From the whimsical yellow giraffe at the front entrance to the red number stamped on the back of the menu presented at the end of the evening, every aspect of Somni has meaning, intent and purpose.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not everything that’s lost is lost forever. At least that’s the case with the acclaimed Los Angeles tasting-menu restaurant Somni, ...

Now slightly larger, Somni contains a 14-seat chef’s counter, where Zabala and his team are crafting a multi-course, $495 tasting menu. Before making their way there, though, diners will enjoy canapes ...

For two brief years, in-the-know L.A. diners gathered around a small U-shaped counter hidden within José Andrés’ now-closed restaurant the Bazaar to witness chef Aitor Zabala craft whimsical, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For one restaurant, it took a little over six months, and for another, this was a night two decades in the making. A pair of Los ...

Rebecca Roland is the deputy editor of the Southern California/Southwest region, who covers the evolving landscape of LA’s food scene. Just six months after Aitor Zabala resurrected his ambitious ...

Matthew Kang is a correspondent for Eater. Previously, he was the lead editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. He has covered dining, restaurants, food culture, and nightlife in Los ...

Chef Thomas Keller once invited a ballerina to his three-Michelin-starred Per Se in New York to teach the servers about physicality and grace, and how precise body awareness was critical in helping an ...

And on the West Hollywood Patch calendar - July Fourth Fireworks Spectacular With The Beach Boys 2026: Hollywood Bowl ...

José Andrés has been making some headlines as of late. Just last month the James Beard Foundation announced that the chef (who has been celebrated with several accolades from the culinary organization ...

Not everything that’s lost is lost forever. At least that’s the case with the acclaimed Los Angeles tasting-menu restaurant Somni, which closed in August 2020 largely due to the pandemic. Somni 2.0 is ...