"The Tasting Kitchen has prepared some of the most delicious food I’ve eaten all year." -Jonathan Gold
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"I can arrive not terribly hungry, glance at the menu and feel ravenous, the dishes all sound so appealing... This seems like the ideal compromise between familiarity and innovation. And as Americans and Angelenos, we like to have both.." -Irene Virbila

"...Mediterranean fish obscure enough to have escaped Alan Davidson’s definitive books on European seafood; and a cool heap of juicy, intensely porky rillettes that were by far the best I have ever tasted outside the Languedoc." -Jonathan Gold

"Abbot Kinney’s latest lightning-fast opening—the work of a talented team of young Portland transplants—is built for the long haul." -Margy Rochlin

"...an enjoyable romp through various french-inflected, hyper-local ingredients. Salads, halibut, mussels, pork were standouts.'"

"...swooping in and taking over the stoves at the former AK space in Venice. Hailing from Portland, Lane and his dedicated staff (all former ClarkLewis employees) bring a genuine, Northwest-style passion for food to the space."

"The young chef and his visibly excited staff have re-energized the former AK space (it's still got a lot of the DWR-style decor), with an ambitious farm-to-table concept: A mixed menu of bold Spanish, Moroccan, Italian and French dishes that changes daily."