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Citrus-cured hamachi globe. | Prose Kitchen & Bar Prose serves seasonally-inspired dishes in the Valley Chef David Gussin (STK, Fig & Olive, Cleo) has taken over the former Gasolina space on Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills with his first permanent restaurant, Prose Kitchen & Bar. Gussin opened the restaurant on February 26 with his wife and co-owner Molly Gussin, who will oversee operations.
At Prose, Gussin prepares his take on California cuisine with global influences. “We feel fortunate to live in the state of California, which teems with diversity, culture, and breathtaking nature,” says Molly Gussin. “Prose is a love letter to our home.
” King trumpet mushrooms are grilled over binchotan charcoal, while hamachi is cured in citrus and served with charred pineapple. Beets rest in a bed of creamy labneh and black cod gets the miso glaze treatment. A meat-focused section of the menu called A Butcher’s Tale offers an assortment of cuts like filet mignon and an impressive dry-aged tomahawk for two, grilled over binchotan charcoal.
Other larger dishes include steak frites, a mustard-seared dry-aged burger, and roasted chicken. Round out the meal with orders of sides, or as the menu calls them, Supporting Cast, like roasted broccolini, miso-creamed spinach, hand-cut fries. End-of-meal sweets include Meyer lemon panna cotta, sticky toffee date pudding, and a dark chocolate torte.
Prose Kitchen & Bar Interior of Prose Kitchen & Bar. Prose currently offers a handful of dessert wines and zero-proof cocktails, and plans to expand to a full bar later this year. For those looking for a caffeine kick after dinner, the restaurant serves a few espresso drinks including a cappuccino, macchiato, and cortado with cardamom syrup.
Gussin has transformed the narrow corner space that used to be decorated with car ephemera. Gone are the wheel frames and racing photos, replaced by curved camel-colored ostrich leather booths, rich green walls, and brass sconces that cast a gentle light down onto the tables below. Outside, the 30-seat patio is open year round.
Prose joins a line-up of recent more upscale Woodland Hills restaurant openings, including French restaurant Deux Bistro and coastal Mediterranean restaurant Casaléna. With the planned development of the Rams practice facility in the neighborhood, as well as a 2028 Olympics venue just a few miles away, expect this area to continue to transform. Prose Kitchen & Bar is located at 21150 Ventura Boulevard, Woodland Hills, CA 91364 and opens at 4:30 p.
m. every day for dinner. Reservations are available through OpenTable.
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