R.J. and Jerrod Melman Heading to California

The buzz has resolved itself into confirmation: Hub 51 owners RJ and Jerrod Melman are taking their brand savvy to California. They’ve just signed on with restaurateur Bob Lynn to add their youthful perspective to his La Grande Orange restaurant in Santa Monica. They’re describing it as “casual upscale warm industrial” — sound familiar to anyone standing on the corner of Hubbard and Dearborn? [Sun-Times]

R.J. and Jerrod Melman Heading to California