SoCal Restaurant Show February 1, 2025 Hour 1

“The award-winning Los Angeles based chef, Wes Avila, known for his blend of regional California and Mexican cuisine, has returned to his roots with MXO, a contemporary Mexican Steakhouse centered around wood-fire cooking located in the heart of the emerging culinary epicenter of West Hollywood. Chef Avila was particularly inspired by his most recent travels to Monterrey, Mexico where the bustling culinary scene there inspired the creation of the MXO concept, all the while paying homage to his roots and Mexican culinary traditions. MXO, means “Mexican Origins.”” Chef Wes takes a break from the wood-fired grill to join us.“Bar Etoile in the Melrose Hill area of Los Angeles is a natural wine focused restaurant with a full bar featuring Executive Chef Travis Hayden’s farmers market driven, seasonal cuisine with a French lean.Bar Etoile has everything you’d expect from a Paris neighborhood bistro combined with the trappings of a perfect Los Angeles restaurant. Think trout rillettes studded with biquinho peppers and house potato chips, steak frites with Montpellier butter, and vibes for days. Co-owned by the team behind one of L.A.’s oldest (and best) natural wine shops (Jill Bernheimer and Julian Kurland,) expect some fantastic sips on the smart list, plus cocktails, including a damn fine martini, too.”Co-Owners Julian Kurland and Jill Bernheimer are our guests gently pulling the cork on all that is Bar Etoile.