Safire Restaurant Review:
Safire bistro is one of the culinary surprises amid the strip-mall mentality of Camarillo. The open kitchen allows a view of its wood-stoked oven that burns through oak and mesquite. Out of that oven, chef Christopher Bryan pulls thin-crust pizzas topped with salmon, dill and caviar, or Fontina, prosciutto and baby arugula. The place is heavy on Asian flavors (think tempura-fried,...
Jim Foley believed enough in the cooking skills of his nephew, Michael Muirhead, to build him a restaurant. Designer Eddie Bitton banked on the young man’s good looks when he designed a long and well lit open kitchen that plays center stage to the dining room. Muirhead, who worked under Lee Hefter at Spago, met everyone’s expectations with his high energy and a menu of full-flavored...