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Eater
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Eater
Lilo in Carlsbad Earns San Diego's Only Michelin Star for 2025
The 2025 California Michelin Guide was announced last night in Sacramento's SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center to a crowd of chefs and restaurant professionals, with new stars awarded across the state. Carlsbad's Lilo from the Jeune et Jolie/Campfire team came home with the San Diego area's only star, while Atelier Manna in Leucadia was given a Bib Gourmand. No other awards were doled out for San Diego, though the one star for Lilo marks a significant moment for chef Eric Bost and partner John Resnick. Lilo opened a little over 10 weeks ago behind Bost and Resnick's casual all-day restaurant Wildland. Lilo serves 22 diners at a time across mostly counter seating that wraps around a fully open cooking area (there are also two four-top tables for larger groups) inside a stunning, architecturally compelling space. There, diners enjoy seven full courses with counterside flourishes by kitchen staff. Just outside, diners are escorted to lounge areas before and after their meal for pre-dinner snacks and post-prandial drinks. The multi-faceted tasting menu reflects a more ambitious dinner compared to Bost and Resnick's other Michelin-starred restaurant, Jeune et Jolie, hinting that Lilo could very well earn two or more stars in the coming years. In Leucadia, Atelier Manna opened in April 2023 from the former Jeune et Jolie chef Andrew Bachelier as a chic neighborhood cafe. With a 'food as medicine' approach serving overnight oats with ancient grains and Turkish-style poached eggs, the casual cafe earned the San Diego area's only new Bib Gourmand. The overall relatively subtle award action for San Diego raises questions about the focus of the guide on larger locales like San Francisco (which gained two new two-star restaurants) and Los Angeles (which gained two new three-star restaurants). The southern stretch of California now has six total Michelin-starred restaurants (five with one, and Addison with three). San Diego also came up empty in this month's James Beard Awards, with Animae chef Tara Monsod earning a finalist nod but losing out Best Chef: California to Kato's Jon across the border in Baja California's Valle de Guadalupe, the Michelin Guide for Mexico awarded stars for the first time to Olivea Farm to Table and Lunario. See More: San Diego Restaurant News
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
'Overnight success that has taken 30 years': Wonderful's Resnick jokes with audience at Shafter ribbon-cutting
His success in business is evident across the southern Central Valley, in sprawling ag fields and in a large distribution hub in Shafter. But it's not often Stewart Resnick is seen at large events in Kern County. Late Thursday morning, though, the co-owner of Los Angeles-based The Wonderful Co. walked up, stood before an audience of more than 200 people just north of 7th Standard Road and took a moment to adjust the microphone downward. Then he opened with a joke. Resnick, diminutive in a blue button-down, long-sleeve shirt and jeans, said normally when he comes to such events people look around and say, "You're Stewart Resnick?" "I say, 'I used to be 6 foot 4. My competition came and beat me into the ground,'" he said. He's humble, folks. Even when surrounded by dignitaries celebrating another one of his company's large investments in the local economy. Resnick had come to join them to mark the opening of Wonderful's new Amenities Center, a gleaming new complex with a tech training center, office building and subsidized restaurant with an urgent care center still to come. The center serves as the welcoming heart of the Wonderful Logistics Center, which the company proposes to almost double in the years to come. If the City Council approves, the company hopes also to build thousands of new homes for workers and their families. Resnick called the already large development "one of our most ambitious projects," a state-of-the-art facility populated by Fortune 500 companies on land where three decades ago there were only orchards. "This is an overnight success that has taken 30 years," he quipped after thanking those in attendance for sharing the day. "Now let's go show the world what Shafter and the Central Valley can do!" he said in closing. Wonderful has already had a big impact on farming communities in the valley portion of Kern County, especially in Lost Hills and Delano, where in addition to being a major employer, the company has opened charter academies, wellness centers and more. Shafter is the next big focus. If Wonderful moves forward with an expansion of the distribution-center hub, the logistics center's employment base is expected to expand over time from about 13,000 to 50,000. Housing units the company proposes to build would expand Shafter's population by about 40%. The Amenities Center is sort of a precursor to those developments. Its training center works in partnership with Amazon and Bakersfield College to introduce job-seekers to tech-oriented warehouse jobs. The office building boasts numerous art pieces, and the restaurant serves healthy meals at relatively low prices. Thursday's gathering drew representatives of many of Kern's most prominent business, government and educational organizations, many of whom accepted offers to tour the new buildings. Resnick's humility was matched by that of invited speaker Supervisor David Couch, who said he was coming from a local government perspective when he told the audience, "We can't do anything, and I mean anything, until you all make something, provide a service." "The revenue that local government gets comes because you all come to work every day," Couch said. "It all starts because somebody … took the risk to invest their money in this community." Shafter Mayor Chad Givens was up next. He said the city prides itself on how business operates in Shafter and how it is able to move in operators as fast as possible. "We're a very business friendly city and we're thankful for that," he said before expressing gratitude to Wonderful for its work in the city. Former City Manager John Guinn, now Wonderful Real Estate's executive vice president and chief operating officer, told the crowd Resnick and his wife, Lynda Resnick, have shown their commitment to the families of the Central Valley. In his experience, they want nothing more than for the region to become a strong, vibrant place to live. "Everything they talk about, they actually do," he said. "That's uncommon."
