Why it belongs in ORBIS
Santa Monica pizza-and-bakery restaurant opened in 2011 by Josh Loeb and Zoe Nathan of the Rustic Canyon Family group; also functions as the bread-baking hub supplying all of the group's restaurants, earning Michelin Guide California recognition 2021-2023.
Milo and Olive opened in 2011 in Santa Monica, founded by husband-and-wife team Josh Loeb and Zoe Nathan. It is part of their Rustic Canyon Family group of restaurants, built around seasonal, market-driven cooking. Breakfast service centers on handcrafted breads and rustic pastries; lunch and dinner add wood-fired pizzas made with Nathan's signature 48-hour dough. Beyond serving its own customers, Milo and Olive functions as the group's central bread-baking hub, producing the bagels, bialys, country bread, baguettes and challah used across the group's other restaurants. It was selected for the MICHELIN Guide California from 2021 through 2023.