Muddy Leek opens in Culver City
Muddy Leek, a new restaurant by Bon Melange Catering owners Chef Whitney Flood and Julie Retzlaff has opened in Culver City. Melange and Whitney are known for staging rotating, underground dinners together, but Muddy Leek is their first independent restaurant venture.
Muddy Leek focuses on farm-to-table fare, thanking their “favorite farmers” on the menu. Everything is made in-house, showcasing ingredients locally sourced from farms and markets.
The restaurant decor is a mix between an E. Stewart Williamshomeand a gastropub, with sleek, large floor-to-ceiling windows and fabric chairs, marble tabletops, peach napkins and vintage looking bar stools.
Menu highlights include the chicken fried bacon with tomato chutney ($7); juniper venison with braised bacon-sweet potato hash ($28); Paso Prime flatiron steak with grilled celeriac and New Zealand spinach ravioli ($27); winter squash gnocchi with sage brown butter ($8); and cardamon panna cotta with orange cookie, coconut crumble and rose essence ($8).
There is also a limited wine list, a couple beers on draft and specialty cocktails including the “Ti’ Punch” made with Rhum Agricole, lime and a hint of sugar.
Hours: Lunch Monday to Friday 11a.m. to 3pm; Happy Hour Wednesday to Friday 4p.m. to 6p.m.; Dinner Wednesday to Saturday 6p.m. to 10p.m.; Brunch service to come soon.
8631 Washington Blvd, Culver City, (310) 838.2281
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