While you may be used to hearing Indigenous land acknowledgments before major sports events or graduation ceremonies at L.A.’s exorbitantly priced universities, until now, you’d be out of luck when looking for a restaurant that centers Native American cooking in Los Angeles.
Chef Pyet DeSpain is changing that with a residency at Abernethy’s , the restaurant at The Music Center in Downtown, where an “Emerging Chefs Program” regularly inserts different chefs into the kitchen to execute their visions.
DeSpain will offer her menu, which combines Mexican and Native American influences , until the spring of 2025…