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"It won't be an A.O.C. West"
The cat's out of the bag, folks: the ladies behind A.O.C. and Lucques are moving to parts west.
I had heard a peep about it last month, but sorry, I don't divulge secrets. (I know, I should hand over my blogger's card.)
I caught up with Caroline Styne who gave me some preliminary information. She confirmed that she and business partner Suzanne Goin did indeed take over the space that had formerly housed The Hamlet, née Hamburger Hamlet, in Brentwood.
"Suzanne and I had wanted to do a second A.O.C in some other city, but then, we thought the Westside is essentially like another city."
But as to whether it'd be an A.O.C West (please, please, cross fingers, please)?
"No, it won't." Darn.
Styne wasn't prepared to talk about concept or name, but she assured me that, especially with Goin helming food, it's sure to be "creative." (That's probably a "no" on the gourmet burger angle.)
Is the Hamlet group involved? Unconfirmed, and according to Styne, irrelevant. "I think people are just reading a lot into things."
Otherwise, the space on San Vicente is going to get a complete makeover (design team is set but as yet undisclosed). Expect the third Goin-Styne/Styne-Goin installment towards the end of the year. Ooh, I'm counting the days.
—Jiyeon Yoo
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