{"id":504501,"date":"2026-10-22T18:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T18:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/504501\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T18:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T18:42:10","slug":"chef-tim-hollingsworth-to-open-first-orange-county-restaurant-at-ocvibe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/504501\/","title":{"rendered":"Chef Tim Hollingsworth to open first Orange County restaurant at OCVibe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Even more big name chefs will take up residence in Anaheim when OCVibe opens in 2027.<\/p>\n

Today, the 100-acre mixed-use district surrounding the Honda Center announced the renowned chef Tim Hollingsworth will open his first Orange County restaurant at the district.<\/p>\n

\u201cTim Hollingsworth is a chef whose talent and sense of hospitality are matched by his genuine connection to the Southern California community,\u201d said Anthony Olheiser, senior vice president of Hospitality at OCVibe, in a news release.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the beginning, our vision for OCVibe has been to partner with chefs who tell authentic stories and create places where people genuinely want to gather,\u201d Olheiser continued. \u201cTim\u2019s life-long connection with Southern California, from childhood trips to Anaheim to the guests who have followed him to Los Angeles, makes him a natural fit, and we\u2019re thrilled to welcome him to OCVibe.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2010, Hollingsworth was the recipient of James Beard Foundation\u2019s Rising Star Chef of the Year Award and he spent more than a decade at Thomas Keller\u2019s celebrated restaurant, the French Laundry. In 2012, he left to open the now-shuttered Otium located next to the Broad museum and also co-founded Chain<\/a> with with B. J. Novak, a concept that reimagined the nostalgic menu items of chain restaurants.<\/p>\n

Most recently, the Los Angeles-based chef has developed concepts across the country with dining groups like Ten Five Hospitality, the Patina Group and H. Wood Group and Caruso.<\/p>\n

\"Chef <\/p>\n

Chef Tim Hollingsworth and the rest of the Chain team serve collaborative dishes, one-off bites and item previews by some of the world\u2019s biggest chain restaurants.<\/p>\n

(Chain)<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve spent much of my career cooking in Los Angeles, and over the years, I\u2019ve welcomed so many guests from Orange County,\u201d Hollingsworth stated. \u201cIt\u2019s exciting to now bring something to them in Anaheim.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hollingsworth\u2019s new wood-fire dining concept will feature chef-driven American cuisine with pizzas, meats and seasonal vegetables prepared over open flame. The interior design will draw on Southern California\u2019s mid-century design heritage and include an open raw bar and pastry station where guests can watch their meal being prepared with care.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy vision is to create a restaurant that has the warmth and familiarity of your favorite neighborhood spot, while embracing the energy and excitement of everything happening around it. A place where the food is thoughtful, the atmosphere is lively and the hospitality feels personal,\u201d Hollingsworth said.<\/p>\n

\"Jos\u00e9 <\/p>\n

Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s is among the celebrity chefs opening concepts at OCVibe in Anaheim. <\/p>\n

(Chris Granger)<\/p>\n

The news of Hollingsworth\u2019s restaurant follows a recent announcement that chef Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s will also be coming to OCVibe. The Spanish American chef is the recipient of multiple James Beard Foundation awards and the founder of non-profit organization, World Central Kitchen, which provides meals to regions in the aftermath of natural disaster. <\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9s will debut a signature restaurant within Sena, Anaheim\u2019s first hotel in Marriott\u2019s Autograph Collection portfolio. Set to open in 2029, the hotel will be deigned by Rockwell Group, while Sage Hospitality Group will oversee a suite of hospitality and guest service experiences.<\/p>\n

\u201cBringing together Marriott\u2019s Autograph Collection, Rockwell Group, Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s Group and Sage Hospitality Group gives us the opportunity to create a hotel experience unlike anything else in Orange County,\u201d said Dan Young, executive director of development at OCVibe, in a news release. \u201cSena will be both a destination in its own right and a front door to everything OCVibe is becoming, a place where exceptional design, dining, hospitality, and live experiences come together.\u201d<\/p>\n

The restaurant will feature views of OCVibe\u2019s South Plaza and Honda Center with social experiences that go from day to night.<\/p>\n

\"A <\/p>\n

A rendering of the Sena Hotel\u2019s lobby bar, opening at OCVibe in Anaheim in 2029.<\/p>\n

(Courtesy of OCVibe)<\/p>\n

\u201cAnaheim, here we come,\u201d Andr\u00e9s said in a statement. \u201cIt is no secret that I love California \u2026 filled with amazing people, bountiful ingredients and energy. My team and I are excited to bring a new restaurant into this community that we look forward to being a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9s and Hollingsworth will join chef Roy Choi\u2019s restaurant concept, Best Friend<\/a>, and a growing lineup of local chefs<\/a> in the 21-kitchen Katella Commons market hall at OCVibe.<\/p>\n

The first phase of the district, which includes the concert hall, market hall and office is expected to open in 2027, while Sena is slated to open in 2029.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Even more big name chefs will take up residence in Anaheim when OCVibe opens in 2027. Today, the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":504502,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,195081,195080,9789,195079,4080,40315,23958,147235,1511,10111,1410,1457,195082,168773],"class_list":["post-504501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-andres","tag-chef-tim-hollingsworth","tag-concept","tag-first-orange-county-restaurant","tag-guest","tag-hollingsworth","tag-hospitality","tag-james-beard-foundation","tag-news-release","tag-ocvibe","tag-place","tag-restaurant","tag-sena","tag-southern-california-community"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=504501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/504502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=504501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=504501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=504501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}