My names is James Graham, I am an artist and a cook, and I am building a new restauarant in Highland park. I have been wanting to do another restaurant project for a while, and an opportunity presented itself. So here I go.

My main goal is to walk to work, and make fun food for my friends and neighbors. Highland Park is a cool, artsy neighborhood with no new restaurants. So I am stepping up.  I discovered this space accidentally, and got to know the owners, the Vargas family who have run Elsa’s Bakery for 40 years. They made me an offer so I decided to do it.

Because it is so small, I have decided to make a cozy, romantical, stylish place that will serve French Provincial, and French colonial food, and I am going to apply for a beer and wine license.

The place is on the South East corner of avenue 51 and York Boulevard, just down the street from Kristi Engle gallery, and  Cafe De Leche.