Funke
italian
Tied with 3 other venues on equal evidence.
We hold 301 venues in Los Angeles, CA and could score 189 of them. Positions are counted against those 189.
v1.7.4 16.1/100 = sourcing 5.3/50 (named-farm 1 distinct [jjs-lone-daughter-ranch (producer/None) x0.60], named-region 0 distinct, attribute 0 distinct, buzzword 0 distinct; +15% corroboration lift from sourcing press) + farm partners 0.0/20 (none scored) + registry 0.0/12 (none listed) + press 10.7/18 (capped at 35% of the 5.3-point evidence base).
produce
Chef Evan Funke selects Violette De Bordeaux figs from JJ's Lone Daughter Ranch at the farmers market for Funke's service
Named farm“Violette De Bordeaux figs from JJ's Lone Daughter Ranch”
found online · source ↗
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| Sunday | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Monday | 5pm – 10:30pm |
| Tuesday | 5pm – 10:30pm |
| Wednesday | 5pm – 10:30pm |
| Thursday | 5pm – 10:30pm |
| Friday | 5pm – 11pm |
| Saturday | 5pm – 11pm |
“Not listed” means the day was absent from the schedule we read — usually closed, but we never saw it stated, so we don’t claim it.
Overlapping time blocks on the page were rejected rather than merged (likely happy-hour/bar hours): monday 17:00-23:00 (overlaps 17:00-22:30); tuesday 17:00-23:00 (overlaps 17:00-22:30); wednesday 17:00-23:00 (overlaps 17:00-22:30); thursday 17:00-23:00 (overlaps 17:00-22:30); friday 17:00-00:00 (overlaps 17:00-23:00); saturday 17:00-00:00 (overlaps 17:00-23:00)
Page carried 2 separate day/time blocks; the highest-scoring one was used. Days not named in it are 'unknown', not 'closed'.
Hours checked Aug 24, 2026 · source ↗ · these hours were read from the page text rather than published schedule data, so we show the week instead of calling it open or closed · Always worth confirming with the restaurant.
Book on the restaurant's own site ↗link checked Aug 24, 2026
Authority & awards
- 100 Hour Weeks: How a Master Italian Chef Runs an Elite Restaurant | On The Line ↗
Bon Appetit
National authority“'On The Line' video profile framed specifically as 'a day with the chef/owner of Funke' (Beverly Hills). Shows chef Evan Funke at a farmers market selecting 'Violette De Bordeaux figs from JJ's Lone Daughter Ranch' before returning 'to the restaurant.' The transcript also references Felix and Mother Wolf (his other restaurants) elsewhere as biographical context; only the market-to-kitchen sourcing scene, which the episode frames as this Beverly Hills day, is used here.”
mentions sourcing - MICHELIN Guide 2026: Selected ↗
MICHELIN Guide
Award
Lifestyle coverage
- The Paradox of Evan Funke ↗
Beverly Hills Courier
Local lifestyleSep 17, 2024
“Tavily raw_content returned only a ~142-char snippet ('On the morning of our interview, Funke had already returned with his team from one of his three weekly visits to a local farmers' market') -- see gotcha-tavily-thin-extract. Local Beverly Hills paper profile of Funke's chef/owner; recorded to preserve the citation, not analyzed for full sourcing content.”
- Funke — A Luxurious Culinary Experience in Beverly Hills ↗
Mariana in LA
Local lifestyleJan 9, 2024
“Independent blog review, address/identity-anchored to Funke Beverly Hills. Cites the same Bon Appetit video ('Evan goes to the Santa Monica Farmers Market at wee hours of the morning to select the produce. Then, he goes to Funke, where he preps') and quotes a waitress on an off-menu truffle pasta: 'The truffles are grown by a family of farmers in Italy. We get the shipment straight from LAX to the restaurant.'”
mentions sourcing - Funke - Review - Beverly Hills - Los Angeles ↗
The Infatuation
National lifestyleSep 5, 2023
“Review; notes several mains ('dry-aged ribeye') 'debuted at Felix years ago' -- background on shared menu items across Evan Funke's restaurants, not a Funke-specific sourcing claim. No producer named.”
Coverage
- The Ultimate Restaurant Guide to Date Night in Los Angeles ↗
Resy (blog.resy.com)
Press“A meal at any of pasta maestro Evan Funke’s restaurants (which include Mother Wolf and Felix) is bound to be special. But his three-level flagship in Beverly Hills might just be his magnum opus. This romantic restaurant offers impeccable service a glass-encased pasta room that churns out a new selection of nonna-style, hand-rolled pastas, “fatta a mano,’ and world-class pastries (save room for the meringata and citrus panna cotta). Make sure to stop by the rooftop bar to snuggle up for a cocktail—and possibly some caviar—on one of the comfortable couches or at the pretty Cristallo Rosa quartz ”