Roomforty

04/24/2025

Small buns. Big moments.

Passed appetizers that know how to get the party going without saying a word.

04/24/2025

A quiet bite. A soft pour. A pause between stories.

Hospitality lives in the in-betweens.

04/18/2025

Precision meets palette. This is the final brushstroke.

04/18/2025

You can’t always script a good night - but you can set the table for one.

showed up, and so did the people.

That’s when the magic happens.

04/16/2025

04/16/2025

Not just hot. Properly, respectfully, joyful spicy.

04/15/2025

Because even a drink deserves it’s moment to flourish.

04/11/2025

Sear, rest, slice, repeat.

The steak ritual, perfected.

04/10/2025

Because we eat with our eyes first - our hearts second.

04/08/2025

It takes more than recipes to create memories.

To our incredible people who make it happen!!

04/07/2025

Grown up s’mores?

Don’t mind if we do. One bite and you’re back around the campfire.

04/04/2025

We’ve been waiting all week to exhale.

Crisp, cool and oh-so-inviting. This glass promises a gentler pace.

Cheers to heading into the weekend - one sip at a time.

04/02/2025

For Westerners, it’s the Alpha.

For Europeans, it’s the Omega.

Whether you start or end with it, cheese rules.

04/01/2025

Meet Chef Alejandro Guzman, our newest addition to the roomforty family.

From early days in his grandmother’s kitchen to sharpening his craft in top-tier restaurants, he blends those roots with refined technique—always aiming to care for people through food.

That’s the heartbeat of what we do at roomforty. We’re honored to have him on board and can’t wait to see how his work elevates us in many ways.

04/01/2025

eggs + flour + hands = a party in your mouth.

Handmade tortellini. Simple. Sexy. Done.

10/26/2024

The Last Will be First.

Feels so right to have the first bookstore we’re in, be the one and only

Over 15 years ago, my friend and owner of the best bookstores in Los Angeles, Josh Spencer closed down the bookstore, and let us set the table for a really special night. Young, eager, and swinging for the fences.

Chef brought the fire, I played the jester with liquid nitrogen (so 2008), but mostly we sat sizzling in the juice of the memories that get made when the craft is in service to connection.

If someone would’ve come up to me and said, “some day Steve, you’ll have a book on these shelves” I would’ve thought they drank too much of Curt’s wine.

What a dance we’re in. We can try to lead it, but we just end up stepping on Life’s toes. It usually takes some tripping and falling down before we reach out our hand, and from the floor of our lives, surrender and say: “okay, you can lead.” She’s really good at leading.

This full circle that Life took me on feels really good. Here’s to you finding joy in the dance.