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Chef José Andrés Brings Dinner Magic Back to Downtown Los AngelesA taste of Alsace in Midtown Manhattan
Inside ThinkFoodGroup’s big new Downtown dining hub, where one of the world’s most famous chefs is backdropped by Spanish flavors, California produce, and the LA skyline
Los Angeles has been without the talents of chef José Andrés for nearly two years, ever since his Bazaar and Somni restaurants closed on La Cienega in summer 2020. It’s not that Andrés has been lounging around, waiting for the right time to return — he’s been busy facilitating a variety of humanitarian missions as part of his World Central Kitchen, and also patiently waiting for developers to build the right kind of space for his return. Andrés isn’t flashy (he’s usually spotted in a multi-pocketed, muted-toned vest, moving fast from one need to the next), though his nationwide network of restaurants can be. Even by those standards, his newest sprawling project is an architectural feat: dropping right in the heart of Downtown and opening next week.
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