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Le Méridien Pasadena Arcadia is a new luxury hotel that will open on May 25 across from Santa Anita Park. The property will include 234 rooms and suites, in addition to 14,000 square feet of meeting and event spaces.
LE MÉRIDIEN PASADENA ARCADIA HOTEL IS SLATED TO OPEN IN MAY 2021
BY KAMALA KIRK
Anew luxury hotel, Le Méridien Pasadena Arcadia, will open its doors on May 25 in Arcadia directly across from Santa Anita Park. Developed by Chateau Group founders Eric Chen and Anna Sung, the hotel is owned by SAICP LLC and managed by Pacifica Hotels, the largest owner and operator of lifestyle design-inspired hotels on the Pacific Coast.
“We are thrilled that this new hotel will bring to life the history of the region through design, culinary creations, craft cocktails, fine art and beyond,” Chen says. “We are confident that this stylish metropolitan oasis will be a fantastic addition to the Arcadia community, and we look forward to welcoming guests from around the world and showing them all there is to unlock in the local area.”
The highly anticipated property will include 234 rooms and suites, in addition to 14,000 square feet of meeting and event spaces that span five separate rooms. The elegantly appointed ballroom will feature 14-foot floor-to-ceiling glass walls and doors that open to the 7,000-square-foot outdoor event lawn, which will offer views of the racetrack. In addition to meetings and conferences, Le Méridien Pasadena Arcadia can host wedding ceremonies and receptions, and will offer customized wedding packages.
The hotel will bring Le Méridien’s distinctive European heritage to the Southern California destination. Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts have over 100 properties in more than 30 countries, which pair the brand’s engaging midcentury designed spaces with chic signature programs that put a playful twist on art and inspire creative-minded travelers to explore the world in style.
Brought to life by Linda Snyder Associates and AO Architects, Le Méridien Pasadena Arcadia will incorporate illuminating textures and layers of sophisticated equestrian design, celebrating the glamorous halcyon days of travel and the area’s rich heritage.
Guests will be greeted when they enter the hotel by an impressive handmade porcelain and glass abstraction of peacock tail features by Ron Dier Design. Global art installations curated by renowned local art consultancy Daniel Fine Art will be on display around the property, and works throughout the hotel will include pieces by French illustrator Serge Bloch, international multimedia artist David Ellis and established Venice Beach artist William Attaway.
“Guests can indulge in a cultural and culinary journey at Le Méridien Pasadena Arcadia,” says Dan Zwirn, general manager of Le Méridien Pasadena Arcadia. “The hotel’s dining destination, Mélange, will showcase Asian-European inspired cuisine. The hotel’s grand bar, Longitude 118, will serve as a social gathering place with a curated high tea and highballs cocktail program.”
Additional amenities include an outdoor pool that will be heated year-round, along with poolside delivery and dining experiences. Available to guests will be 24-hour in-room meal, spirit and packaged-item delivery service. There will also be an on-site fitness center with state-of-the-art equipment.
“We are fortunate that the process has remained on track since the groundbreaking in 2018, but the hotel will have additional features guests can look forward to, such as expanded outdoor dining and other amenities,” Zwirn says. “Guest and team member safety remains a top priority at Le Méridien Pasadena Arcadia, which is why we will be implementing industry-leading standards from the Marriott Commitment to Clean Program.”
To ensure guests can enjoy their stay with peace of mind, precautionary measures around the hotel will include signage to indicate safe distancing, sanitization systems in high-traffic areas, safe food preparation and service practices, and elevated cleaning measures with hospital-grade disinfectants.
“We’re excited to be engaged with the Arcadia community and are already working on exciting partnerships with our neighbors to further showcase all there is to unlock in the local area,” Zwirn says. “From the Santa Anita racetrack to art to shopping, Le Méridien Pasadena Arcadia looks forward to welcoming guests with captivating experiential packages.”
Matt Marquis, CEO of Pacifica Hotels, adds, “The development of Le Méridien Pasadena Arcadia is a huge accomplishment, and this premium, full-service property is certainly an esteemed addition to the Pacific Hotels portfolio. We look forward to opening day when we can welcome the public to this special hotel.”
