A new Italian American restaurant from “Top Chef” contestant Jackson Kalb is now open in Hollywood; the chef hopes it will serve as the anchor for a growing red-sauce empire. At Jemma, at Hollywood and Vine, Kalb is serving his take on the cuisine with fresh pasta, osso buco, veal parm, a range of sandwiches and a pizza dough that’s taken the chef five years to perfect. “This is an ode to old-school, New York Italian American,” he said, “and that's what I wanted from the get go.
The fried chicken is available in pieces or tenders, stacked on sandwiches, a la carte or as meals with sides such as mac and cheese. Drake-Lee grew up along Beulah Street in San Francisco, lending the name and inspiration to the menu , while other influences stem from the South and from New York City . She flipped Shrimple primarily because of the pandemic and the economy.