LA JOLLA – A recently opened 30-seat fine-dining restaurant in La Jolla offers guests a new tasting experience – a multiple-course tasting menu.

Named for chef Elijah Arizmendi’s son, Lucien, at 7863 Girard Ave. showcases local farms. The new upscale eatery takes only seasonal ingredients at their peak and attempts to elevate them.

The career of Arizmendi, Lucien’s co-owner along with Brian Hung and Melissa Lang, has taken him through acclaimed Michelin-starred restaurants such as Per Se, Robuchon, l’abeille, Spago and Restaurant Daniel.

Arizmendi and business partner Hung sat down with the La Jolla Village News to discuss their entry into La Jolla’s dining scene.

“The whole management team actually came from New York,” said Hung, who praised San Diego’s produce as “fantastic and a ver

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