The Culver City Restaurant Calling Itself 'A Place Of Shadows And Whispers' (It Also Has Its Own Video Trailer) Opens July 6
Shadows and whispers: Vespertine "is a place of cognitive dissonance that defies categorization, exploring a dimension of cuisine that is neither rooted in tradition nor culture — it is from a time that is yet to be, and a place that does not exist." This is how chef Jordan Kahn, of the now-closed Red Medicine and the restaurant Destroyer in Culver City, is billing his new Culver City restaurant, which opens July 6. A statement from the restaurant goes on to say, "it is a spirit that exists between worlds. A place of shadows and whispers." Interpret as you wish, but Kahn's idea is to create a total experience through a $250-per-person dinner that includes 18 or more courses, employees who wear specially designed outfits and specific sounds playing throughout the building. The two-story building the restaurant is housed in has four levels and a 22-seat dining room. The restaurant even has its own trailer. 3599 Hayden Ave., Culver City, vespertine.la.