The Pivot: How 13 Restaurants Reinvented Themselves In 2020
"Los Angeles “Pre-pandemic, Porridge + Puffs was one of my favorite restaurants in the city. I loved their warm bowls of porridge and long communal tables where I spent many a weekend discussing the latest memes and boys who ghosted me. When LA’s shelter-in-place orders went into effect in late March, Porridge + Puffs hit reinvention overdrive, opening an in-store provisions shop and creating elaborate multi-course takeout meals with instructions like ‘dance between courses.’ But that, unfortunately, wasn’t enough to keep business going. Rather than throw in the towel, chef Minh Phan instead pivoted yet again and opened Phenakite, a socially-distanced outdoor fine-dining concept that served elaborate dishes like swordfish torched tableside and porridge with smoked abalone.” -Kat Hong, LA Staff Writer" - team infatuation
