Published August 25, 2010
Just Wright
Five Courses in a Lloyd Wright House
You have certain bucket list-type aspirations for your life.
To sell a three-picture deal to Sony about Mexican female wrestlers. To party for 48 straight hours in Seth
MacFarlane’s sex kitchen. To bask in a wine-soaked feast in a Lloyd Wright home.
You’ve accomplished the first two. It’s time to tackle the third...
Presenting the
Provisions Dinner at Sowden House, an evening of wine and merriment in a landmark
1926 property, now taking reservations.
First of all, let’s come clean. It’s not a home by
that Lloyd Wright. This residence was
designed by Frank’s son, Lloyd Wright, an accomplished architect in his own, er, right. And this
house—6,000 square feet of Old Hollywood glamour on Franklin Avenue—is one of his best. Scorsese liked
it so much he shot parts of
The Aviator here.
So: you’ll make your way to Los Feliz and enter through the front, exploring the various nooks and
crannies of the place and eventually making your way back to a courtyard that resembles a Mayan ruin (only
less ruin-y).
It’s here where you’ll sit down, relax and embark on a five-course feast of fresh, seasonal goods. And
to wash them down, you’ll pair each course with wine from eclectic Melrose shop Domaine LA.
Then it’s over to a Frank Gehry home for dessert...
VITALS
Provisions Dinner at Sowden House
5121 Franklin Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90039
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