"Suzanne Goin has a magic touch" with this "classy" Cal-Med in Brentwood known for its "dependably good" seasonal cooking, "terrific cocktails" and "amazing brunch", all delivered by an "excellent" staff in a "lovely space" "flooded with sunlight" and populated by the occasional "movie star"; those who find it a tad "overpriced" say the attached Larder cafe (which has other grab-and-go branches...
Tavern Restaurant Review:
"Tavern" may be an old-fashioned way to say "bar," but in the expert hands of Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne (Lucques, a.o.c.), it becomes an "à la mode" restaurant composed of three distinct elegant rooms. In the front is the Larder, ideal for grabbing a croissant or taking home some house-made bread, hand-crafted salumi, salads, cheeses, or a bottle from an intriguing boutique winery. A hip...
Suzanne Goin and sommelier Carolyn Styne—the team behind L.A.'s Lucques and AOC restaurants—say they never thought of opening a third place in upscale Brentwood. But something caught their collective eye in a shuttered Hamburger Hamlet space. First, they broke the big corner property into sections, creating a sage-colored dining room in back, a bar in the middle (the original sky-high Hamlet...
Brentwood's former Hamburger Hamlet gets a juicy makeover.:
Everyone's abuzz about Brentwood's most exciting recent restaurant debut thanks to owners Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne. (You know, the ladies of Lucques and A.O.C. fame.) With nary a reminder of...