Los Angeles magazine

"perfectly cooked fillet of perch (the fish, and a clever pun) over baby leeks, the buttermilk-marinated and crispy-baked frog legs, and the down-home take on a cassoulet called Pork & Beans."

"A smart cheese list is dominated by California artisans. As at breakfast, the pastries are irresistible."

"Bread crumb-topped mac and cheese makes you wonder how all the dolled-up girls plan to go out after. Trout almondine and toad in a hole complete the 50-year time warp."

"The Must-Have Dishes: Wood-roasted chile stuffed with chorizo and dates, young chicken, squid ink pasta with chile, mint, opal basil, and bottarga."

"The Must-Have Dishes: The menu changes frequently, but try the bacon-cheddar biscuits, softshell blue crab, Moroccan BBQ lamb belly, and Vietnamese caramel pork jowl."

"The Must-Have Dishes: Shrimp toast, spot prawns, the chicken sandwich."