Culinary Profiles Archive

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Michael Franks and Chef Robert Bell, Owners

Michael Franks and Chef Robert Bell, Owners

Visit this dining establishment in Redondo Beach, and you get not one but three restaurants under one roof! First opened in 1982, Chez Mélange restaurant moved to its current location in the Riviera Village in 2008

August 2011
Luca Manderino, Chef/Owner

Luca Manderino, Chef/Owner

“La sosta” means “the resting place,” and La Sosta Enoteca offers guests the experience of a rustic yet elegant, comfortable yet upscale restaurant and wine bar with a welcoming atmosphere.

August 2011
Andrew Hantzarides, Owner/Chef

Andrew Hantzarides, Owner/Chef

Old Venice, a family-owned and operated restaurant featuring Greek and Italian food, has been in business in Manhattan Beach for more than 25 years.

August 2011
Danny Boehle, Owner

Danny Boehle, Owner

Located on the beach and featuring steaks and seafood, Fonz’s was opened in August 1997 by local beach volleyball legend Mike Dodd and current owner Danny Boehle.

August 2011
Bill Graw, Owner/Operator

Bill Graw, Owner/Operator

El Gringo is a family-oriented Mexican restaurant, first opened in 1986 in Hermosa Beach. Owner/operator Bill Graw has since opened two additional locations and more recently launched a Taco Cart catering company called Gringo Urban Assault Catering (aka G.U.A.C. Taco).

August 2011
Richard Penny, Concept Executive Chef

Richard Penny, Concept Executive Chef

Chart House restaurant is a Southern California icon, with locations in Redondo Beach, Marina del Rey, Newport Beach, Malibu and Dana Point, as well as 25 locations coast to coast.

August 2011
Jean-Pierre Vincent, Executive Chef

Jean-Pierre Vincent, Executive Chef

Executive Chef Jean-Pierre Vincent manages a culinary staff of 40 at the two restaurants at Trump National Golf Club: Café Pacific and The Golfer’s Lounge.

August 2011
Pallava Goenka, Operations Manager

Pallava Goenka, Operations Manager

Salt Creek Grille was founded in 1996 by partners Tim McCune and Pete Truxaw, who envisioned a classic American grille serving fabulous food, distinctive wines and a casual warm ambiance—”the place to go.”

August 2011
Jason Stein, Executive Chef

Jason Stein, Executive Chef

Recall the simpler place and time of the great American fish, chop and steakhouses at Kincaid’s Redondo Beach—a “new classic” American restaurant.

August 2011
Michael Fiorelli, Chef de Cuisine

Michael Fiorelli, Chef de Cuisine

Born and raised in Long Island, NY, Michael Fiorelli started his culinary career at a very young age. Over the years he worked in many culinary capacities under a variety of James Beard Award-winning chefs to learn the ropes in the kitchen.

August 2011
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