Photo from Joe's Restaurant Facebook page.
One of our long-term clients, Joe Miller, is closing his eponymous restaurant after 24 years on Abbot Kinney in Venice. Bar Pintxo, Joe's spot in Santa Monica, will remain open.
The restaurant will close its doors February 14, so stop in before then and show Joe a little love for his hard work and dedication to exceptional cuisine.
We'll miss you, Joe, and best of luck in your next adventure!
Poké bowl by Sweetfin Poké
Poké may be the next big trend in fast-casual, Chipotle-style, restaurant dining. Shambra Restaurant Consulting is designing the soon-to-come newest outposts of Sweetfin Poké on Larchmont and in Westwood. Their second location, in The Village at Westfield Topanga, will soon open.
Read these Eater LA articles for info on the new locations as well as an in-depth look at the poké trend.
Can Poké Be the Next Fast-Casual Trend?
Sweetfin Poké Plans Five Store Expansion
Now this beats all. A new concept in the UK will deliver your food to you--wait for it--by rollercoaster. Seems like each table orders via tablet and then your food shoots down from the ceiling to your table. Just don't order the hot soup.
How about an aphrodisiac dinner for two for Valentine's Day?
Daniel Rolnik Gallery / John Kilduff - Artist
Like food? Like art? How about some tasty art. John Kilduff artist and TV-/internet-host will be featured at this month's LA Art Show, at "Kilduff's Bakery." He'll be painting up "made to order" art in his faux bakery kiosk. So if you like to look at food as well as eat it, order up a cookie or croissant to hang on your walls at home.
Picture from the Daniel Rolnik Gallery.
And lastly, if you like playing with your food, check out this Instagram post. Featuring custard dumplings made in a Hong Kong restaurant, the diner proceeds to demonstrate the funnier aspects of eating such a confection.
Shambra Restaurant Consulting is pleased to congratulate two of its clients selected by LA Magazine as best new restaurants in 2015. Jon & Vinny's as well as Love & Salt (gotta love an ampersand!) took the number 10 and 8 spots respectively. Congrats to both on a successful 2015 and looking forward to a prosperous 2016!
LA Magazine: The Top 10 Best New Restaurants of 2015
Shambra Restaurant Consulting provided a hand in getting this new brewpub up and running. Working with owner, Steven Roberts, SRC provided equipment purchasing and custom stainless steel designs for the beer- and meat-centric restaurant. Take a look at the ceiling-mounted custom shelves we designed.
Eater LA has a little article on the new spot, and you can visit their Facebook page as well. The HopSaint website should be up and running soon.
The news is already out that Sushi Roku on Third has closed, and the former Rivabella space was transformed into Innovative Dining Group's newest concept, titled simply ROKU. The space underwent a revamp to include new teppanyaki grill and a new sushi bar, while the amazing outdoor dining will still be available for those with a eye to a view.
Read up on more ROKU developments, and be sure to check out some of the new artwork. Hans Haveron designed it, and the photograph is (probably) by Wonho Frank Lee.