For more information, visit lemeridienarcadia.com
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CHEF JARITZA GONZALEZ & Maestro MAESTRO’S MAESTRA
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BY FRIER MCCOLLISTER
When the upscale and elegant Maestro restaurant opened in 2017, four primary partners were responsible for the successful launch: Sergio Martinez, brothers Paul and Emmanuel Gonzalez, as well as Jaritza Gonzalez (no relation).
Jaritza was the mastermind in the test kitchen, creating the restaurant’s sophisticated takes on Mexican cuisine, with the recipes and dishes that define Maestro’s menu.
The team had deep roots together as Martinez explains, “The funny thing is — all four of us — our parents all come from the same town in Mexico. So that’s how we have the relationship. We’ve all known each other for over 20 years.”
Martinez and the Gonzalez brothers grew up in El Monte and the San Fernando Valley, while Jaritza lived in Anaheim. Their families all hailed from the small town of Jalostotitlán in the northeast corner of the state of Jalisco, Mexico. The four friends would convene there regularly for fiestas with their extended families. It was at those family fiestas where the dream of a collaboration first hatched.
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“Long story short: Me and Jaritza, literally since we were 15, 16 years old, she always had a passion for the kitchen,” Martinez says. “She disappeared and went off to Greece for a couple of years. But I always said, ‘When you get back, we’re going to do something together.’”
Jaritza’s family moved to Anaheim when she was 6 years old. The family had a background in food and quickly started a cottage food operation out of the family kitchen. “In Mexico, my dad used to sell barbacoa, and then he became a butcher,” Jaritza says. “So I grew up making meat and barbacoa. When we came from Mexico, my parents used to make salsas at home and sell them to markets, to work our way up coming from a different country. That intrigued me.”
After attending culinary school, Jaritza returned to the family business and expanded its operations.
“After culinary school and working at various restaurants, I used my (experience) to expand the business,” Jaritza says. “Now we have our own business to massproduce products.”
The family’s company, La Cabana, now develops “master-use recipes” for food companies and restaurants over a wide variety of products.
“I’m a product development chef. I create recipes for companies,” Jaritza says. “I’m the chef. I create the recipe, and we mass-produce it.”
There’s another connection to Maestro as well. One of La Cabana’s regular clients is the local Vallarta Supermarkets chain, owned by the family of Maestro partners Paul and Emmanuel. Emmanuel was responsible for the concept and design of the spectacular new Vallarta location in Pasadena on Fair Oaks and Orange Grove.
The road to product development and the launch of Maestro was preceded by study, hard work and international travel. Jaritza attended two rounds of culinary school. “For baking and pastry, I went to Pasadena (Le Cordon Bleu),” Jaritza says. “Then I went through the Cypress College culinary program, where I ended up doing all the courses. I wanted to learn everything.”
Jaritza’s experience at Cypress College led to a position teaching pasta technique there, and she also worked in the kitchens of various restaurants in Orange County, including The Resort at Pelican Hill, among others.
Jaritza’s interest in pasta took her to Europe for further study. Did your neighbors’ recent home sales affect your home value? Contact me today to find out for FREE!
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“The plan was to take a couple courses in Italy,” Jaritza says. “I ventured off to Greece and ended up staying there for three years.”
In Greece, Jaritza worked at a beachside seafood restaurant on the island of Syros, where the food was “unapologetically good.” The restaurant served traditional Greek cuisine, but as she continued to develop her talent, Jaritza was allowed to experiment.
“I started as a line cook and then became a sous-chef,” Jaritza says. “By the second year, I was using more of my Mexican culture. I love fusion. I love all types of ingredients. It’s why I call myself a food scientist, because I love creating random things. But I always try to remember my culture, which is Mexican.”
Upon her return to Southern California, Jaritza began working with Martinez on the plan and menu for Maestro’s opening in Pasadena. At the time, she was also working with chef Daniel Godinez, who was a partner in the concept briefly. “Jaritza was working with Daniel, but she created the menu here at Maestro,” Martinez says. “For the first six months, Jaritza was working with us in the kitchen when we first started.”
