Andrés expands

> Chef and humanitarian José Andrés is set to debut an as-yet-unnamed restaurant and bar on the rooftop of downtown L.A.’s historic Trust Building — where Curtis Stone was previously announced to open a restaurant with his brother — by the end of 2023. Andrés previously operated the Bazaar and Somni in Beverly Hills until their closures in 2020. In July, Andrés and his hospitality group returned to L.A. with two restaurants, two cocktail bars and a poolside lounge in downtown’s Conrad hotel, with steakhouse Bazaar Meat expected to open in the second half of 2023 within the Grand. “What José always says is, ‘I feed the few and the many,’” said Sam Bakhshandehpour, president of the José Andrés Group. “We said, ‘You know what, if we’re making a bet on L.A., we’ve established a foothold in downtown, let’s continue to expand.” Bakhshandehpour compares the neighborhoodtargeted expansion plan to the early days of Andrés’ investment in the Washington, D.C., neighborhood of Penn Quarter, where he now operates multiple restaurants. News of the Trust Building’s restoration has previously propelled discussion of revival in the historic corridor and greater downtown area. A recently launched media company under the Andrés umbrella also will be housed in the Trust Building.

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