Ba

Opened by artist and chef James Graham and sculptor Julia Latané, Ba Restaurant was located at York Boulevard and Avenue 51 in Highland Park, Los Angeles, in a century old brick storefront. Filled with sunset, the artist-designed space boasts handcrafted furniture,wall treatments, upholstery, and lighting. On stepping into the powder blue and white Neo-Rococo entry, open drapes reveal the pale pink, taupe and white dining room. Works by artists Jaime Scholnick, Timothy Nolan, and Jasper Latané punctuate the precious dining room, which seats 24 guests. The simple and seductive menu offerd French provincial classics, prepared with haute cuisine techniques and uses the most seasonal ingredients that California has to offer. With an evolving and innovative menu, small plates may include Sweet Baby Carrot Soup, Seared Ahi on Autumn Greens, Wild Mushroom Brûlée, and Potato Croquettes. Entrees may have ncluded Moules Frites, Butter Poached Lotte, Bouillabaisse, Roasted Summer Vegetables, Scallops seared in Duck Fat, and Roasted Hen with Morels. For dessert, Ba offers Crme Brûlée, Chocolate Mousse in almond Tuile, and Wedding Cake. Bas cuisine features local, sustainable, cruelty-free, and antibiotic-free ingredients in every dish. French wines and locally brewed ales compliment the fare. In Navajo Bh can be a blanket term for baked goods, or for breads. In the Klingon language Ba! means fire, as in: open fire!. Ba means yes in the Basque language. Ba is a moulting chicken or a cocky young man, acting older than his years. Ba is the bird-headed spirit, and servant of Ra that people make offerings of food to. Ba is the nickname of August Vo, whose mother grew up in Lyon, and father was from Dalat. August moved to Los Angeles from Viet Nam in 1938 to pursue his dream of cooking for local lefty luminaries like Edward Weston and Frida Kahlo. He fell in love with an Italian boy and moved to Highland Park to live with him. They lived on Buchanan Street to honor the first gay Pres