Army Vet Returns to LA to Lead the Kitchen at Rose Park Roasters | Eater LA

"A popular Long Beach micro-roaster and neighborhood café that has been expanded into an evening table-service destination with beer, wine and a seafood- and vegetable-forward menu. The dinner service (launched Sept. 30 at the 800 Pine Street location) features dishes built around Asian flavors and global pantry ingredients — examples include a lemongrass clam-and-bean stew finished with fermented chile butter and miso-seaweed bread, shrimp meatballs, whipped burrata with cherry tomatoes and yuzu kosho, and a romano bean dish with miso-ginger tahini and quinoa furikake. Daytime offerings and brunch remain creative and house-made, from spicy cucumbers with ginger and fermented chile to a melon parfait with coconut yogurt and seaweed granola (also sold grab-and-go). The menu and operations have been overhauled under chef Melissa Ortiz, whose disciplined, service-oriented approach and experience cooking abroad inform a careful, slow rollout aimed at keeping the café rooted in the Long Beach community while elevating its evening program." - Eater