LA’s Italian Star Felix Is Eyeing NYC for an Outpost | Eater NY

"I consider this Los Angeles Italian restaurant one of the biggest and most acclaimed openings of 2017: chef Evan Funke’s hand-rolled pasta landed him on the James Beard long list, Felix opened in April 2017 and has since been featured on Eater National’s and Esquire’s best new restaurant lists and named a James Beard semifinalist for Best New Restaurant; the Venice location draws long waits, and Funke—who made his name at Bucato—has discussed potential expansion to New York while stressing that he doesn’t want the restaurant to be “an invasive species.”" - Serena Dai