Bestia

At Bestia, Menashe and Gergis work alongside each other to create a true husband and wife restaurant. Bestia is a multi-regional rustic Italian restaurant focusing on a from scratch approach, offering house-made charcuterie, in addition to handmade pastas and pizza made in an Acunto oven. On the pastry side, Gergiss desserts focus on a clean and simple approach to create a daily changing menu that is centered on the freshest, most local ingredients possible. In 2013 Bestia received praise from Los Angeles Times Jonathan Gold; three stars from Besha Rodell at LA Weekly; and three stars from Patrick Kuh at Los Angeles Magazine which would then declare Bestia one of the Top 10 Best New Restaurants that year. The restaurant gets consistent recognition by Jonathan Gold for his annual Gold List, and Besha Rodell for LA Weeklys Essentials list. In 2014, Menashe was named the Peoples Best New Chef, California for Food & Wine and in 2015, he was honored among Food & Wines ten Best New Chefs. When not in the kitchen, Menashe and Gergis can be found spending time with their daughter Saffron.