Joseph “Joe” Miller, the eponymous chef-owner of the former Joe’s Restaurant in Venice and one of the most influential L.A. chefs of his generation, died Wednesday. Miller died from complications due to a cardiac arrest that occurred during a cycling trip in mid-September, family members said. “I had always joked I wanted to grow up and cook just like Joe Miller someday,” Tropicale executive chef Scooter Kanfer-Cartmill told The Times in 2008, referring to the time she was entrusted with the restaurant’s kitchen while Miller was on vacation. “For a couple of months, I got to.”AdvertisementAfter 24 years in operation, Miller closed Joe’s in 2016, citing challenges caused by the neighborhood’s changing economic landscape. He is survived by his mother, Molly Miller; brothers Michael and Patrick Miller; children Spencer and Harper Miller; ex-wife Monica Balsz; and fiancé Christine Mourad.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 24, 2019 23:56 UTC