Simply DiVine Gossip: Brooke Williamson's New Project, More About the Goin/Styne Brentwood Space

Nick Roberts and Brooke Williamson

Making our way through this weekend's Simply DiVine at Two Rodeo over the weekend, we secured two items of choice gossip goodness for you:

1) We ran into Brooke Williamson and Nick Roberts, chef-partners at Beechwood. They dished exclusively to Eater that now that things are running well at the Venice restaurant, they're adding a new project to their repertoire: A gastropub called Hudson House in Redondo Beach. No, not another restaurant jumping on the Hudson bandwagon--this one is named for their son. They're staying on at Beechwood, but said they hope to open Hudson by November.

2) At the A.O.C./Lucques table, we finagled just a few more details about the forthcoming Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne restaurant in Brentwood: Not only will it be a breakfast/lunch/dinner spot, but expect a retail area and bakery, too. "Like Balthazar in New York"; we're told. They are getting closer to a name, but still withholding.
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