Test Kitchen pop-up: MessHall preview at Short Order

By Betty HallockDeputy Food Editor

April 24, 2012 5:02 PM PT

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The pop-up series Test Kitchen’s latest installment takes place on Friday at Short Order with a preview (dubbed ‘Boot Camp’) of the coming restaurant MessHall.

MessHall, slated to open later this year, is replacing the Louise’s Trattoria in Los Feliz, partly spearheaded by Bill Chait, the restaurateur who’s also behind Short Order (as well as Rivera, Playa, Picca, Sotto, etc. ... ). The chef is Keith Silverton, and Julian Cox and Josh Goldman will be at the bar focusing on classic and new American cocktails.

On the menu are MessHall sneak-peek appetizers such as steak tartar taco and brandade gold potatoes. Entrees are: a center-cut pork chop with white cheddar grits; Red Baron trout schnitzel with potato gratin and fava beans; and Willard’s buttermilk crunch chicken. For dessert, a ‘Scout’ cookie with marshmallow and caramel. $49 per person. 7 p.m. to midnight (bar until 1 a.m.). For reservations email testkitchen@shortorderla.com.

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-- Betty Hallock

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Betty Hallock

Betty Hallock is deputy Food editor at the Los Angeles Times. She has co-written four cookbooks, including “Bäco: Vivid Recipes from the Heart of Los Angeles,” “Amá: A Modern Tex-Mex Kitchen” and “Baking at République.” She started her journalism career at the Wall Street Journal and Scientific American in New York, worked on the L.A. Times’ Business desk, and was interim food editor at Los Angeles Magazine. Hallock also helped launch a food and nutrition vertical for wellness app RoundGlass. She’s a graduate of UCLA and New York University.