The Dining Room at Hotel Shangri-La: The Latest Restaurant by Marc Smith Featuring Executive Chef Noah Rosen

Hotel Shangri-La, Santa Monica's iconic architectural gem, is preparing to open its first restaurant, The Dining Room. Owned by veteran restaurateur and nightlife impresario, Marc Smith, who also designed the 71-room hotel, the restaurant will be new American with a California fresh feel. Far from your grandmother's dining room table, this ocean front restaurant will be the place to be seen while enjoying the cuisine of one of the West coast's top chefs.

Smith hired Noah Rosen as the executive chef to oversee the restaurant and all other food and beverage outlets throughout the hotel. Rosen, a Southern California native with extensive experience working with some of the West coast's finest culinary establishments including Patina, Melisse, Mini Bar, Wilshire, and most recently as Chef de Cuisine at BLT, has designed a menu that will showcase his American Farmer's Market Cuisine with French sensibilities. His food, reflective of his vast experience, will be served with a social dining experience in mind, as well as priced in alignment with the current economy.