Jaritza adds, “I pretty much worked the menu from the first day we opened.”
Maestro serves dinner Tuesday through Sunday, as well as brunch from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sundays. As devised by Gonzalez, the menu is rife with sophisticated riffs on regional Mexican cuisine.
Starters include a ceviche of shrimp and octopus with serrano chilis and avocado ($15); a tetela composed of blue corn masa, huitlacoche, black bean puree and tomatillo salsa ($12); and grilled octopus with beans, potatoes and nopales ($22).
There are four items in the middle section of the menu: a tamale of roasted pasilla peppers with Oaxacan and Chihuahua cheeses ($12); fried quesadillas with beef chorizo and potatoes ($15); chicken taquitos with broth and salsa verde ($15); and shrimp and potato tacos with cabbage, Chihuahua cheese and pico de gallo ($15).
Highlighted entrees in the main menu section are lamb shank braised in banana leaves ($32), a mole confit of chicken and fingerling potatoes with avocado puree and queso fresco ($25), and seared Hokkaido scallops on huitlacoche rice with oyster mushrooms and epazote foam ($32). Individual fish, carnitas or potato tacos ($4.50), two birria tacos ($13) or a sope of short rib ($8) are available as add-ons.
The Sunday brunch menu features chilaquiles ($13); avocado toast with manchego ($14); breakfast tacos with scrambled egg and chorizo ($13); and barbacoa tacos with traditional consommé ($14), among other tempting options.
In addition to a selection of craft cocktails, Maestro offers a truly impressive list of over 200 agave spirits, including rare vintage tequilas and mezcals.
Maestro is transitioning back to indoor dining slowly, particularly since outdoor seating has been so successful. The outdoor seating capacity is 60 people with over 8 feet of distance between tables. On weekends, a guitarist serenades diners. “There’s nothing like live music to calm the nerves and enjoy dining out,” Martinez says. “This is one of the strategies we went, with and people really enjoy it.”
Maestro never closed despite the pandemic lockdown a year ago. Martinez recalls, “Myself and (partner) Paul (Gonzalez), we’ve had one day off since COVID-19 started. We were going to push and fight to make sure something was left standing. We weren’t going to be taken out just like that. We wanted to adapt.”
Now with Jaritza back in the kitchen, the partners are considering expanding to a second location. They are also staging occasional themed pop-up events. At the end of March, they staged a benefit for the nonprofit No Us Without You honoring female chefs, featuring Jaritza collaborating with chef Naima Wilson on a four-course prix fixe menu.
“We don’t need men!” Jaritza says.
Reflecting on the magic of Maestro’s chemistry, Jaritza says, “Here, we’re a team. Back in the day, we would talk about things to do together. I love to create. I love to cook. We make a great team. It’s creating, that’s where my heart is. I love the restaurant because I just create, create, create. It’s definitely been a great accomplishment.”
For the exclusive enjoyment of Arroyo readers, Jaritza shared one of those creations: her carefully engineered recipe for molcajete guacamole. Just add chips!
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Maestro
110 E. Union Street, Pasadena 626-787-1512, maestropasadena.com
Jaritza Gonzalez is the chef at Maestro.
Guacamole with chips
MOLCAJETE GUACAMOLE SERVES FOUR
INGREDIENTS
6 RIPE AVOCADOS 2 ROMA TOMATOES 3 SERRANO PEPPERS, SEEDED AND CHOPPED 1/2 CUP OF CHOPPED CILANTRO LEAVES
4 TABLESPOONS FRESH LIME JUICE 1/2 TEASPOON GROUND CUMIN ZEST OF ONE LIME KOSHER SALT TO TASTE COTIJA CHEESE TO TASTE
METHOD
COMBINE INGREDIENTS IN EITHER A TRADITIONAL STONE MOLCAJETE BOWL OR STANDARD MORTAR AND PESTLE. MASH TO DESIRED CONSISTENCY. SEASON WITH SALT AND TOP WITH COTIJA CHEESE.
