Most Notable LA Restaurant Closures of 2018 | Eater LA

"Highly lauded French fine-dining from Tony Esnault and Yassmin Sarmadi will close in the next few weeks after the owners decided not to renew their lease; the duo will instead focus on opening their South Coast Plaza restaurant Knife Pleat by spring 2019, which will continue Esnault’s classically trained French flavors. Spring earned significant praise, including a high placement on Jonathan Gold’s 101 Restaurant List and solid reviews, and was housed in a space with a glorious atrium and tastefully elegant decor tucked deep inside a Downtown LA building that made it a bit hard to see from the street." - Eater Staff