LOS ANGELES, May 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Westfield
Corporation announced today that Jonathan Waxman's NYCA Restaurant
Group will be bringing the world renowned chef's signature
cuisine back to Southern
California with a restaurant to open in Spring
2018.
Mr. Waxman first gained fame by pioneering and then
popularizing California
cuisine together with Alice Waters at Chez Panisse in Berkeley—and then
subsequently made his mark at such prestigious kitchens
as Michael's in Santa
Monica and Jams in New York City. Today, he is the chef and owner
of Manhattan's
illustrious Barbuto restaurant, where his ability
to make "sophistication seem simple" earned him the 2016
James Beard Award as Best Chef – New York City.
Waxman and NYCA Restaurant Group have now made the decision to
open their very first restaurant in Los
Angeles at Westfield Century City. The
self-described "neighborhood restaurant" will be located alongside
the property's front façade on Santa Monica Boulevard.
"I have been looking for the right venue for my return to LA,"
said Jonathan Waxman.
"The location at Westfield Century City is the perfect spot and has
everything – great street access, instantaneous valet parking and
some of the best shopping in the world coupled with AMC Theatres
and exciting new offerings like Nordstrom, Eataly, Shake Shack
and Equinox. Our location is steps from Santa Monica Blvd and in
close proximity to Beverly Hills,
Hollywood, Culver City, Westwood and Santa
Monica. All in all, this makes for a stellar location where
I'm greatly looking forward to feeding folks in LA again."
"This is going to change the very nature of the food landscape
on the westside of Los Angeles,"
said William Hecht,
Westfield's Chief Operating
Officer. "Jonathan Waxman
is widely credited with bringing California cuisine to the world and—in the
process—reinventing the way America eats, cooks, and seeks out
farm-fresh ingredients. He is a native of California—he first
made his mark here—and we're excited to welcome him back home."
The announcement of Westfield's
partnership with NYCA Restaurant Group comes as the center prepares
for its Grand Opening in Fall 2017. The redeveloped center will
include over 200 stores and restaurants including a
new Nordstrom, new Macy's, completely
remodeled Bloomingdale's, and a
luxurious Equinox fitness club.
In addition to the new restaurant (which has yet to be named),
other new dining options at Century
City will include the West Coast's
first Eataly, Din Tai
Fung, Javier's Finest Foods of
Mexico, Petros
Benekos (Petros fine Hellenic
cuisine, The Kafe and Kafe Bugatsa),
as well as Tender
Greens, MidiCi Neapolitan
pizza, Wexler's Deli, Asian
Box, Big Fish Little Fish, La Colombe
Coffee Roaster, Minamoto Kitchoan, Randy's
Donuts, and Compartes Chocolatier. These new
offerings will complement Century
City's already outstanding food and dining options,
including Shake Shack, Meizhou
Dongpo, RockSugar Pan Asian Kitchen, the elegant
Italian trattoria Toscanova, authentic Italian
mozzarella bar Obicà and Gelson's gourmet
supermarket. Among the property's many new nutritious
food and probiotic juice bar options will be Pressed
Juicery, Lifehouse Tonics + Elixirs, and Beaming
Organic Superfood Café.
ABOUT NYCA RESTAURANT GROUP
NYCA Restaurant Group, is a division of Jason Giagrande and Jonathan Waxman's new Hospitality company.
Waxman and Giagrande have deep roots in New York and California. Jonathan's legendary career has
seen him pioneering California
cuisine at some of the best-known restaurants in California and New
York. Jason's amazing experience in overseeing large-scale
national food service operations with Compass Group and
NBCUniversal, make him an ideal partner with Jonathan. Knowing it
is hard to bottle the magic
of Jonathan's restaurants—Barbuto, Jams, Brezza
Cucina (Atlanta),
and Waxman's (San
Francisco)—the two seasoned restaurateurs have pulled
together some of the most talented people they have worked with
over their careers. This team, ably headed by Jason and Jonathan,
will span across the country with focus in the New York and California market.
ABOUT WESTFIELD CENTURY CITY
The $1 billion modernization and
beautification of Westfield Century City will create an open-air
Southern California escape like no
other. Opening in stages throughout 2017, this will be a more than
1.3 million sf destination encompassing over 200 shops and
restaurants, including a new three-level Nordstrom featuring its
latest design concepts, completely remodeled three-level
Bloomingdale's, modern new
two-level Macy's, luxurious Equinox fitness club and spa, as well
as the West Coast's first Eataly.
For more information: www.westfield.com/centurycity
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