávila, who dodged health department enforcement as a street vendor, dealt with flat tires as a food truck operator, and was the unofficial plumber at Angry Egret Dinette, he’s elated that the Alta California cuisine he helped build is entering its next phase.