Chef Timothy Hollingsworth’s Otium restaurant at the Broad

Otium’s Tim Hollingsworth was chef de cuisine at Thomas Keller’s French Laundry in Yountville.

The Otium garden salad.

Chef Tim Hollingsworth works alongside his crew at Otium.

Beef short ribs at Otium.

Not even a counter separates the dining room from the open kitchen at Otium.

Lamb with pine nuts at Otium.

At work on plating at Otium.

Uni spaghetti at Otium.

The dining area at Otium.

The hamachi dish at Otium includes nori, avocado and sweet and sour tomatoes.

The bar at Otium in downtown Los Angeles.

Otium’s open kitchen as seen from the dining area.

Otium is the ambitious new restaurant from Timothy Hollingsworth located at the Broad museum in downtown L.A.

Joy Benjamin and her daughter Susan have some wine at Otium.

The wine cellar at Otium. Sommelier Elizabeth Huettinger has a knack for selecting high-acid wines that pair well with modern cuisine.

Inside the wine cellar at Otium.

Sommelier Elizabeth Huettinger inspects the wine cellar.

The Otium shares space with the Broad museum, so artful touches abound in the restaurant.