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'''Chez Melange''' is an American [[seafood restaurant]] and gastropub located in Redondo Beach, California.<ref name=P/> It was opened in 1982 and owned and run by Michael Franks and co-owner and head chef Robert Bell.<ref name=DB>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/2019/01/10/where-to-find-the-best-seafood-in-the-south-bay/|title=Where to find the best seafood in the South Bay|authorlink=Merrill Shindler|author=Shindler, Merrill|date=January 10, 2019|work=[[The Daily Breeze]]}}</ref><ref name=LAT>{{cite web|author=Harris, Jenn|date=January 16, 2018|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=Ranchero Mexican restaurant in Pasadena is closing after 49 years|url=https://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-fo-re-ranchero-20180220-story.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=These special farmers supply fruits and veggies for Chez Melange restaurant in Redondo Beach|date=March 22, 2018|author=Davis, Genie|work=The Daily Breeze|url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/2018/03/22/these-special-farmers-supply-fruits-and-veggies-for-chez-melange-restaurant-in-redondo-beach/}}</ref><ref>{{cite newspaper|title=California Grows Her Own Cuisine|authorlink=Robert Lindsey (journalist)|author=Lindsey, Robert|date=August 18, 1985|page=9|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/18/travel/california-grows-her-own-cuisine.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=No Vacation for Chez Melange Partners|author=Jenkins, Kathie|date=October 10, 1993|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-10-ca-44122-story.html}}</ref>
'''Chez Melange''' was an American [[seafood restaurant]] and gastropub located in Redondo Beach, California, which closed on February 29, 2020.<ref name=P/> It was opened in 1982 and owned and run by Michael Franks and co-owner and [[chef de cuisine|head chef]] Robert Bell.<ref name=DB>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/2019/01/10/where-to-find-the-best-seafood-in-the-south-bay/|title=Where to find the best seafood in the South Bay|author=Shindler, Merrill|date=January 10, 2019|work=[[The Daily Breeze]]}}</ref><ref name=LAT>{{cite web|author=Harris, Jenn|date=January 16, 2018|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=Ranchero Mexican restaurant in Pasadena is closing after 49 years|url=https://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-fo-re-ranchero-20180220-story.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=These special farmers supply fruits and veggies for Chez Melange restaurant in Redondo Beach|date=March 22, 2018|author=Davis, Genie|work=The Daily Breeze|url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/2018/03/22/these-special-farmers-supply-fruits-and-veggies-for-chez-melange-restaurant-in-redondo-beach/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=California Grows Her Own Cuisine|authorlink=Robert Lindsey (journalist)|author=Lindsey, Robert|date=August 18, 1985|page=9|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/18/travel/california-grows-her-own-cuisine.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=No Vacation for Chez Melange Partners|author=Jenkins, Kathie|date=October 10, 1993|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-10-ca-44122-story.html}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Chez Melange was originally located on [[California State Route 1|Pacific Coast Highway]] and after the lease was up it moved to its current location in January 2009 on Catalina Avenue.<ref name=P>{{cite web|title=Q&A: Chez Melange Co-Owner Michael Franks|author=Avelino, Bianca|date=September 11, 2010|publisher=[[Patch Media]]|url=https://patch.com/california/redondobeach/qa-chez-melange-co-owner-michael-franks}}</ref>
Chez Melange was originally located on [[California State Route 1|Pacific Coast Highway]] and after the lease was up it moved to its new location in January 2009 on Catalina Avenue.<ref name=P>{{cite web|title=Q&A: Chez Melange Co-Owner Michael Franks|author=Avelino, Bianca|date=September 11, 2010|publisher=[[Patch Media]]|url=https://patch.com/california/redondobeach/qa-chez-melange-co-owner-michael-franks}}</ref>


Chez Melange runs three restaurants at the same venue, Sea Change, a sea food themed restaurant, Bouzy, a gastropub and The Oyster Bar.<ref name=LAT/><ref name=P/>
Chez Melange ran three restaurants at the same Redondo Beach, Catalina Avenue venue, Sea Change, a sea food themed restaurant, Bouzy, a gastropub and The Oyster Bar.<ref name=P/><ref name=LAT/>


Head chef and co-owner Robert Bell said when first meeting Franks "I remembered thinking, I don’t want to work with this guy. I’m from Brooklyn, he’s from London. He came from what I thought was an upscale upbringing, I was just off the line of being poor. He went through restaurant school, I barely made it through junior college. But we were both very driven, very passionate about what we were doing, and that’s the only reason we got along."<ref name=ER>{{cite web|url=https://easyreadernews.com/mama-teranos-boy-chef-robert-bell/|work=[[Easy Reader]]|date=September 30, 2016|title=Mama Terano’s Boy Chef: Robert Bell|author=Foss, Richard}}</ref>
Robert Bell said when first meeting Michael Franks, "I remembered thinking, I don’t want to work with this guy. I’m from [[Brooklyn]], he’s from [[London]]. He came from what I thought was an upscale upbringing, I was just off the [[chef de partie|line]] of being poor. He went through restaurant school, I barely made it through junior college. But we were both very driven, very passionate about what we were doing, and that’s the only reason we got along."<ref name=ER>{{cite web|url=https://easyreadernews.com/mama-teranos-boy-chef-robert-bell/|work=[[Easy Reader]]|date=September 30, 2016|title=Mama Terano's Boy Chef: Robert Bell|authorlink=Richard Foss|author=Foss, Richard}}</ref>

