Check out Leña, the latest addition to Ritz-Carlton's Sendero concept in LA. Chef Kevin Luzande's Argentine-inspired steakhouse will tantalize your taste buds with Wagyu double tomahawk and black truffle arancini.
is carved tableside; and the heart of the menu is cuts of meat like a prime porterhouse and a Wagyu bone-in ribeye. Despite the carnivorous slant, Leña will still serve up dishes that even the less meat-obsessed will enjoy, such as luxurious seafood platters and the Argentine classic provoleta .
At Corteza, you’ll find a more seafood-forward menu. Mexican and Peruvian ceviches use uni, Hokkaido scallops and deep-sea cardinal prawns, while a rich Portuguese stew combines octopus, littleneck clams, shrimp and striped bass in a luscious chorizo broth. You can balance the ocean-dwelling dishes with duck-filled arepas or a mushroom tamal. Or, you can double-down on the fish with aged sea bream zarandeado served alongside nixtamal tortillas.
Still to come are Agave Library and Volante . At Agave Library, Luzande will curate a tasting menu to complement an agave-based spirit brand that will change each quarter. And Volante will be an intimate, eight-seat chef’s counter where he will flex his more conceptual muscles.While the four restaurants distinguish themselves via their menus, the desserts, beverage program and design unite them under the Sendero umbrella.
The drinks, meanwhile, will use Latin American ingredients like palo santo, and wines will mostly be South American and Californian vintages. Tying together the edible with the visual, all of the spaces include artifacts from various Pan-American Highway countries, like Mexican and Oaxacan pottery and custom Argentine millwork.