Dunsmoor
Brian Dunsmoor spent years exploring early American cuisine as the opening chef of Hatchet Hall, consulting regional and historical accounts and cookbooks to guide his menus and techniques. On June 29, he will open Dunsmoor, a Glassell Park restaurant that will use fireplace cooking, a pantry, a wood-burning oven, a hand-powered grain mill, and other appliances and methods to make Carolina-style smoked pork. . rillettes, shredded Cherokee tomato soup with apple cider vinegar, ramp-flavored lamb loin, and Pennsylvania Dutch-style slippery chicken dumplings. A merged bar reflects the restaurant’s drinks program, which focuses on a regular rotation of small-scale production of global wines and beers. Dunsmoor is open from 5:30 pm to 10 pm Wednesday through Sunday, with dinner service to start and weekend brunch. A chef’s tasting menu at the eight-seat counter is also expected to be launched later.
3501 Eagle Rock Blvd., Los Angeles, dDunsmoorla
Fireplace grilled oysters from the new Dunsmoor restaurant.
(Brigitte Neman/Dunsmoor)
Native language
Prolific restaurateur Michael Mina (Bourbon Steak, the Bungalow Kitchen) has opened his newest restaurant in Los Angeles: Mother Tongue, in Hollywood, is located on the rooftop of the members-only Heimat fitness club, although the restaurant itself is open to the public. Fernando Darin (formerly of Patina Group) heads the kitchen and takes health-conscious inspiration from Heimat to serve global cuisine to suit a range of diets. Dishes are known for being keto-friendly, anti-inflammatory, plant-based, or “mind/cognition” focused; they include options like steak tartare with turmeric; vegetable spring rolls with caramelized coconut sauce; spelled flatbread with whipped avocado; duck breast with cherries, mushrooms, and hazelnut dukkah; and gajar ka halwa, or carrot pudding, with pistachios and cardamom cream. Wines and globally inspired-cocktails are also available. Mother tongue is open daily from 5 pm to 10 pm.
960 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, (213) 319-7850, hellomothertongue.com
Pine & Crane center
Vivian Ku’s celebrated Taiwanese restaurant in Silver Lake has a second location, complete with menu favorites from Ku’s 2021 Taiwanese breakfast pop-up, Today Starts Here. Downtown’s Pine & Crane, located at the foot of the Aven apartment building, is reviving breakfast items like fan tuan, savory soy milk, daikon rice cakes, fried chives-and-egg pouches, and thousand-layer egg-and-cheese pancakes until 11 am, then Switch to an afternoon menu of noodles, beef rolls, mapo tofu, three-headed chicken, and more—including unique downtown Taiwanese popcorn chicken and crispy mushroom rice cakes. There is also a small supply of Taiwanese chips, black vinegar, house chili oil, and household items. The Pine & Crane center is open Wednesday through Sunday from 8 am to 4 pm.
1120 S. Grand Ave., Unit 101, Los Angeles, (213) 536-5292, pineandcrane.com
Vivian Ku’s downtown Pine & Crane outpost reprises some of her biggest hits from last year’s Taiwanese breakfast pop-up Today Starts Here. Clockwise, from top: fan tuan, savory soy milk, and chives-and-egg pouches.
(Stephanie Breijo/Los Angeles Times)
HomeState of Sherman Oaks
LA’s local chain dedicated to Tex-Mex fare will open its first Valley location on July 3. HomeState’s highly anticipated Sherman Oaks outpost takes over a former auto garage with breakfast tacos, loaded queso, brisket sandwiches, migas, margaritas, and the brand’s freshly made signature tortillas, with indoor seating available. HomeState Sherman Oaks is open daily from 8 am to 10 pm. An Oceanside location for the restaurant is in the works.
13424 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, myhomestate.com
Grand Central Market on Broad Street
Malibu’s burgeoning seafood destination, Broad Street Oyster Co., is now open in Grand Central Market for lobster rolls, fried oysters, soft-shell crab, seafood towers, wine, and ten beers on tap. A grand opening party is planned for the holiday weekend. The newest location fills the former Shrimp Stall, which offers limited seating and is open daily from 11 am to 9 pm. The seafood restaurant also recently expanded the footprint of its new Santa Barbara space.
317 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, broadstreetoyster.com
Lobster rolls are back on the menu in Grand Central Market thanks to the dining room’s newest addition, a stall from Malibu’s Broad Street Oyster Co.
(Liam Brown)
