{"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