Couple friends of mine opened a new American bistro in Glendale; French, Spanish and Japanese influences. Some of you may know McCall’s butcher in Los Feliz; Backbone is opened by the original owners, Nate and Karen, who originally met while working for David Myer, later working together for Daniel Boulud in New York. They ARE friends of mine, so I’m not without bias lol.
Fun trivia fact: Karen used to design posters for KCRW in the late 90s/early 00s. And she was on Iron Chef with David (I think) and had to make an oyster mousse for the desert course. 🤨
Eater review: https://la.eater.com/2024/10/24/24265673/backbone-restaurant-la-crescenta-montrose-los-angeles
by kappakai