Two LA Culinary Giants Collaborate on Academy Museum Restaurant in Fall
Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images More details are beginning to emerge about the dining plan at the years-in-the-making Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Wilshire. Per the LA Times, operator Bill Chait (Tesse, Tartine, and formerly of Republique, Bestia, and beyond) and star chef Wolfgang Puck’s catering arm are collaborating on a 10,000 square foot restaurant that will span two floors and include both traditional sit-down dining spaces as well as a lounge and market. The restaurant will be named Fanny’s, a nod to old Hollywood’s Fanny Brice of Funny Girl fame. Puck’s cater...