It took a while, but Jason Fullilove finally got his restaurant
Chef Jason Fullilove built a following through a series of pop-ups and residencies. Now he has a place of his own. He calls it Barbara Jean, after his mother. The fare, he says, is “soul food” — vaguely Southern comfort food made with fine-dining technique.
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Hush puppies with truffle honey at Barbara Jean.
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Deviled crab
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Heirloom tomato with fig
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Mary’s farm chicken
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Sampler with ribs
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Chicken liver butter with smoked apple sauce and sourdough bread
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Black-eyed peas
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Barbecue pork agnolotti
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Fried okra
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Buttermilk biscuits
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Curry fried chicken
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Bacon braised greens
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Chef Jason Fullilove stands just outside the walled patio dining area of his restaurant Barbara Jean. The graffiti wall, facing the alley, is made to look on its other side like a quilt.
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