If there's a way to distill the LA experience down to one moment, it's this: sitting on Gracias Madre's sunny patio in West Hollywood, sipping on a margarita while looking out for Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell.
"Anytime anyone says that they came straight here from the airport, I'm always like, 'Welcome to the most California restaurant there is,'" Gracias Madre beverage director Maxwell Reis jokes. "We're on the street where celebrities go if they want paparazzi to see them. People are camping out at a two-top in the patio trying to spot famous people. It's hilarious."
