Kimera Restaurant & Lounge Restaurant Review:
Unlike other Dining As Art restaurants (Bistango, Bayside), which feature revolving art exhibits, the modern art at Kimera is built right into the tomato-red walls. We like the simple and classy design: an earthy bamboo ceiling and semi-circular booths. Hipsters hang out either in the swanky indoor-outdoor lounge, the Zen-like dining room or the innovative charcuterie, cheese and wine bar,...
The OC is lucky to have Chris Grodach, who cooked previously at The French Laundry and Montage Resort, as chef at Kimera Restaurant & Lounge. The Ghoukassian family---restaurateurs of Irvine’s Bistango and Bayside near Newport’s Back Bay---seem to have brought in Grodach as a testament to their understanding of upscale tastes and trends around the world. Unlike their other restaurants,...