Phillip Frankland Lee’s Pasta Tasting Menu Counter Returns to the Valley on Friday | Eater LA

"After closing in the peak of the second COVID-19 wave in November 2020, I report that Phillip Frankland Lee’s Pasta Bar reopens this Friday; the intimate, pasta-focused tasting-menu spot had been forced to close when officials shut indoor dining. When it first opened last June it sold out with a wait list, and Lee says the counter-seat, small-format ethos—where diners watch multiple kitchen staff assemble each plate—was a key draw. Since indoor dining returned, chef Nathan Tauer (who previously worked at Petit Crenn, Coi, and Bouchon) is overseeing a new 10-course tasting menu that starts at $125 per person and includes 12 savory and two dessert courses with three pasta dishes; there are just eight bar seats with services at 6 and 8:30 p.m. Dishes will rotate with the seasons, and examples for now include a caramelized potato with caviar, marinated peppers, and cavatelli with lobster and peas, with Tauer describing pasta as an ingredient and a vehicle for Italian and Californian cuisine." - Mona Holmes