Kurohana

A twelve-seat omakase counter in the Arts District, run by chef Ren Takeda, with two seatings a night from Tuesday to Saturday. Guests come for one evening at the counter, so the site has to show the work behind the meal and make holding seats simple.

• Follows the counter's day from the 6:00 fish market to the 10:30 close, marking where it stands now in LA
• Lays out three menus, Kuro, Hana and Tsuki ($195 to $295), each opening into its full course list
• Carries the chosen menu straight into the reservation form
• Shows a calendar of Tuesday to Saturday evenings, with seats left out of twelve for each seating
• Takes guests, seating, menu and email, checks availability, then holds the seats with no card taken

• An ink brush stroke sweeps across and 黒花 settles in gold before the page lifts
• Steam rises from the grill while the hero photo pushes in slowly
• The day's timeline stays pinned while the photo changes at each step
• The chef's quote fills in word by word as you scroll