Nancy Silverton is planning to open a Koreatown restaurant sometime this fall, according to a recent interview. The famed Mozza chef appeared on an episode this week of the podcast How Long Gone, a “bicoastal elite podcast” by veteran multi-hyphenates Chris Black and Jason Stewart. Among other topics, Silverton mentioned two upcoming local projects: a potential fusion pasta bar in Koreatown through business partner Joe Bastianich, plus menu consultation for a Larchmont diner by the Somebody Feed Phil star, Everybody Loves Raymond showrunner and prolific L.A. restaurant investor Phil Rosenthal.
According to Silverton, the Koreatown deal came about when an unnamed hospitality veteran approached Bastianich about opening a pasta restaurant; he then turned to Silverton. “Let me research this and try to develop sort of a fusion that actually works, that could be interesting,” she added, after mentioning that the unnamed hospitality operator wanted “just a regular pasta restaurant.”
In the last half decade, the La Brea Bakery founder has opened (and since closed) the Barish, a steakhouse in the lobby of the Hollywood Roosevelt, and Pizzette, a flatbread concept housed inside Culver City’s Citizen Public Market. Last May, Silverton also opened a second location of Chi Spacca in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Within the same interview, the chef and cookbook author also mentioned recipe development for a diner project with Rosenthal. The project is to be named after Rosenthal’s late parents, Helen and Max, who inspired the characters of Marie and Frank in Everybody Loves Raymond.
Time Out has reached out to reps for both Mozza Group and Bastianich for comment, but has yet to hear back—we’ll update this story as soon as we receive confirmation from either. Silverton’s longtime business partner is also behind several other restaurants in New York and London.