Since the age of 17, when he started washing dishes at famed uptown dive the 6740, Witzl has been moving up the ranks in upscale kitchens across LA County, from the groundbreaking Campanile to the ...

Ellie’s has become such a point of pride for Long Beach boosters that Witzl recently announced a tasting-menu-only next door to open in the fall — and it’s already booked solid for four months.

The doors are closed on Ellie’s 50’s Diner, but the retro restaurant that operated for 32 years in Delray Beach will soon be reborn with a new tenant. In the short term, the plan is for… ...