Somni

It’s time for the 17th course to be served at Somni. Seven cooks line up along a marble kitchen counter as spotless as their fitted chefs’ whites. They fan out, delivering cut-glass plates to each of the 10 diners seated in a row in front of them

with a pool of yolk-colored Thai curry. The 18th course is on its way. Welcome to the headiest heights of luxury dining, hidden in the ground-floor warrens of the SLS Beverly Hills. Somni — a tiny flight of fancy where dinner, before beverages, costs

stew called dizi at Nersses Vanak in Glendale. (I second that suggestion.) — Stephanie Breijo has details on the forthcoming return of Somni, the modernist restaurant, as mind-bending as it was delicious, founded by José Andres and helmed by chef Aitor

Zabala. Somni closed during the pandemic, though Stephanie reports that Andres gave Zabala his blessing to resuscitate the restaurant on his own. It is scheduled to open in West Hollywood next year. — Stephanie also writes about the return of indoor

the matzo ball ramen at Oy Bar in Studio City. — After his restaurants Bazaar and Somni closed at the SLS in Beverly Hills in August 2020, José Andrés returns to the L.A. dining scene this week. His ThinkFoodGroup, Breijo reports, will be heading the

high-end steakhouse that originated in Las Vegas and has locations in Miami, Chicago and New York. (He closed his tasting-menu Michelin-starred restaurant Somni and the modernist tapas restaurant the Bazaar, both at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, in

plans to reopen even after the pandemic ends. So long, Swingers. We’ll miss you. Somni & the BazaarBoth of the José Andrés-connected concepts inside the SLS Hotel will close. The company that owns the hotel is suing Andrés’s ThinkFoodGroup, alleging TFG

failed to abide by the owner’s “cost-cutting measures”; TFG calls the suit “baseless” and says the company’s actions are what torpedoed intentions to reopen after the initial shutdown. Vienetta with almond ice cream and chocolate coquant at Somni Photo

. TOP STORIES “Fresas con natas,” a strawberry dessert at Somni. (Mariah Tauger/Los Angeles Times) I reviewed one of the most expensive and outrageous restaurants in Los Angeles this week: José Andrés’ Somni in the SLS Beverly Hills. It’s a big splurge

., Palms Libra View this post on Instagram A post shared by Somni at SLS Beverly Hills (@somnirestaurant) on Aug 17, 2019 at 2:40pm PDT Fond of a stylish and trendy Instagram aesthetic, “Libras wants their food to look as good as it tastes,” Aliza explains

that “presentation is extremely important for these celestial aesthetes.” So be prepared to look chic with your fashion-savvy friend and nibble on snacks that are equally chic. Somni, 9247 Alden Dr., Beverly HillsRose & Blanc Tea Room, 301 S. Western

crises over the last 17 months swiftly and mercilessly razed a top stratum of Eurocentric haute cuisine in Los Angeles (Somni, Dialogue, Trois Mec, Auburn, Lucques, Patina and Bon Temps number among the losses), our high-end sushi culture has, by and

ban. — Garrett Snyder has the story on the closing of José Andrés’ Bazaar and Somni after a lawsuit filed by the owners of the SLS Beverly Hills. — And, from Genevieve Ko, something we could all use this week: “life-giving” cilantro-lime rice, maybe to

sister restaurant Somni, also located in the SLS, for years. “The Bazaar has always been a place filled with magical experiences,” Gomez says. “And this is our latest wonderland creation.” Photo: Krystal Thompson Bazaar Flight at Gate: Bar Centro, 465 La