From former Thomas Keller Group culinary director Jeffrey Cerciello, FarmShop (225 26th St., Santa Monica, 310.566.2400) has opened at the Brentwood Country Mart with a restaurant offering artisanal California dishes, plus a bakery. The market, opening imminently, will sell cheese, charcuterie, prepared foods, wine, beer and housewares. Downtown Culver City’s L’Epicerie Market (9900 Culver Blvd., Culver City, 310.815.1600) is a French-inspired cafe-shop combo. The restaurant’s eclectic dinner menu might include beef bourguignon or housemade chicken wings confit; it also serves breakfast and lunch. The retail component offers more than 150 wines and European food items, plus a tasting bar for sampling wine, cheese and charcuterie.
