The new dining reality: Shorter menus, quicker meals - and ugly-delicious dishes Tom Sietsema, The Washington Post Feb. 16, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The meal kit at Pasjoli in Santa Monica, Calif.: Clockwise from top left: roasted cabbage and apples; melted leeks with hazelnut vinaigrette; buckwheat crepe with mushrooms and bean ragout; and pain perdu.Photo by Jenna Schoenefeld for The Washington Post. Let's walk down memory lane and inhale the joys of Pasjoli, the Santa Monica restaurant introduced by chef Dave Beran in 2019. The stars of the show included a whole pressed duck, delivered atop a teak trolley, and a chocolate souffle graced with fresh vanilla bean ice cream.