Diego Animae News Today

Some of L.A.'s top chefs are in the running for categories of best chef: California, outstanding bar, best new restaurant and outstanding pastry chef or baker.

Showcase for Asian and Asian American talent in film, food, music, and arts set to run May 11-21.

Animae chef Tara Monsod makes this Filipino chicken dish with aromatics including ginger, calamansi, and lemongrass, and grills it to create good char.

Executive Chef Joe Magnanelli brings more than two decades of worldly culinary experience to his role and has worked in hotels including The Ritz-Carlton, Washington D.C. Upon relocating to San Diego, he spent a decade with Urban Kitchen Group and most recently played a key role in the opening of Downtown San Diegos Animae. Responsible for leading day-to-day culinary operations at the resort, Magnanelli is focused on menu ideation and execution for signature dining concept Vessel Restaurant + Ba...

Tracking the past, present, and future of restaurant design, from the chairs we sit in to designers creating the aesthetic of the future, to flexible dining room formats necessitated by the pandemic.