SAYING ‘Yes’
TO PASADENA
JENNIFER GARNER’S NEW FILM EXPLORES THE CITY OF ROSES
BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
Director Miguel Arteta loves Pasadena, and the bond gripped a little tighter after he filmed “Yes Day” here with Jennifer Garner and Edgar Ramirez.
“We went to the beautiful bookshop there, Vroman’s,” Arteta says during a recent phone interview. “We shot the coffee scene where she meets Edgar. We shot the office scenes in Pasadena. The Torres’ beautiful yellow house is in South Pasadena.”
Arteta and Garner filmed “Alexander and the Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” in Pasadena as well.
“Pasadena is a lovely place to shoot,” he says.
“Yes Day” is a family film about Allison Torres (Garner) and Carlos Torres (Ramirez), parents who usually say no but decide to say yes to their kids’ crazy requests — with a few ground rules. Arteta enjoys working with Garner, calling her “a rare unicorn of a movie star.”
“I love Jen Garner,” he says. “She’s so authentic and so present and is such a good person. I just adore her. She told me, ‘This is something very personal to me.’”
Garner and her children have scheduled “yes days” for years, after she read the book of the same name by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. She wanted to share this fun departure from parental rule with the world.
“It comes from the heart,” Arteta says. “Jen just wanted to share. I was doubly thrilled when I found out Jen was going to be in the film. It’s hard to say ‘no’ to a thing called ‘Yes Day.’”
Arteta says Garner made filming fun. Calling her “very adventurous,” Arteta says she does her own stunts. However, Garner is afraid of roller coasters, which is evident in a key scene in the film.
“It was funny because she edited and produced the film, and she was there every step to develop it,” he says. “The roller coaster was there from the start. She didn’t say anything until a few weeks before.
“On the roller coaster, she did ruin a scene because she yelled Jenna Ortega’s real name. So, she had to do it a few times. She was squeezing Jenna Ortega’s hand so hard. Jenna said it felt like she broke it.”
The scene was filmed at Magic Mountain, which thrilled the adult members of the cast, Arteta says.
With a laugh, Arteta calls “Yes Day” a “very active shoot, actually an action movie, really, for us.”
Another pivotal scene in the movie involves Ramirez practically inhaling ice cream. Arteta says they were eating ice cream for breakfast for two days trying to perfect the scene.
“Edgar Ramirez has to eat a lot of ice cream in this movie,” he adds. “It was that kind of a shoot. It was very, very fun. We also had water balloon fights for five days straight.
“We threw 30,000 water balloons, and the crew was wet for five days. We had a lot of fun.”
Garner proved to be the motherly figure of the cast — literally and figuratively. Arteta says the star brought goodies for the cast and crew every morning and became close with the child actors’ parents to earn their trust.
“She really cares about children,” Arteta says. “She’s an ambassador for Save the Children. She went with the kids and Edgar to the mall to Build-A-Bear Workshop because she just wanted to have a bonding experience with the kids — Jenna, Julian (Lerner) and Everly (Carganilla).
“It was such a lovely time spending the day with her. It’s a great way to build trust and get everyone to know each other. The actors had chemistry, and it’s luck. It doesn’t happen every time.”
Playing Carlos Torres was a departure for Ramirez, who’s known for his gritty serious roles. Arteta was thrilled to work with him as well.
“For me, it was such a great thing to be able to cast Edgar Ramirez with this diverse family, not only because I’m a humungous fan of Edgar but because Edgar had not done comedy before.
“Also, it gave me a chance to cast three beautiful Latino kids. For me, a Latino filmmaker, it’s a great pleasure and privilege. Jenna, I think she’s going to be a big star. Julian is incredibly talented. Everly, she was 5 years old when we shot. It was her first time in a film, and she was a little Shirley Temple. She’s so alive and a joy and loves doing this.”
At the end of the day when filming wrapped, Everly begged to keep shooting. Arteta says the actress — who truly steals the film — injected energy into the shoot.
“It’s a rare thing to have a 5-year-old who’s so intelligent and smart. She was just born to be in front of the camera,” Arteta adds.
