Michelin-Starred Tasting Menu Counter Dialogue Gets a Design Overhaul

Michelin-starred tasting menu restaurant Dialogue is switching up its interior design. The tiny, secreted-away room upstairs off the Third Street Promenade has been overhauled with new artful touches (framed in gold, naturally), a grey fabric wallpaper for texture, and new tilted mirrors along the back wall that give diners seated away from the action a view into the kitchen. It’s somewhat subtle stuff in the grand scheme of things, but all meant to elevate the overall dining experience for folks eager to check out Dave Beran’s progressive, seasonal menus — especially now that Michelin and a slew of national and local media outlets have come a’calling with loads of praise. Expect a winter and spring for the team.

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– L.A. Taco is all over a new flauta street stand called Los Dorados LA, which operates in Highland Park.

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