These days, new restaurants are opening up all over the place, promising and delivering farmer's market, local, sustainable, and seasonal produce and other items. Fraiche was one, Abode another. It's getting more and more difficult to distinguish between those establishments promoting eco because of a passion and a striving for sustainability as opposed to it just being trendy and just reciting eco-lines. Abode walks the line. It talks the talk...does it walk the walk? Hm...
[photo from EaterLA]
Recently, Leslie from the LA Times, in her article here pointed out how the manager approached her and pointed out how the decor was sustainable, from the recycled wood taken from other restaurants to the LEATHER chairs & sofas. Not only that, chef Crenn's mantra and philosophy has been "Sourcing all of her produce from local farmers, fishers and ranchers who use sustainable practices". I suppose New Zealand, Vietnam and Spain all count as local then.
Now it's great that they're striving for eco-bility, and that's all fine and dandy....but just be consistent! Having organic & local produce is GREAT, don't get me wrong, but if you're serving it alongside some seared foie gras topped with farmer's market cherries, something is not right there. (Yes, they do serve foie gras!) Yes, it's wonderful that the produce that they use does not have pesticides and is non-GMO and the beef is free-range, local, all that...but what good is organic free range force-fed and unnaturally fattened duck liver?
I might check this place out. Or not.
Abode Restaurant
1541 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica
Recently, Leslie from the LA Times, in her article here pointed out how the manager approached her and pointed out how the decor was sustainable, from the recycled wood taken from other restaurants to the LEATHER chairs & sofas. Not only that, chef Crenn's mantra and philosophy has been "Sourcing all of her produce from local farmers, fishers and ranchers who use sustainable practices". I suppose New Zealand, Vietnam and Spain all count as local then.
Now it's great that they're striving for eco-bility, and that's all fine and dandy....but just be consistent! Having organic & local produce is GREAT, don't get me wrong, but if you're serving it alongside some seared foie gras topped with farmer's market cherries, something is not right there. (Yes, they do serve foie gras!) Yes, it's wonderful that the produce that they use does not have pesticides and is non-GMO and the beef is free-range, local, all that...but what good is organic free range force-fed and unnaturally fattened duck liver?
I might check this place out. Or not.
Abode Restaurant
1541 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica
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