Clam & mussel pozole verde
$$$, Modern, Wine Bar, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Restaurant, Wilshire Montana
"This is the perfect comfort dish. It's spicy and beautiful. Jeremy Fox is a wizard."
ChefNick Erven
Los Angeles
About Nick Erven
The New Mexico born, but Wyoming bred, Nick Erven is the chef/co-owner of Erven. He began cooking after the breakup of a short-lived punk band he fronted out of Fresno, CA. With minimal experience outside of making pizzas and washing dishes in Italian restaurants, he enrolled in Le Cordon Bleu at The California School of Culinary Arts in Pasadena.
Accolades
- 11 LA Tasting Menus to SavorZagat
Where I Go Out
Rotisserie chicken
$, South American, Koreatown
"The chicken is roasted over wood until it's crispy, then served with beans, rice and this spicy green sauce that I want to put on everything. They also have Inca Kola. So they win at life. This place is right around the corner from our restaurant, and we eat here for staff meal all the time."
Blueberry pie
$, Desserts, Breakfast, Diner, Central La
"This place has been here since 1969, and this pie tastes like summer. It's like Duane Allman is doing a guitar solo in your mouth."
Chitarra
$$$, Happy Hour, Full Bar, Reservations, Italian, Venice
"I love this dish. They cook this pasta in parmesan stock till it's just al dente and finish it with black pepper and parmesan. I could have this every day with a glass of rosé and life would be good."
The Godmother
$, Bakery, Outdoor Seating, Deli / Bodega, Downtown
"If everyone ate this sandwich, there would be no war. It’s amazing."
Bento Box
$$, Reservations, Japanese, Downtown Los Angeles
"Thanks for the ridiculously delicious lunch @brandon_hayato_go @hayatorestaurant for those who don’t know, he makes all this by hand every day. You can order thru @resy ahead of time or pickup @rowdtla. He is really really good and is super cool."