“She stole all of our hearts. We’re going to hear a lot from all three kids. Jenna is in the new ‘Scream’ movie. Working with kids is such a pleasure. You get to work with people when they’re just starting. You fell in love with them, and you get to watch like a proud parent all the amazing things they go off and do.”
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Jennifer Garner and Edgar Ramirez kiss during the pivotal ice cream scene in “Yes Day.”
In “Yes Day,” Edgar Ramirez (left, playing Carlos Torres) and Jennifer Garner (Allison Torres) let their children decide what they’re going to do for a day. The activities include going through a car wash with the windows down.
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HER ‘Destiny’
REBECCA CREWS OVERCOMES HURDLES TO RESTART MUSIC CAREER
BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
Rebecca King Crews has spent many evenings wondering when her husband, actor Terry Crews, was going to be home.
She has phoned to say dinner is ready and she’s prepared for a romantic night. Still, Terry is busy at work. The story rings true to many couples, so Rebecca wrote a song about it.
“What You Wanna Do?” is an adult contemporary track that speaks from the heart of a woman waiting for her man to come home.
“As wives, we value certain things,” says Rebecca, who lives in Pasadena with Terry and their children. “For me it’s family dinner. My husband has worked really late hours. Plenty of times I’m calling him saying, ‘When are you getting home? I’m trying to have dinner together.’ Then 6 o’clock comes round and he’s not home. I can’t get him on the phone and I’m (mad).”
The theme resonates with couples and families around the world, she says.
“I felt it was a very universal cry for women,” Rebecca says. “Men are all about their work. It’s a big part of their DNA to provide for the family.
“In our generation, most wives are working full time, too. For me, the song is emotional and heartfelt, like, ‘Hey, we’re waiting. Where are you?’ Of course, if you tease him, he’s going to get home faster.”
Since 2018, Rebecca has released music under the pseudonym Regina Madre because she wanted an honest opinion of her music. She has two radio singles: “(I Keep) Holding On” and “Destiny.”
Although she never stopped writing songs, Rebecca has taken several breaks from her career to support her family’s activities. Rebecca believes in putting family first and the rest will follow.
Troubling times
Rebecca also took a break from music to battle breast cancer. Then 54, Rebecca was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer at the end of January 2020 and was staring at operating room lights on March 3. She had a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery.
The timing couldn’t have been worse: Her son, Isaiah, was just cast in the Nickelodeon show “Side Hustle.” (See related story.)
“The day after he was cast, I got a call from the breast center,” she recalls. “I said, ‘OK, what are we going to do?’ I just had this strong sense that I should be very radical.”
Rather than just removing the lump, she authorized a mastectomy.
“I’m a big believer in divine guidance,” she says. “Twelve years ago, I had a small lump that was not cancer. They said it was scar tissue and it should be removed and to keep an eye on my girls.”
She had an ultrasound and mammogram each year, and in 2020, they found a suspicious lump. Rebecca — who didn’t feel a lump herself or have other symptoms — decided to “be very radical, cut it off and rebuild.” She didn’t want to “play around.”
“It was a very peaceful feeling,” she says about the decision to have a mastectomy. “I wasn’t afraid.”
She recently had her one-year anniversary of being cancer free.
“I’m very thankful that it was caught early,” she says. “There was no spread to my lymph nodes. There was no need for radiation or chemo. I’m just monitoring with an oncologist every three to four months. I have to do that for the next five years at least.”
The anatomy of a HIT
Rebecca says some dreams just won’t die when she’s asked about music. She started playing piano and writing songs at age 9. She sang in the church choir, in theater and with live bands in college.
The last project she did before she married Terry was “Dreamgirls.” Once she married, she kept her music within the church walls.
Rebecca had an epiphany, though, during an awards show. She saw herself sitting in the front row, in a white dress and her back to the television.
“It was like a vision,” she adds. “I looked my husband and said, ‘I’m going to win a Grammy.’ He said, ‘That’s great, honey.’ That day something was born inside my heart.”
