Warrior: Wood Spoon is a lovely restaurant that does everything right. The atmosphere is cozy and charming, the service is friendly, and the food is good across the board. The moqueca is comforting and delicious, with high quality seafood. The beet and avocado salad is always a healthy winner. And the yuca fries are among the best in LA.
Peony: The food tonight was decent. My favorites tonight were the collard greens and the yuca fries. All other dishes were fine but not as good as the deliveries we’ve had from Wood Spoon before.
Warrior: I got Peony the chicken pot pie for lunch once and she didn’t like it. (Every time I order delivery for dinner I also get her lunch for the next day.) I like the chicken pot pie and was surprised that she didn’t give it a rave review.
We had a bittersweet dinner at Woodspoon last year before they closed. They retained the space until this April and typical of Chef Natalia’s spirit she reopened the doors for a week for people who wanted to have a bite gratis and take pieces on a donation basis. We couldn’t make the preview day which had stacks & stacks of kitchenware and beautiful plate ware & silverware, but we still wanted to stop by for a glass of sangria. I got a couple pieces that reminded me of my grandmother’s china, things needed & pretty mementos from a spot that brought us such happiness & Brazilian deliciousness…the kind of little place you rarely see now and probably won’t see again downtown.
’I need to keep going with something beautiful, honorable, and new in meaningful ways to continue to show that this culture actually gave me a sense of home. A home. I hope [customers] will wait for me. Until the next meal, the table will be set.’ Natalia Pereira
