Chef Kevin Meehan

Chef and Co-Owner, Kali

Kevin Meehan, chef and co-owner of Kali, cultivated his culinary craft in Los Angeles’ most prestigious kitchens, including L’Orangerie, Bastide and Citrine. In the early 2000s, Meehan joined Patina Restaurant Group asChef de Cuisine at Joachim Spichal’s seminal Patina restaurant in Downtown. During his three-year tenure, the restaurant received a Michelin Star for its fresh interpretation of French cuisine informed by seasonality, and Meehan was consequently promoted to ExecutiveChef of Café Pinot. In 2012, Meehan launched his passion project, Kali Dining. The underground operation quickly garnered critical attention for Meehan’s assertive, yet nuanced tasting menus that he prepared, dinner party-style, for Los Angeles top tastemakers, luminaries, and food enthusiasts. Kali the restaurant was birthed from the success of Kali Dining, and the passion that Meehan shares for pushing the boundaries of the typical fine dining experience.

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