OUR
STORY
Arex is a seasonal cafe and marketplace
featuring fresh baked goods in East
Hollywood, CA run by Pastry Chef/Baker
Roxana Jullapat and Chef Daniel Mattern.
Longtime champions of produce-driven
cooking, Jullapat and Mattern built
their careers over fifteen years in
renowned kitchens of Los Angeles
(including AOC, Lucques, Campanile,
and Cooks County) before opening
Friends & Family.
At Friends & Family, they continue
their dedication to hand made food
with artisan breads and pastries
made daily with locally-sourced,
heirloom grains, as well as a
produce forward day-time menu.