December 3, 2023 #1 Local News, Forum, Information and Event Source for Venice Beach, California.

Gjelina is Movin’ on Up!

Yo! Venice! reader Kosha hipped us to an LA Times article that Gjelina will be opening a new imprint above their existing restaurant which will be all about the veggies.

Gjelina Abbott Kinney

From the LATimes:

Chef Travis Lett is working on a new project — a vegetable-based restaurant above the Venice favorite that he’s planning on opening in a couple months. “I’m not a vegetarian,” Lett says. “It’s a place where any carnivore would enjoy eating, but it just happens to be a vegetable-based menu. I don’t want to label it as vegetarian.

“It’s rustic and earthy and wholesome, the same way cooking at Gjelina is,” he adds.

Lett describes the intimate upstairs space (a 20- to 25-seater) as “very tranquil and airy, a nice change from downstairs, where it’s more like a bustling bistro.”

There’s no name yet, and the entrance may be through Gjelina or via a side door.

Meanwhile, Lett has been working on his rooftop garden. “We buy everything at the farmers market for Gjelina…. I’m trying to go the next step and grow our own vegetables. Lately, I’m more inspired by a piece of cauliflower than a lobe of foie gras or pile of truffles.”

Gjelina
1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd.
Venice, Ca 90291
Phone: 310-450-1429

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