A dining area in Palate Food + Wine in Glendale. The restaurant is nestled among car dealerships. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Diners at one of the communal tables. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Palate Food + Wine chef-owner Octavio Becerra, with his Japanese knife tattoo, puts the finishing touches on a dish. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Fromager Serafina Magnussen in the cheese cave at Palate Food + Wine in Glendale. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Pork belly, plums, dandelion greens and barley. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
DG rabbit, grits and Concord grapes. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