She started writing, producing and creating again. Rebecca built a home studio, and in between having babies and washing dishes, she says, she wrote songs. In 2015, she put out an inspirational jazzy gospel song that was called “too sexy” for gospel.
“It had this tropical, Latin, bossa nova Sade vibe to it,” she says. “I had some conversations with gospel labels and didn’t have any luck. I’ll still write Christian. I’m a devout believer. I wrote lots of love songs, ‘you broke my heart’ songs.”
She finally found the right producer and a favorable genre so she could be “definable.”
“You need to be definable,” she says. “They have to know where to send your music. I think I just started narrowing down some things. I’m theater trained. I’m opera trained. I write country, pop , R&B and all styles. It doesn’t mean I can sing all of them.
“I started to narrow down who I was as a singer. What I felt was a good combination of my personality and style. It doesn’t make me feel like I’m trying to sound like someone else.”
Music has been a fun form of therapy for Rebecca. “What You Wanna Do” is her third single. She intends to release an album featuring her singles and other new tracks.
Her promotional team told her it’s the “era of the single,” so they’re testing the waters with her music.
“They’re dropping singles to see how they do one at a time,” she says. “We’re introducing the public to my sound. We’re dropping another one that’s R&B, and we’ll see if we want to make each song a single or release them as an album.”
Crews says “What You Wanna Do” deserves to be successful. For one, the hook is catchy.
“This is one thing I always say — as a songwriter, if you can’t sing along by the second chorus, you don’t have a hit,” she says. “If your song is so complicated that Rebecca King Crews is gearing nobody can sing along, it’s not going to be up for a book release. a pop hit.
“I write for the church and gospel music, too. If it has too many runs or a complicated melody, they can’t pop in with you. I read this book years ago about the music industry. You have to have a HIT — hook, idea and title. That stuck with me.”
Telling their story
Terry and Rebecca will release their new book “Stronger Together” on April 15 exclusively through Audible.
“We’re really excited about it,” Rebecca says. “The book is a great story. It was my lifelong dream to be an author. As crazy as we are, we stayed together. If two people like Becky and Terry can make it, so can you.”
Rebecca says “Stronger Together” will cover how they met, their journey together through Terry’s NFL career, and the Hollywood years.
“We’ve had some ups and downs along the way,” she says. “We went through some tragedies. We’ve had great triumphs, too. We look back over the 32 years and talk about how we survived it. We’re old fogies now.”
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Terms, conditions and fees for accounts, programs, products and services are subject to change. This is not a commitment to lend. All loans are subject to credit and property approval. Certain restrictions may apply on all programs. Offer cannot be combined with any other mortgage offer. This offer contains information about U.S. domestic fi nancial services provided by Citibank, N.A. and is intended for use domestically in the U.S.
1 A Citibank deposit account and automated monthly transfers of the mortgage payment from a Citibank personal deposit account using automated drafting will be required to receive Citibank mortgage relationship pricing. Ask a mortgage representative for details on eligible balances and the qualifying closing cost credit or rate discount. Availability of the Citibank mortgage relationship pricing for Citibank account holders is subject to change without notice.
2 Available for clients with a minimum of $500,000 or more in investable post-close assets, and at least $50,000 in traditional assets must be on deposit with Citi at least 10 days prior to closing. This amount may be part of the $500,000 eligibility requirement. Real estate, loan proceeds, stock options, restricted stock and personal property will not be counted as part of the $500,000 or more investable post-close assets or the $50,000 in traditional assets. Net cash value of life insurance can be counted as part of the $500,000 but not part of the traditional assets. Investable assets are defi ned as deposit accounts (checking, savings, money market, Certifi cates of Deposit), unrestricted stocks, non-vested stock and restricted stock, bonds and retirement accounts held by the individual who is personally liable on the loan. These asset types held in revocable trust may be used provided the trust document meets the Trust Policy. 100% of the face value of all assets, except non-vested stock and restricted stock, may be used to calculate the amount of funds available to meet the eligibility criteria. For non-vested stock and restricted stock, the borrower must be 100% vested within 1 year of closing and a maximum of 70% of value may be used to calculate qualifying equity. Additional conditions apply.
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