The highly anticipated restaurant Hinoki & the Bird opened in January from chef and restaurateur David Myers and real estate firm Related Companies. The restaurant is located on the ground floor of the luxury condominium tower the Century in Century City. The menu takes its influence from the Silk Road, with dishes such as caramel braised kurobuta pork with radish and mustard greens, as well as black cod with sweet potato and pistachio. There's also a 1,000-selection wine list. Designed by Milo Garcia’s L.A.-based MAI Studio, the venue includes an interior dining space lined with original oak walls reclaimed from a barn and an oversize communal table made of copper. Curved brass panels and rows of cabinets slide open and closed around the bar, and copper pendant lamps hang overhead. The open kitchen has stacked antique kitchenware atop brass shelving. The large outdoor patio (which makes up more than half of the restaurant) is enclosed by a living wall of vines. The private dining room seats 35 or holds 60 for a reception. For buyouts, the patio holds 101 seated or 200 for a reception; the entire dining room seats 54 or holds 125 for a reception; and the entire space seats 155 or holds 325 for a reception.
