Jonathan Whitener's guest appearances

Jonathan Whitener

The Shift List

Tastemade Presents: Table Setting with Kate & Max

The Cooking GRRRL

Roy Choi

Phil Rosenthal

Govind Armstrong

Ellen Bennett

Miles Thompson

Katie Button

Matt Orlando

Edward Lee

Kyle Glanville

Natasha Case

Lawrence Longo

Jenn Harris

Susan Feniger

Valerie Gordon

Bok Choy

OwlTail

Hey there all you cuties. We have an exciting episode for you! I talked with chef and owner, Jonathan Whitener of All Day Baby here in Los Angeles. All Day Baby has "Unusual sandwiches, comfort food classics, drinks &amp; pastries in a bright storefront.", right on Sunset in Silverlake. If you're ever in the neighborhood I highly, HIGHLY suggest checking it out. It's a big red building, so you can't miss it. Follow @alldaybabyla and subscribe and rate our podcast! We love LOVE!

Hey there all you cuties. We have an exciting episode for you! I talked with chef and owner, Jonathan Whitener of All Day Baby here in Los Angeles. All Day Baby has "Unusual sandwiches, comfort food classics, drinks &amp; pastries in a bright storefront.", right on Sunset in Silverlake. If you're ever in the neighborhood I highly, HIGHLY suggest checking it out. It's a big red building, so you can't miss it.  Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alldaybabyla/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@alldaybabyla</a> and subscribe and rate our podcast! We love LOVE!

02 - Jonathan Whitener (All Day Baby)

This week on the Shift List, Jonathan Whitener — chef and co-owner of Here’s Looking At You in Los Angeles’s Koreatown. Similar to his cooking, Jonathan’s musical tastes are a reflection of his family and surrounding environment. Outlaw country from his father, ’80s metal from his brothers, and a love for Glenn Danzig that continues to this day.Since it opened in 2016, Here’s Looking at You has appeared on almost every ‘best of’ restaurant list around LA — and that’s due to a number of factors: Co-owner Lien Ta’s laser focus on service and comforting hospitality; top-notch tiki-adjacent bar service; the evolving playlists blending old school hip-hop and post-punk; but it’s anchored by Whitener’s anything goes approach to cooking.Whitener grew up in Huntington Beach, CA the son of a Mexican mother and a German father. Growing up near Orange County’s thriving Vietnamese and Japanese communities, he pulls all of these influences into his “SoCal tapas-style” menu with standout dishes like the shishito peppers accompanied with an tonnato sauce — the Italian answer to hummus — sprinkled with Huamei, a preserved Chinese plum. Or for another example, frogs legs seasoned like Nashville hot chicken with a salsa negra, scallion, and lime.Whitener cut his teeth for three years as the chef de cuisine for Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo’s restaurant Animal in Los Angeles before opening Here’s Looking At You with Lien Ta, who he met while she was serving as front-of-house manager at Animal.

This week on the Shift List, Jonathan Whitener — chef and co-owner of Here’s Looking At You in Los Angeles’s Koreatown. Similar to his cooking, Jonathan’s musical tastes are a reflection of his family and surrounding environment. Outlaw country from his father, ’80s metal from his brothers, and a love for Glenn Danzig that continues to this day. Since it opened in 2016, Here’s Looking at You has appeared on almost every ‘best of’ restaurant list around LA — and that’s due to a number of factors: Co-owner Lien Ta’s laser focus on service and comforting hospitality; top-notch tiki-adjacent bar service; the evolving playlists blending old school hip-hop and post-punk; but it’s anchored by Whitener’s anything goes approach to cooking. Whitener grew up in Huntington Beach, CA the son of a Mexican mother and a German father. Growing up near Orange County’s thriving Vietnamese and Japanese communities, he pulls all of these influences into his “SoCal tapas-style” menu with standout dishes like the shishito peppers accompanied with an tonnato sauce — the Italian answer to hummus — sprinkled with Huamei, a preserved Chinese plum. Or for another example, frogs legs seasoned like Nashville hot chicken with a salsa negra, scallion, and lime. Whitener cut his teeth for three years as the chef de cuisine for Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo’s restaurant Animal in Los Angeles before opening Here’s Looking At You with Lien Ta, who he met while she was serving as front-of-house manager at Animal.

Jonathan Whitener (Here's Looking At You) - Los Angeles

Join Kate Green and Max Block each week as they sit down with some of the food world's most influential and inspiring personalities to chat about how food and culture collide.

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