He’s back

Restaurateur Bill Chait (the man behind such noteworthy restaurants as Bestia, République and the Tartine Manufactory coming to downtown L.A.) has partnered with Jordan Ogron and chefs Raphael Francois and Sally Camacho to open Tesse, a new restaurant in West Hollywood. The West Sunset Boulevard restaurant is scheduled to open in March, in the same complex as the new Fred Segal store. Francois has worked as the executive chef at Le Cirque in New York City as well as at multiple Michelin-starred restaurants in Belgium and Paris. Camacho has worked as a pastry chef for the Wolfgang Puck Group. The name is a nod to the French word délicatesse, which means “delicate.” It is also the name for “charcuterie” in French. Francois describes the menu as contemporary but casual, and the dishes will skew French. Alexis Readinger of Preen Inc. is handling the design of the restaurant.

Tesse: 8500 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood.