New York state of mind: There's no shortage of speak-easy bars in Los Angeles, and we're about to get one more, by way of New York City. Midnight Hospitality Group's Steven B. Weisburd and Tom Sopit will open a location of the Employees Only speak-easy bar and restaurant in Greenwich Village, in West Hollywood in the spring. Dushan Zaric, co-founder of the original Employees Only, which opened in 2004, is behind the bar program, while chef Sascha Lyon (who has worked at Balthazar, Daniel and Pastis, all in New York) will helm the kitchen. You can expect decor that references the Art Deco elements of the original location and, of course, a hidden entrance (the one in New York is behind a fortune teller's lair). 7953 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood

Source: Los Angeles Times January 30, 2018 17:02 UTC