The Scarlet O’Hara has bourbon, pomegranate, Peychaud’s bitters, watermelon basil shrub, with a piece of purple Thai basil and lavender leaf from the Chef’s Garden next door, for $12. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Buttermilk biscuits with burnt-orange honey butter, for $2. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Fried Mary’s chicken, for $18. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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The back patio of new Venice restaurant Willie Jane, on Abbot Kinney, has views of the Sculpture Gardens Nursery next door. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Shrimp and grits, roasted peppers and house smoked salt pork, for $19. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
“Large Plate” selections, Southern Comfort and hickory-smoked sirloin cap, for $55. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Crispy, chewy, golden raisin oatmeal cookie sandwich, with mascarpone filling, for $8. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Los Angeles chef Govind stands in The Cook’s Garden by Home Grown Edible Landscapes, next door to his new Venice restaurant Willie Jane. The restaurant maintains boxes of vegetables and fruit grown for daily use in the kitchen. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)