I’m guessing this shot was taken in the mid ’50s — and certainly long before Kayndaves opened its doors there in the early ’90s.
Miraculously, our building wasn’t leveled by the firestorm, and still stands in its original form. It was built in 1951, and is now one of the few relics left of Old Palisades.
Prima Cantina is now the steward of our old restaurant space. We have 2 new tenants opening their doors. The streets are filled these days with trucks fueling the rebuild. Many homes are beginning to sprout back up. And there are plenty of other promising signs that the Palisades is rising from the ashes.
Jintana and I now live in Santa Fe. We miss the Palisades a lot — especially all of you that we forged wonderful bonds with over the years. We’re still in touch with some of you. And look forward to our next encounter…
Recipes
We’ve been in touch with a lot of you since closing our doors in 2022 — in many cases, talking about one of our recipes.
The fact that they are still being asked for is flattering. And prompted us to post a few online. We’re going to keep them simple. Show you the basics. And try to show you why Jintana makes her recipes the way she does.
If you give them a try and get stumped or have a question, don’t hesitate to reach out → dave@kayndaves.com.
If you want to know a little bit more, I posted a couple of stories of our early days.
One is about the day I told my dad that I was giving up being a lawyer so I could buy a run down money losing cantina on PCH. His response “Are you being a schmuck!!??”
The other tells about a wonderful woman – Virginia Brown – who rented me her Palisades spot despite the fact that I had a 9 month old money losing restaurant, little track record, and zero money with which to guarantee her lease. Despite that, she said “I’ll take a chance on you.“
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