Alma Restaurant Review:
A very simple wooden storefront has but a minimal sign indicating its purpose, and upon entering the restaurant, most guests would be convinced they’re in the wrong location. Alma’s sparse dining room comprises a small banquette and an equally slight bar area. Interpret this as a signal: eating here has nothing to do with the Hollywood scene or any multi-million-dollar designer décor. Alma is...
Led by 26-year-old chef Ari Taymor, Alma is hot thanks to its Californian-French dishes teeming with farmer's market produce and a creativity that's Taymor's signature. Even the basket of homemade bread and butter is a feast for the tastebuds, which extends to the well-known seaweed beignets, suckling pig and brussel sprouts, and the squid-ink ice cream, a black orb of which sits on a dish of...