"Local Food" Restaurants in L.A.?

[svonkie]

So, I'm one of those post "The Omnivore's Dillema" people who got all excited about eating local food and ethical meat and all that, but I haven't been able to find a good resource to help find "local food" restaurants here locally in L.A. Anyone have any favorites?

[JacJac]

Sona!! They shop at all the markets in the morning and then cook that night. Their tasting menu is superb! BUT PRICEY as hell!

[ElissaInPlaya]

Park Ave in Stanton has a vegetable/produce garden.

[ipsedixit]

David Feau at CAFE PINOT in downtown shops local.

AXE in Venice also uses locally grown produce.

[SauceSupreme]

Suzanne Goin shops from farmer's markets, too.

[Local]

Parkway Grill in Pasadena has grown their own vegetables/herbs in amazingly beautiful garden on adjoining lot since they opened the restaurant.

[michellemabelle]

Capo in Santa Monica. Bruce Marder grows some of the stuff behind the restaurant.

[bulavinaka]

I can attest to Joe's too... I've often run into Joe walking Santa Monica's farmers market and making huge orders from the stalls... and I am sure there are tons of other chefs there as well - I just don't know them...

[budlit]

chefs from jiraffe, joe's, melisse, campanile shop local farmer's mkts.

[Dommy]

Other market menus include Michaels in Santa Monica and Campanille on La Brea... :)

--Dommy!

[BeachGrub]

What about the new Rustic Canyon. Haven't been yet but that is supposed to be one of their big things.

http://www.rusticcanyonwinebar.com/

Josie's market menu is very nice.

[DanaB]

You might start by joining the Los Angeles branch of Slow Food, of which Evan Kleiman is the chair. She's also the chef of Angeli Caffe and the host of "Good Food," on KCRW on Saturday mornings. The LA branch has a lot of events which focus on locally grown produce and the restaurants that feature it.

http://www.slowfoodla.com/

In addition to Angeli Caffe, other restaurants that come to mind whose chefs are known for shopping the local farmers' markets include Lucques, Grace and Josie.

http://www.lucques.com/

http://www.gracerestaurant.com/

http://www.josierestaurant.com/

[AquaW]

I know Josie does a Farmer's Market Wednesday prix-fixe (around $35 for 3 courses) where the menu is conjured up based on ingredients bought at the farmer's market that day. www.josierestaurant.com

~AquaW
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