Pasadena, Los Angeles ยท shop
The cheesery up front greets you before the restaurant does, a curated wall of artisan wheels, tinned fish, and cured meats to pick at while you wait for a table. Inside, live-fire cooking powers dishes like cornbread eclairs stuffed with chicken liver mousse and fried cheese curds with dill ranch. A quarterly cheese club ships if you cannot get back often enough.