"In 2023 the divorce of Horses' founding chefs revealed court documents alleging abuse and animal cruelty; eventually Liz Johnson and Will Aghajanian left the restaurant, and its remaining staff carried on. Brittany Ha - an early "co-chef" of the restaurant - led the kitchen through the turmoil, up until the December closure. This week she's back in a new location with a few of her colleagues, popping-up at Chinatown wine bar Café Triste via a new residency named for her infant son, Bruce."
""Working with them has been great," Ha said of the wine bar's team. "Their kitchen setup is very minimal so it really forces creativity. I think it'll be a nice change of pace from the volume of Horses. It's literally just the three of us cooking for everyone, so every dish is personal.""
"Opening dishes will include options such as radicchio agro dolce with goat cheese; sausages and oysters; half of a hen with pan con tomate; and Carnaroli rice pudding with kumquat marmalade. Bruce can be found at Café Triste in February on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5 to 11 p.m., and Fridays from 5 p.m. to midnight."
Weeks after the abrupt closure of Horses, several staff found a temporary outlet in Chinatown. The Hollywood restaurant closed in late December, canceling reservations and facing multiple tax liens against its parent company. Court documents from the 2023 divorce of Horses' founding chefs alleged abuse and animal cruelty, after which Liz Johnson and Will Aghajanian departed and remaining staff continued. Brittany Ha, an early co-chef, led the kitchen through the turmoil until the December closure. Ha, along with chefs Hannah Grubba and Alex Riley, opened a pop-up residency named Bruce at Chinatown wine bar Café Triste. The pop-up features a weekly-rotating menu with wine pairings and runs Wednesdays through Fridays in February.
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