Axe

We employ innovative techniques and creative thinking to prepare minimally processed, plant-based cuisine, that is delicious, vibrant and nutritious.

Trouble getting a table? Ask to sit at the counter, where you can also watch the chefs in action through the exhibition kitchen. (Just be warned: It's noisy.)

Save yourself the embarrassment of referring to the restaurant as "ax." It's pronounced "ah-shay."

I ordered "spicy chicken soup" which came totally bland - not spicy, not even salty. When I asked them to take it back to the kitchen to season it, the waiter, and then the manager started arguing with me, telling me the kitchen was too busy. Who is doing whom a favor?

Brunch is something that should be easy, straightforward and comforting, especially after long weekend nights out. Eggs, waffles, croissants, omelettes, benedicts and good coffee are all important, as are bloody marys, the occasional mimosa (hopefully not bottomless), and maybe even a revitalizing breakfast cocktail. As the weather warms up and the patio umbrellas start rolling out, find below...

Chef Walter el Nagar said he wanted to open a restaurant in Venice, but over the last year or so he has bounced his Barbershop experimental Italian pop-up around town. However, starting October 8, Barbershop will land on the turf he hopes to eventually call home, within popular brunch spot Axe on Abbot Kinney in Venice. Barbershop has the space for Monday and Tuesday nights only, from 6-11 p.m....

Pronounced "Ashay," Axe is the Portuguese spelling of an African word meaning the energy of gods and goddesses. The restaurant’s focus is not on mythological forces, but on organic, farm-fresh products. Start with little dishes like goat cheese and whole-grain wheat toasts with roasted beets, curried butternut squash soup, and roasted cauliflower cooked in a paprika vinaigrette. Entrées include...

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VENICE— As of today, for the first...

We employ innovative techniques and creative thinking to prepare minimally processed, plant-based...