Why Britain's Most Influential Restaurant is Moving to L.A.

Anthony Bourdain once called St. John the "restaurant of his dreams." The London restaurant, which has long been considered the most influential in Britain and the origin of the modern nose-to-tail movement, is celebrating its 25th birthday this week with plans to open its first ever location outside of Britain's capital... in a Los Angeles mall. What does this mean for the restaurant's sterling legacy and L.A.'s growing food scene? Can a London hometown hero open in a Culver City development and still be cool? To find out, we called up Adam Coghlan, Eater's London editor who first broke the story, and Farley Elliot, Eater's Los Angeles editor.

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Stories:

• St. John is Opening in LA

• Nick Cage Set to Play a Truffle Hunter

• Burger King is Taking Pictures of Their Sleepy Customers

Featuring:

Adam Coghlan (@adamcoghlan)

Farley Elliott (@overoverunder)

Maura Judkis (@maurajudkis)

Hosts:

Amanda Kludt (@kludt), Editor in Chief, Eater

Daniel Geneen (@danielgeneen), Producer, Eater

Produced by:

Martha Daniel (@martha_c_daniel)

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