For anyone who loved the food of?Roxana Jullapat and Daniel Mattern at Cook's County, and missed it once the duo left that location, today is a good day. Because today marks the opening of Friends & Family, a restaurant in East Hollywood that features Mattern's savory cooking and Jullapat's incredible pastries and desserts.Jullapat and Mattern partnered with Ash and Niroupa Shah of Trejo's Tacos for the project.
Friends & Family, which sits on the corner of Hollywood and Winona boulevards, will be an all-day affair, serving breakfast and lunch as of today, and eventually dinner as well. According to press materials:
Early risers will be able to enjoy items such as buckwheat pancakes (with house-made preserves and barrel-aged maple syrup), breakfast galettes, and heirloom-grain Viennoiserie, as well as creative options for the health-conscious. Those stopping in for lunch can enjoy a selection of hot or cold sandwiches like the Hippie (which features pea mash, avocado cucumber, sunflower sprouts, and feta & herb dressing on sprouted wheat), seasonal farmer's market salads and vegetarian dishes like the Bowl (with brown rice, sprouted legumes, avocado, egg, pickled beets, cucumber, nori and yuzu-miso vinaigrette) in addition to responsibly sourced meat and seafood mains, like the Dungeness crab quiche with Meyer lemon crème fraiche. Eventually, Friends & Family will also open for dinner, serving heartier items complemented by beer & wine.
For the time being the restaurant will be open Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., but if you stop by today between 3 and 5 p.m., you can catch?Jami Curl, founder of Quin Candy, signing her new book and giving out samples of candy.
Friends & Family,5150 Hollywood Blvd., East Hollywood; (323) 668-2000, friendsandfamilyla.com.
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