Relaxing on a patio with a rose in one hand and a book in the other. Go out on a date with a few select foods. It’s an experience that Mancha and Hill hope will bring back the look and feel of bistro dining. And for more Les États-Unis foam, get a Temescal foam (like PIlsner or Hazy) for as little as $10 a pop.īenches can be found inside or in the utterly charming backyard, which features an overgrown wall side, ample seating, potted plants and a neon heart with Johnelle and Brian’s initials. Also of interest are cocktails, such as gin, cucumber vodka ($15), or the Boulevard with rye, Dubonnet, and Campari.
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In addition to the full bar, the Rendez-Vous wine list is French-focused, with offerings ranging from Domaine de Givaudan côte de rhône ($13 bottle, $52) to a simple Picpoul de Pinet “Maison Blanche” ($9 a glass, $36).
A highlight is the small fruit stone, made using Kashiwase Farms plums, for Miyagi oysters (three for $12, six for $24, and a dozen for $48). A selection of modern dishes includes salted halibut with pickled watermelon rind ($18), shrimp tartine with Calabrian peppers and avocado ($18), or roasted cashews with pink cherries and cervale ($10). Hill and Mancha hired chef Nate Berrigan-Dunlop (an Auckland native who counts Pizzaiolo, Starline Social Club, and several others on his resume) to create the restaurant’s daily menus, which, like the sign on the facade, are handwritten by Mancha. Credit: The Rendezvousīut the star attraction is, of course, the food. “All of our glassware, plates, and silverware are a set I bought from France and old diners here in the US dating back to the 1920s through the 1970s,” she said. An elegant casual setting of decadence (think worn walls with some weathering left) mixed with an antique-inspired copper aft bar (built by Hill) flanked by copper pendant lamps. Other revivals that grace Rendez-Vous include recycled bar stools and a 19th-century street lamp, the bar’s centerpiece, brought in by Mancha from the Dordogne region of France. “We know this space was once a bar called Jacks in the fifties, but we’ve hit a roadblock in front of anything before that.” However, her design expertise helped her date the murals, as she realized that the design on the wallpaper covering them dates back to the 1930s. Mancha said the murals were likely part of Plain discourse during the Prohibition era. (Another win for the glory of anonymous wallpaper). “If they hadn’t been put on wallpaper before, they would have been lost forever,” Mancha said.
Detail from inside the dining room at Rendez-Vous. These artistic discoveries – unintentionally hidden for decades, shielded from the path of a painter’s brush – were apparently waiting to be discovered in another age. And another, it shows a woman in a sheer skirt (and a few more) sitting atop the full-service bar. One, a half-naked woman resting on a tree with her brunette locks hanging over her shoulders, is sitting near the entrance. “We started scraping the walls and revealing these old murals that were original to the building.”Īfter peeling years of wallpaper, three full murals, some flashy, and three partial murals, have been revealed. “A lot of happy accidents revealed themselves while we designed the space,” Mancha said.
While remodeling the space, the couple found the building’s history quietly hiding within the walls. “So the couple chose a place next to their studio, and they named it Rendez-Vous.” Forum interface. “I told him, ‘Let’s build something beautiful, let’s do something that focuses on my love of design and our love of travel,’” Mancha said. After a culinary-focused trip to a small château in France, she and her husband’s love for the food industry was renewed. She has brought the same philosophy to her restaurant, Martin Luther King Jr. Mancha, who grew up in Auckland not far from her new joint, runs interior design shop and Mignonne Decor, specializing in blending vintage and contemporary furnishings.
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