Xuntos in Santa Monica with Proprietress Chef Sandra Cordero Part 1

“Xuntos, "together" in Gallego, is a neighborhood Tapas Bar from Chef Sandra Cordero in the heart of Downtown Santa Monica. Xuntos is the sophomore bar and restaurant venture from Chef Cordero, whose Gasolina Café (now closed) in Woodland Hills was a valley favorite for a decade. A love letter to summers in Spain and the joy of dining (and working) in restaurants, Cordero designed Xuntos to be both romantic and unrefined, where you can sit down at a cozy corner booth and eat with your hands, or stand up at the bar and give a toast.” Newly added is Lunch service with Lunch Specials.“The menu opens with specialties you won’t find anywhere else in LA: hand-cut jamón ibérico set on the bar & huge Galician-style empanadas with golden-brown crust on display in a glass case by the entrance. It continues with a rotating selection of pintxos (finger foods), seasonal seafood like razor clams & percebes (gooseneck barnacles), and a wide-ranging menu of tapas inspired by the farmer's market & the iconic dishes of Galicia, Catalunya and San Sebastian, prepared & served as in Spain. There are many new things to try and to share, with service anchored in Spanish hospitality: generosity, warmth, abundance & pride.”“The wine list by Beverage Director Scott Baker is a who’s who of the top growers in Spain today—more than half of them women—and will expand to include a library of vintages & regions not found outside of Spain. One need only settle on a bottle to know that Spain is producing perhaps the most exciting natural wines in the world right now—and certainly the most fun to drink.”“The full bar offers Spanish twists on classic cocktails by friend Kim Stodel, house gin tonics, detours to Islay & Oaxaca, rare vermouths, bone-dry sherries, cold cervezas on draft and chupitos (Galician digestivos) to finish.”Closed on Sunday and Monday.Chef Sandra Cordero takes a break from her busy kitchen to join us.