The cosy restaurant resembles an Alps chalet with wooden walls and tables, and stays true to its southeastern France namesake, serving red wine broth and raclette cheese fondue alongside Parma ham, duck, shrimp and roast potatoes.
And guests at the Pali-Hotel on Melrose Avenue can order up chicken cracklins and melted raclette from Kris Tominaga and Brian Dunsmoor's The Hart and the Hunter, rated by Los Angeles magazine as one of the best restaurants of 2012.