Williams Sonoma Coming To The Original Farmers Market

Don’t count out fancy Westside kitchen shops quite yet.  The commodious Beverly Hills Williams-Sonoma closed earlier this year (a new Erewhon is replacing it), and Sur La Table has abandonned us.  All this has left panicked Westsiders scrambling to find somewhere to buy their Mauviel pans and couscoussiers.  Even the Santa Monica location of Williams-Sonoma was rumored to be on the chopping block, but seems to have survived for now.  But there’s hope on the horizon.  The Original Farmers Market at 3rd and Fairfax is getting its very own Williams-Sonoma so… tragedy narrowly averted.

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Alma Cocina De Mexico Coming To The Grove

It appears that The Grove is about to get a new Mexican restaurant.  You may recall that Cronut king Dominique Ansel’s bakery and upstairs restaurant, 189 at The Grove, quit the location due to problems related to COVID.  Now plywood is covering the former bakery space in The Grove announcing a new tenant, Alma Cocina De Mexico.  We wish them the best of luck.

Ladurée #2 Coming To Beverly Hills!

Le Bon Dieu of heavenly French patisserie continues to shower confectionary benevolence upon the good people of LA…  I’ve been starry-eyed ever since Eater told us about the upcoming arrival of Paris’ legendary pastry shop and restaurant Ladurée to The Grove.  But guess what happy surprise I stumbled upon on the corner of Beverly and Dayton in Beverly Hills:  It appears that Ladurée is taking over the space that used to house Vosges Haut-Chocolat at 311 N. Beverly Dr.  Plywood covers the front, obscuring the diminutive shop and kitchen as it transforms into the jewel box that is their signature style, but I’m confident it’ll be magnifique and I personally can’t wait.  Quelle Bonne Chance!

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