Forbidden City was a sort of Shangri-La on the waterfront, and restaurateur Rod Frontino wants to keep it that way with his similar concept: Jade Restaurant. Frontino, 49, is taking over the ...

Mona Holmes is an editor at Eater Southern California/Southwest, a regular contributor at KCRW radio, and a 2022 James Beard Award nominee. In late April 2024, opening plans started to go awry for ...

Cathy Chaplin is a former senior editor at Eater LA, a James Beard Award–nominated journalist, and the author of Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles. Plans to open a Chinese American restaurant have ...

Jade: Forbidden City 2.0. Photo by Erin DeWitt When Marina Pacifica’s Forbidden City abruptly closed last winter, it left behind a beautiful, painstakingly designed shell in a beyond-prime location.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – After three and a half years of planning and construction, Jade is set to open in the Flats East Bank. Zdenko Zovkic’s new place will be three distinct levels with their own ...