"Peruvian Nikkei restaurant Once from chef Ricardo Zarate closes after service on Saturday, February 29. The member of the Eater 38 specializes in Peruvian ingredients prepared using Japanese techniques. Zarate opened the restaurant nearly two years ago at the Grand Canal Shoppes and named the restaurant Once — pronounced on-seh, which means 'eleven' in Spanish — because it symbolizes Zarate’s spot in his line of 13 siblings. The restaurant debuted after the chef launched Rosaliné, which he named for his mother, in West Hollywood in 2017. Zarate dissolved a business partnership, which in turn sparked the restaurant closing. That also means a second location in Brooklyn will no longer open. Although Once is closing, Zarate is looking for new space in Las Vegas." - Susan Stapleton
