Thierry Perez To Open L'Epicerie in Culver City

In 2007 Thierry Perez helped open Fraiche with then partner Jason Travi, and the restaurant went on to receive praise from SIV to Frank Bruni in the NY Times. Next, the duo debuted Riva in Santa Monica (which eventually became another Fraiche), unfortunately the Perez/Travi partnership didn't last and just over a year ago Perez announced that he was no longer involved in either eatery. Rather, he planned to open his own restaurant called Ben Fatto. Ben Fatto never came to fruition, however more recently, this past December, came word that Perez had another eatery in the works called Waterloo & City (which finally debuted this week). Oddly enough, three months later Perez pulled out of that project too. Anyway, hopefully third time's a charm because today Perez applied for a liquor license under the name L'Epicerie at 9900 Culver Blvd., a new mixed use building in Culver City. Developing... [EaterWire]