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The Restaurant Show: Trois Mec, Kitchen Culture, chi SPACCA
Los Angeles restaurant Trois Mec is causing a stir by selling tickets rather than taking reservations. Plus, a psychologist profiles "the back of the house."
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenWhat if restaurants started selling tickets rather than taking reservations? Krissy Lefebvre says that is exactly what the restaurant Trois Mec plans to do. Eater LA's Daniela Galarza and Red Medicine co-owner Noah Ellis weigh in on the Red Medicine twitter scandal. Newcomer chi SPACCA wows Jonathan Gold. Psychologist Scott Haas paints a portrait of the back of the house and KCRW producer Evan George profiles a new program from the chain Tender Greens to train foster kids for restaurant work. Long-time chef and restaurateur Michael Romano discusses the importance of family meal in restaurants. Plus, Good Food producer Gillian Ferguson tags along with Portland food writers Karen Brooks and Teri Gelber for a culinary tour of Portland’s smallest restaurants. At the market Laura Avery chats with chef Miles Thompson about spring produce and Tommy Peltier discusses how global warming has affected the ladybug population.
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8 storiesMarket Report
Miles Thompson is the executive chef at Allumette in Echo Park. This week his cart is filled with edible flowers and spring lettuces and herbs. Tom Peltier owns Ladybugs Forever, a beneficial insect company.
Read the story7 minThe House that Meat Built
Jonathan Gold visits chi SPACCA , the latest restaurant from Mozza's ever-expanding restaurant empire. Helmed by meat-obsessed chef Chad Colby, the menu is largely driven by the house-made charcuterie and large cuts of meat.
Read the story11 minThe Back of the House
Scott Haas is an award-winning journalist and clinical psychologist. In his latest book, Back of the House : The Secret Life of Restaurants, he paints a portrait of the back of the house at Craigie on Main helmed by James Beard Award-winning chef Tony Maws.
Read the story8 minThe Importance of Family Meal
Michael Romano is the president of Culinary Development at Union Square Hospitality Group. Along with his partner, Danny Meyer, and co-author Karen Stabiner, he produced the book Family Table : Staff Meals from Our Restaurants to Your Home.
Read the story7 minRed Medicine Twitter Scandal
Daniela Galarza is an associate editor at Eater LA. She and her colleagues broke the story about Red Medicine co-owner Noah Ellis tweeting the names, and zip codes, of no-show diners on a recent Saturday night.
Read the story4 minShould Restaurants Sell Tickets instead of Taking Reservations?
Krissy Lefebvre is the wife and partner of chef Ludo LeFebre who, along with Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, opened the highly anticipated Trois Mec this week. Instead of taking reservations, the restaurant is selling tickets for seats.
Read the story5 minTender Greens Trains Foster Kids for Restaurant Jobs
Tender Greens began as a fast casual restaurant in Culver City. In just a few years it's grown to twelve locations from San Diego to San Francisco. Instead of donating money to a charity, the restaurant group has launched the Sustainability Life Project .
Read the story6 minRunning a Restaurant in Ninety Square-Feet
Portland Oregon is home to hundreds of food carts. In the book Portland : The Mighty Gastropolis, co-authors Karen Brooks, Teri Gelber and Gideon Bosker chronicle the rich web of restaurants, food carts and artisans that make up the Portland food scene.
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