A look at the new restaurant Alma in downtown Los Angeles.
A starter of Diver scallop, sunflower and green apple. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
Chef Ari Taymor is a San Francisco transplant and has brought an ecological sensibility to his creations. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
Alma is a new restaurant that focuses on fresh produce, including locally foraged herbs, in downtown Los Angeles. A simple chalkboard sign on Broadway announces the restaurant’s dinner hours. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
A pile of some of the foraged herbs that chef Ari Taymor uses to flavor and garnish his dishes. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
The restaurant underwent a renovation and reopened on the 1st of December. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
One of the deserts: California baba, Agricole rum, hazelnut, sage and pumpkin. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
Chef Ari Taymor. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
A roasted chicken with carrot, chanterelle and a seaweed Bearnaise. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
