A Hip New German Restaurant and Beer Garden Quietly Opened in Highland Park

A German restaurant and beer garden called Kiez recently opened at 4939 York Boulevard in Highland Park in the former Wolfie’s Hot Chicken and Hinterhof space. Behind the new business are partners Bjoern Risse and Bülent Yildirim , who run the restaurants Wirtshaus on La Brea Avenue and Rasselbock Kitchen & Beer Garden in Long Beach and Mar Vista; both are originally from Hagen, Germany. The welcoming indoor-outdoor space includes a piece of the Berlin Wall.

The “modern Berlin-style biergarten” serves German staples, like schnitzel, soft pretzels, currywurst, spaetzle, and apple strudel, along with 30-plus mostly German and Belgian beers; a full liquor license is slated for the future. Kiez is also serving a few different flammkuchen or German French flatbreads: the classic comes with creme fraiche, bacon, arugula, and Parmigiano Reggiano, while the supreme has tomato sauce, spicy beef sausage, pepperoncini, and spicy aioli. Kiez is open Monday through Thursday from 4 p.



m. to 10 p.m.

; Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11:00 p.

m.; and Sunday from 11 a.m.

to 10 p.m. Thanksgiving croissants Milk Bar makes some pretty kooky creations, and perhaps the tastiest one is its Thanksgiving croissant, which is available now at its LA flagship on Melrose.

The cult-favorite, sweet-and-savory pastry was created in 2011 and consists of a stuffing-flavored croissant with a roasted turkey, gravy, and cranberry sauce filling. Desi delights in Downtown Food writer Khushbu Shah is collaborating with chef Suzanne Goin and restaurateur Caroline Styne on a special dinner on Thursday, November 21 at Downtown’s Caldo Verde . Featuring Goin’s take on recipes from Shah’s new cookbook, AMRIKAN: 125 Recipes from the Indian American Diaspora, the $95 tasting menu includes tandoori chicken wings, saag paneer lasagna, and mango pie.

Reservations are available on OpenTable . Chef dinner series at Birdie G’s Chef Jeremy Fox’s annual “8 Nights at Birdie G’s” is back with a one-of-a-kind guest chef line-up from December 2 to 5 and 9 to 12. See below for details, and reservations are available on Resy .

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