Baja Chef Series
Hosted by Chef John Sedlar at Playa We invite you to our Baja Chef Series starting Sunday, September 16th. Three of Baja's Best Chefs will create unique a la carte menus in conjunction with Chef John...
View ArticleBenito Molina: Baja Chef Series Guest Chef
This Sunday, September 23rd, we welcome our second chef of the Baja Chef Series, Benito Molina of Manzanilla. Benito will be cooking with Chef Sedlar until Tuesday, September 25th. " I consider Benito...
View ArticleTacos Kokopelli + Javier Plascencia
This Sunday, September 30th, we welcome Guillermo Campos, Pablo Campos and Orlando Miguel del Monte of Tacos Kokopelli. The three chefs will be cooking with Chef Sedlar until Tuesday, October 2nd. "I...
View ArticleLA Times | Daily Dish - S. Irene Virbila
Weekend brunch at Playa Weekend brunch at Playa is a revelation. First of all, it’s wonderful to experience the light-drenched space in the daytime, without the crowds and the buzz. It’s a tranquil...
View ArticleLA Weekly - Jonathan Gold
99 Essential Restaurants 2011 The Playa kitchen is Sedlar's playground, equipped with all the toys and esoteric ingredients of the modernist kitchen but playful — a lot of the dishes are plated on...
View ArticleLA Weekly - Jonathan Gold
Vamos a la Playa - John Sedlar continues to reinvent the tortilla The discovery of a new dish, wrote Brillat-Savarin, does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star. This week's splash...
View ArticleLA Times | Food - S. Irene Virbila
John Sedlar combines an inventive menu with artful presentation. On the plate, a wide-eyed Malcolm McDowell stares up at me from beneath his bowler. It's a bit disconcerting to find the violent figure...
View ArticleJonathan Gold's 10 Best Dishes of 2011
Maize Cake Bombay Taj A "maize cake" is John Sedlar's new unit of consumption at Playa: a thickish, palm-size patty of nixtamal, passed across a griddle just long enough to crisp the surface. It...
View ArticleEsquire's Best New Restaurants 2011
Chef of the Year: John Sedlar, Playa, Los Angeles By John Mariani Dear Young Chef: Congratulations on your graduation from culinary school! Unless you're busy competing on a TV show to become a...
View ArticleMexi-China Valentine's Menu
Mexi-ChinaValentine's MenuFebruary 7th-February 21st, 2013 For thousands of years, China has embraced the mythical powers of food, herbs, beverages, and scents to stimulate enchantment through...
View ArticleCheech & ??? Dinner
Come to Playa restaurant Tuesday evening, January 29, to join Cheech Marin and John Sedlar in celebration of yet another epic collaboration of Mexican & Chinese cultures: Mexi-China, the hot new...
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