Monkey on Beverly Boulevard. Auburn Eric Bost’s mix-and-match tasting menus, when we could dine in the restaurant’s terrarium of a dining room, balanced braininess with earthly pleasure. The precision technique remains, though now his cooking calms like
onions. — B.A. 903 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach, (310) 878-9620, thearthurj.com R&R Ranch tenderloin, prime strip loin and Snake River American Wagyu flat iron steaks from The Arthur J. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Auburn (30) Eric Bost’s
Auburn, the minimalist-chic Melrose Avenue restaurant, serves truly unique food, so its takeout options might be just the thing if you’ve grown a bit weary of your regular rotation of quarantine meals. Each week, chef Eric Bost and Co. are offering
belly, cured Sonoma duck rice, and caramelized ginger ice cream with peanut and caramel swirl. Meals can be ordered on Tock for one to six people and cost $39 per person. Auburn, 6703 Melrose Ave., Hollywood.
instead at the wide, comfortable bar. My thoughts come fast and fervently for Auburn, the most exhilarating splurge-worthy restaurant to open in Los Angeles so far this year. Chef Eric Bost has spent decades working for some of the most decorated chefs in
debut at Auburn in March. A diner dives into her course of Kusshi oysters with porcini mushrooms and caviar. (Silvia Razgova / For the Times) In its aesthetics, the tone of service and the left-brain-right-brain merger in the cooking, Auburn heralds how
UPON ENTERING Meteora, chef Jordan Kahn’s new restaurant on Melrose, guests encounter a strong gust of incense. The sensory experience has begun.Meteora inhabits a storied restaurant space that previously housed Auburn, Hatfield’s, and, before that
, who’s known for his avant-garde take on fine dining, is planning to take over the former Auburn restaurant space on Melrose Avenue for a pop-up called Ephemera. “The Melrose space is more conducive to the Vespertine experience than the outdoor space we
Elstone Auburn drew accolades both for its food and its design; the open-air dining room had a chic minimalist aesthetic that nodded to both Japan and Scandinavia. At Ephemera, Kahn will have seating for 38 guests. “It’s certainly a beautiful space. It’s
at the late, great Auburn, has opened his own spot that’s inspired by the lively wine bars of Paris, such as Septime and La Buvette. Grab charcuterie plates and truffled porcini dip to go or via DoorDash, and enjoy an exciting array of natural wines
. Auburn, nominated for the design of its beautiful interior has also shuttered. During the nominations announcement stream, James Beard Foundation CEO Clare Reichenbach acknowledged the 2020 nominations were dropping amid a strange situation, but attempted
Design, 76 Seats and Over:Klein Agency and ORA, Auburn, Los Angeles
When Auburn, Eric Bost's celebrated build-your-own tasting-menu restaurant fell victim to the pandemic earlier this year, wine director Rick Arline was out of a job. At Auburn, he had orchestrated a thoughtful, intentional wine list that paired
This week I reviewed Auburn, a 4-month-old restaurant on Melrose Avenue where chef-owner Eric Bost creates a mix-and-match tasting menu: Diners choose four, six or nine courses from a list of 12 ever-changing dishes. “Fine dining” is such a squishy
term these days, its definitions blurry in this age of culinary individualism. But however you might describe the place, Auburn warrants a splurge; Bost’s cooking stirs the emotions as grippingly as the intellect. And for tasting menu haters, the bar