Hatfield’s now occupies the spacious Melrose Avenue location that once housed Michel Richard’s Citrus. The proprietors are Quinn and Karen Hatfield, who’ve upsized from small Beverly Boulevard digs. The dining room is understated and glamorous, with its honeycomb lighting fixture and bleached bone and cream palette. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Always playing: the show in the kitchen. Patrons can’t get quite this close, but they have an unimpeded view through a wall of glass at one end of the dining room. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Among Quinn Hatfield’s pasta offerings is squid ink garganelle tossed with Dungeness crab and English peas in lobster butter. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
One of Hatfield’s signature appetizers is a personal interpretation of the croque-madame: grilled brioche rounds sandwiching slices of yellowtail sashimi and prosciutto, with a sunny-side-up quail’s egg on top. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Chef-owner Quinn Hatfield focuses on a dish. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Black cod en croute is bright gold and crisp, served with oven-dried tomato and eggplant purée. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Another of chef Quinn Hatfield’s signatures is date-crusted lamb (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Sommelier Peter Birmingham is a veteran of Norman’s and Pourtal. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Karen Hatfield is the dessert maven. This is her hot chocolate soufflé tartlet. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
The tangerine semifreddo bombe, with honey almond nougat glacé. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Quinn and Karen Hatfield. Their restaurant, Hatfield’s, is at 6703 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles; (323) 935-2977. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
