{"id":27000,"date":"2021-10-07T01:30:37","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T08:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lainfused.com\/?p=27000"},"modified":"2021-10-07T01:35:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T08:35:53","slug":"fannys-the-much-anticipated-restaurant-and-cafe-has-just-opened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lainfused.com\/fannys-the-much-anticipated-restaurant-and-cafe-has-just-opened\/","title":{"rendered":"Fanny\u2019s, the much-anticipated restaurant and caf\u00e9 has just opened"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fanny<\/a><\/strong> is the much talked about and newly opened restaurant and caf\u00e9 at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures<\/a><\/strong>. Fanny’s is being brought to life by restaurateurs Bill Chait and Carl Schuster<\/strong>, with support from the Fran & Ray Stark Foundation<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

To start, it will offer a limited menu of quick-serve small plates and prepared food options, overseen by Executive Chef Raphael Francois<\/a><\/strong>, from 9 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m.<\/strong> Francois and his team (which includes legendary barman Julian Cox<\/strong>) will launch lunch service later this month, followed by a more formal dinner service in early November.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The restaurant is named after Fanny Brice<\/strong>, a legendary movie and vaudeville star portrayed by legendary Barba Streisand<\/strong> in her Oscar-winning role in Funny Girl<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The elegant two-story<\/strong>, 10,000-square-foot space<\/strong> was conceptualized by late architect Osvaldo Maiozzi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In this first phase, guests can either enter through the restaurant’s patio (off of Fairfax Avenue) or the museum’s lobby to order from a menu of espresso drinks, freshly made baked goods, salads, sandwiches like a beetroot tartine, natural wine and beer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The club sandwich at the new Fanny\u2019s. Wonho Frank Lee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There is also a glass case filled with prepared items<\/strong> that can be eaten at one of the area\u2019s communal tables or outside. Once dinner debuts, the restaurant will take on a more formal ambiance than its daytime counterpart, switching to a different menu and captain-based service.<\/p>\n

Designed by L.A.-based Commune Design<\/strong><\/a>, Fanny’s features a spacious main dining room and an art deco-style bar and lounge<\/strong>, in addition to the daytime caf\u00e9 area. The aesthetic blends contemporary style with old Hollywood inspiration<\/strong>, as embodied by iconic restaurants like the Brown Derby and Perino’s<\/strong>, as well as studio backlots and the 1939 Streamline Moderne architecture<\/strong> of the museum’s Saban Building<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The space also features work by local artists, including custom light fixtures by Atelier de Troupe<\/a><\/strong> and Pojagi-inspired sheer curtain panels by textile artist Adam Pogue<\/a><\/strong>. A specially commissioned wraparound mural by L.A. artist and illustrator Konstantin Kakanias<\/a><\/strong> celebrates film and music legends from classical Hollywood to present day.<\/p>\n

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Fanny\u2019s Dining Room. Michele Stueven<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You can follow them at @fannysammp<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hours:<\/strong> Daily from 9 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m.
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