"Much like glass-blown chandeliers or someone in a suit doing a backflip, LA’s Pasjoli is objectively impressive. We say that not just because this Santa Monica French restaurant is fancy and expensive (there’s a $165 pressed duck on the menu), but because from start to finish, it’s impossible to find any kind of fault with anything here. The onion tart is essentially a French onion soup you can eat with a fork, and one of the best single bites of food we ate all year. There’s a duck confit with preserved cherries that tastes like dessert, but you get to eat it as an appetizer. Chicken liver mousse is piped into their brioche, and spoonfuls of marinated tuna are stuffed inside heirloom tomatoes. A meal at Pasjoli isn’t just indulgent, it’s an over-the-top thrill ride - and when was the last time you could say that about a French restaurant?" - team infatuation
