Show 326, June 1, 2019: Chef Andrew Gruel, Co-Host and Founder of Slapfish Restaurant Group – “Ask the Chef”

Andy Harris and Andrew Gruel at Cabana 14 at the Cove at Pechanga Resort and CasinoOur own Chef Andrew Gruel of the Slapfish Restaurant Group joins us with another informative “Ask the Chef” segment. He’s in Arlington, VA right now opening a Slapfish there. With the Summer grilling season on the horizon it’s great to have a real working chef in our corner always providing handy and practical advice!

A few years back Chef Andrew “rescued” Culver City’s Dear John’s (a neighborhood steakhouse & watering hole in Culver City with a colorful history) on FYI’s “Say it to My Face” restaurant makeover series that was back then down for the count with it’s subpar food and horrible social media reviews. Think frozen veggies for openers…

Dear John’s has now been energetically revived as a classic 60s steakhouse (Dinner only) serving really good food (some tableside service) and potent libations by chefs & restaurateurs Hans Rockenwagner (Rockenwagner Bakery) and Josiah Citrin (Melisse, Openaire & Venice’s Charcoal). It’s now tough to get a reservation…The corner property on the busy Culver Blvd. is slated for redevelopment so it’s a limited, two-year run.