Psst.
I got a tip about a clandestine and secret restaurant from a reader named Steve.
Appropriately enough it's called "The Hidden Kitchen" -- a project by two local couples. One pair (Jeff Dobkin and Julie Thompson-Dobkin) are the owners of Thompkin Cellars. Their partners are Jason Coulston and his wife Holly. Mr. Coulston is their chef, but people on Chowhound's L.A./O.C. bulletin board might recognize Mr. Coulston as one of their own.
Steve told me that the group was "looking for