Chez Melange closed on February 29, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://patch.com/california/redondobeach/chez-melange-will-be-closing-after-37-years-south-bay|title=Chez Melange To Close After 37 Years In South Bay|author=Holland, Emily|publisher=Patch Media|date=January 14, 2020}}</ref>

In 2021 the Chez Melange location was reopened under different ownership as a new restaurant called Table Manners<ref>{{cite web|work=Easy Reader|title=Learning Table Manners [restaurant review]|author=Foss, Richard|date=March 30, 2021|url=https://easyreadernews.com/learning-table-manners-restaurant-review/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=The Daily Breeze|url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/2021/02/26/former-chez-melange-in-redondo-beach-has-been-split-into-two-new-restaurants/|title=Former Chez Melange in Redondo Beach has been split into two new restaurants|author=Guzman, Richard|date=February 26, 2021}}</ref> and was later renamed Perfect Storm.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://easyreadernews.com/potential-realized-in-redondo/|work=Easy Reader|title=Potential realized in Redondo|author=Foss, Richard|date=October 28, 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[List of seafood restaurants]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official|http://www.chezmelange.com/}}
*{{official|https://web.archive.org/web/20200321203443/http://www.chezmelange.com/|chezmelange.com}}


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Chez Melange
Chez Melange
Map
Restaurant information
Established1982
ClosedFebruary 29, 2020
Owner(s)Michael Franks, Robert Bell
ChefRobert Bell
Food typeSeafood, gastropub
Street address1611 South Catalina Avenue[1]
CityRedondo Beach, California
CountyLos Angeles
StateCalifornia
CountryUnited States
ReservationsYes
Other locationsNo
Websitechezmelange.com

Chez Melange was an American seafood restaurant and gastropub located in Redondo Beach, California, which closed on February 29, 2020.[2] It was opened in 1982 and owned and run by Michael Franks and co-owner and head chef Robert Bell.[1][3][4][5][6]

History

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Chez Melange was originally located on Pacific Coast Highway and after the lease was up it moved to its new location in January 2009 on Catalina Avenue.[2]

Chez Melange ran three restaurants at the same Redondo Beach, Catalina Avenue venue, Sea Change, a sea food themed restaurant, Bouzy, a gastropub and The Oyster Bar.[2][3]

Robert Bell said when first meeting Michael Franks, "I remembered thinking, I don’t want to work with this guy. I’m from Brooklyn, he’s from London. He came from what I thought was an upscale upbringing, I was just off the line of being poor. He went through restaurant school, I barely made it through junior college. But we were both very driven, very passionate about what we were doing, and that’s the only reason we got along."[7]

Chez Melange closed on February 29, 2020.[8]

In 2021 the Chez Melange location was reopened under different ownership as a new restaurant called Table Manners[9][10] and was later renamed Perfect Storm.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Shindler, Merrill (January 10, 2019). "Where to find the best seafood in the South Bay". The Daily Breeze.
  2. ^ a b c Avelino, Bianca (September 11, 2010). "Q&A: Chez Melange Co-Owner Michael Franks". Patch Media.
  3. ^ a b Harris, Jenn (January 16, 2018). "Ranchero Mexican restaurant in Pasadena is closing after 49 years". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^ Davis, Genie (March 22, 2018). "These special farmers supply fruits and veggies for Chez Melange restaurant in Redondo Beach". The Daily Breeze.
  5. ^ Lindsey, Robert (August 18, 1985). "California Grows Her Own Cuisine". The New York Times. p. 9.
  6. ^ Jenkins, Kathie (October 10, 1993). "No Vacation for Chez Melange Partners". Los Angeles Times.
  7. ^ Foss, Richard (September 30, 2016). "Mama Terano's Boy Chef: Robert Bell". Easy Reader.
  8. ^ Holland, Emily (January 14, 2020). "Chez Melange To Close After 37 Years In South Bay". Patch Media.
  9. ^ Foss, Richard (March 30, 2021). "Learning Table Manners [restaurant review]". Easy Reader.
  10. ^ Guzman, Richard (February 26, 2021). "Former Chez Melange in Redondo Beach has been split into two new restaurants". The Daily Breeze.
  11. ^ Foss, Richard (October 28, 2022). "Potential realized in Redondo". Easy Reader.
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