At Chef Dave Beran's SELINE in Santa Monica, indulge in a captivating 14-course tasting menu that artfully celebrates Southern California's seasonal bounty.
"A Californian restaurant in Los Angeles with an ambitious tasting menu by Chef Dave Beran that mixes sweet and savory dishes like mushroom tea and dry-aged beef tartare." - MICHELIN Guide
"You might not expect to be served ice cream in the middle of savory courses, but at Chef Dave Beran's Seline, surprises are par for the course. This ambitious tasting menu dances between sweet and savory, and delivers on drama. Begin with a cup of mushroom tea before enjoying the likes of roasted leeks with foamy eucalyptus sauce and a banana leaf puree, or dry-aged beef tartare with celery root and a savory granola. The hot mushroom salad steamed in a squash is plated tableside for a bit of drama. Squab served in two parts plates roasted breast with a fennel sausage-stuffed leg for the opener, followed by smoked chocolate and squab liver truffle with strawberry sauce. The chef's signature golden osetra caviar served atop hazelnuts and a coffee anglaise is the ultimate ending." - Michelin Inspector
"Pasjoli chef Dave Beran has returned to a tasting menu-only format with Seline, a spiritual successor to his previous Michelin-starred restaurant Dialogue. Opened in early December, Beran acknowledges Seline as the more complete, fully-thought out effort that Dialogue helped establish. Beran, a former chef de cuisine of Alinea and executive chef of Next, tailors the ingredient mix to seasonal California offerings, serving them in a $295, 14-course journey that includes roast squash, faux-oysters, glazed maitake mushrooms, and caviar-topped coffee custard sauce for dessert. The dark, brooding room offers pops of color from controversial artist David Choe while the fully open kitchen makes one sense the action from start to finish. — Matthew Kang, lead editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest" - Rebecca Roland, Matthew Kang, Mona Holmes
"A restaurant in Santa Monica offering an 18-course tasting menu designed for adults, emphasizing a mature dining experience. It does not provide high chairs and subtly discourages bringing young children." - ByMaggie Hennessy
"A Santa Monica restaurant opened by Alinea alum Dave Beran, hosting a special collaborative dinner with Grant Achatz." - Matthew Kang