Fashion Network
23-05-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Revolve acquires embattled Australian luxury brand Dion Lee
U.S. e-commerce fashion giant Revolve Group has reportedly acquired the IP-related assets of Dion Lee, just months after the embattled Australian luxury brand announced plans to close after failing to attract a buyer. See catwalk According to Australian media reports, the Los Angeles-based Revolve Group, which operates luxury multi-brand e-commerce platforms Revolve and Fwrd, has acquired the Sydney-founded brand's assets, for an undisclosed amount, with one outlet reporting the sale figure to be less than $1 million. Since last year, Antony Resnick, of the Australian insolvency firm DVT Group, has been on the hunt to find a saviour buyer for the now New York-based fashion brand, which filed for bankruptcy last May, following major investor Cue Clothing's withdrawal of its stake in the business. At the time of insolvency, the brand owed $35 million in total liabilities, including a $20 million loan from Cue Clothing. According to media reports, administrators sold more than 40,000 Dion Lee items at a huge discount in the second half of 2024 to recoup $9 million of debt. In November, Resnick announced a saviour buyer or investor could not be found and Dion Lee would close for good by year-end 2024. See catwalk Now with Revolve's rescue, it is believed that designer Dion Lee will stay on as creative director of the brand. Both Dion Lee and Revolve are yet to confirm the news. Dion Lee founded his eponymous fashion brand in 2009. In 2013, Australian brand and retailer Cue acquired a major share in Dion Lee, and a year later, the brand showed as part of New York Fashion Week, where it had been a mainstay until the spring/summer 2024 season. Earlier this month, Dion Lee-parent Revolve Group said first quarter sales rose 10% to $296.7 million, thanks to growth across all brand channels and geographies.
Fashion Network
23-05-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Revolve acquires embattled Australian luxury brand Dion Lee
U.S. e-commerce fashion giant Revolve Group has reportedly acquired the IP-related assets of Dion Lee, just months after the embattled Australian luxury brand announced plans to close after failing to attract a buyer. See catwalk According to Australian media reports, the Los Angeles-based Revolve Group, which operates luxury multi-brand e-commerce platforms Revolve and Fwrd, has acquired the Sydney-founded brand's assets, for an undisclosed amount, with one outlet reporting the sale figure to be less than $1 million. Since last year, Antony Resnick, of the Australian insolvency firm DVT Group, has been on the hunt to find a saviour buyer for the now New York-based fashion brand, which filed for bankruptcy last May, following major investor Cue Clothing's withdrawal of its stake in the business. At the time of insolvency, the brand owed $35 million in total liabilities, including a $20 million loan from Cue Clothing. According to media reports, administrators sold more than 40,000 Dion Lee items at a huge discount in the second half of 2024 to recoup $9 million of debt. In November, Resnick announced a saviour buyer or investor could not be found and Dion Lee would close for good by year-end 2024. See catwalk Now with Revolve's rescue, it is believed that designer Dion Lee will stay on as creative director of the brand. Both Dion Lee and Revolve are yet to confirm the news. Dion Lee founded his eponymous fashion brand in 2009. In 2013, Australian brand and retailer Cue acquired a major share in Dion Lee, and a year later, the brand showed as part of New York Fashion Week, where it had been a mainstay until the spring/summer 2024 season. Earlier this month, Dion Lee-parent Revolve Group said first quarter sales rose 10% to $296.7 million, thanks to growth across all brand channels and geographies.
Fashion Network
22-05-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Revolve acquires embattled Australian luxury brand Dion Lee
U.S. e-commerce fashion giant Revolve Group has reportedly acquired the IP-related assets of Dion Lee, just months after the embattled Australian luxury brand announced plans to close after failing to attract a buyer. See catwalk According to Australian media reports, the Los Angeles-based Revolve Group, which operates luxury multi-brand e-commerce platforms Revolve and Fwrd, has acquired the Sydney-founded brand's assets, for an undisclosed amount, with one outlet reporting the sale figure to be less than $1 million. Since last year, Antony Resnick, of the Australian insolvency firm DVT Group, has been on the hunt to find a saviour buyer for the now New York-based fashion brand, which filed for bankruptcy last May, following major investor Cue Clothing's withdrawal of its stake in the business. At the time of insolvency, the brand owed $35 million in total liabilities, including a $20 million loan from Cue Clothing. According to media reports, administrators sold more than 40,000 Dion Lee items at a huge discount in the second half of 2024 to recoup $9 million of debt. In November, Resnick announced a saviour buyer or investor could not be found and Dion Lee would close for good by year-end 2024. See catwalk Now with Revolve's rescue, it is believed that designer Dion Lee will stay on as creative director of the brand. Both Dion Lee and Revolve are yet to confirm the news. Dion Lee founded his eponymous fashion brand in 2009. In 2013, Australian brand and retailer Cue acquired a major share in Dion Lee, and a year later, the brand showed as part of New York Fashion Week, where it had been a mainstay until the spring/summer 2024 season. Earlier this month, Dion Lee-parent Revolve Group said first quarter sales rose 10% to $296.7 million, thanks to growth across all brand channels and geographies.
