Cheese, Juice Bar, Raw Food Join The Market

Raw food chef Matthew Kenney will open a culinary school and restaurant this fall at , one of four new purveyors joining The Market's roster of gourmet grocers.

The menu at Kenney's new restaurant, M.A.K.E., will consist of organic, unprocessed, plant-based foods that are heated below 105 degrees. It's still under construction, but the menu is set to include heirloom tomato lasagna (layers of pistachio pesto with red pepper marinara); kimchee dumplings and sweet corn ravioli (corn-mint pesto, tomato, pepper and herb oil).

"I want to share the lifestyle and enjoyment of raw cuisine with our diners in Los Angeles, where amazing local produce and a clean-living culture already exist," Kenney in a press release.

The chef—who owns and operates OKC in Oklahoma City and In the Raw in Chicago—will also make his West Coast debut with a culinary school for cooks of all skill levels. They'll be able to try their hands at using fancy tools, such as dehydrators, thermal immersion circulators and smokers.

Also new at :

• Curious Baker will open in August, featuring sandwiches, salads and a full bakery, with croissants, muffins, scones, Danish, cookies and brownies. The location will also offer a juice bar with smoothies and healthy drinks.
• Curious Cheese offers more than 30 kinds of cheese from across the world, along with a variety of cured meats and wine and beer-your taste buds will thank you. Curious Cheese is already open.
• La Petite Pantry offers packaged food and utensils, and kitchen cabinet  staple ingredients such as almond flour, pistachio nutmeat, cupcake papers and pannetone cups. La Petite Pantry opened last week.

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