The inspiration behind this modern Spanish-inspired restaurant concept is to explore tapas and paella beyond tradition and through a modern, urban lens, influenced by many cultures and artistic expressions, while embracing the bounty of California's land and sea produce to curate a unique dining experience for the vast ethnic palate of Los Angeles.
The philosophy behind the service and guest experience in this restaurant is that innovation and creativity do not stop at the kitchen but spread through the dining room, creating a holistic approach to service and the guest's experience, with the belief that the dining room starts in the kitchen deeply rooted in the team philosophy and mission statement, delivering a dining experience unlike any other in the city.
Guests can expect a beverage menu that showcases Spain's wine and sherry, as well as its lesser-known obsessions with gin and tonic and vermouths. The menu will also feature recognizable Spanish beers on draft, small batch craft beers by the bottle, and vermut that can be enjoyed from draft or by the glass, on the rocks or neat.
The chef's approach to paella was inspired by a recent trip to Europe, where she explored the many dialects of paella in the Catalan region of Spain, including the birthplace of the dish, Valencia, and was deeply moved by the significance and relevance of this dish to Spanish cuisine and culture.
The chef is a New Mexico-born, Los Angeles-based Chef who is best known for her modern Spanish cuisine. Her approach integrates creative use of technique and ingredients rooted in Californian sensibility, seasonality, and aesthetic, and is influenced by her many trips through the Basque and Catalan regions of Spain, as well as the international city of Los Angeles, incorporating Japanese, Chinese, Peruvian, and Mexican ideas into her dishes.
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