Exclusive first look at Socalo, Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger's new restaurant in Santa Monica

Susan Feniger laughs heartily after she rushes into a banquet room at the Gateway Hotel on a recent morning, her hands full of bags of salsa macha.
Jenn Harris • Los Angeles Times • November 28, 2019
Susan Feniger laughs heartily after she rushes into a banquet room at the Gateway Hotel on a recent morning, her hands full of bags of salsa macha. Turns out Mary Sue Milliken, with whom she owns and runs the Border Grill restaurants, has brought...
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