The New FIG Restaurant Puts Fresh Ingredients First

Sure we love beautiful decor (Gordon Ramsay). Yes, we're taken aback when we get spectacular service (XIV). But why do we really enjoy dining out? For the FOOD! FIG, in Santa Monica, is an all new moderately priced French–New American restaurant that showcases seasonal, locally sourced fare procured from the nearby farmer's market. The all-day casual bistro resides in the wonderfully elegant Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows.

Just two weeks old, it's already getting great reviews for putting fresh ingredients first. By building a menu around what's in peak season and by seeking out the region's best growers and producers, chef Ray Garcia says that "FIG’s signature dishes are simple and straightforward, focused on taste above all."

This is next on my list as a restaurant to check out! Check out these reviews from Yelp and one from our favorite LA food blogger, Caroline On Crack.

If you happen to go first, bon appetit! Let me know how you like it!

The Fig
101 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, California 90401 (map)
(310) 319-3111

Tags: fig, food, fresh, ingredients, los angeles, restaurant, santa monica

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Comment by PANDA JU on February 23, 2009 at 11:25pm: @Annie - you said it best. Simple and fresh is the way to go.
I wish the decor could have been a bit more simple and fresh, to match the food.

Comment by Will on February 20, 2009 at 10:45am: Sounds great... but that last vegetable scares me. It looks like math.

Comment by jenni on February 20, 2009 at 10:37am: i CANT wait to check out this place, huckleberry, copa d'oro and the new SM seafood!!!! the fairmont's restaurant was long overdue for an update

i'm surprised how many restaurants depend on the farmers market on the west side: fig, josies, rustic canyon. i just wish i could get up before noon on a saturday to go... one day ;)

Comment by Annie on February 20, 2009 at 9:55am: simple fresh food--oh man oh man! i so want to check this place out. thanks for the heads-up...