Attagirl Hermosa Beach: Inspired Arabic ignites a Hermosa hotspot

Chef Alice Mai earns all the praise at Attagirl  by Richard Foss There’s a multilingual pun in Attagirl, the name of the restaurant in Hermosa helmed by Chef Alice Mai. The focus here is modern Arabic cuisine, and the word “atta” means “gift” in that language. They’re noted for their made-to-order flatbreads, and around the Indian Ocean, the fine-ground whole wheat used for those flatbreads is also called atta. As such, if you speak the right languages, the name can be