When Margaret and Geoffrey Zakarian were approached by the Montage Beverly Hills hotel about opening a restaurant, they jumped at the chance to take Geoffrey’s cuisine cross-country. The Cooks vs. Cons host has five other eateries on the East Coast, including The Lambs Club in New York City and Point Royal in Hollywood, FL, and he and Margaret (president of Zakarian Hospitality) knew exactly how they wanted their place in Beverly Hills to feel: dapper, sophisticated and comfortable. "It's a home away from home," Margaret says, "but a little unexpected and a little more whimsical." They even named the spot after their son, George, and hung his artwork on the walls along with pieces by his big sisters, Madeline and Anna. Read on to take a look.

Working with husband-and-wife interior designers John and Christine Gachot of Gachot Studios, Geoffrey and Margaret made the 150-seat place feel stylish yet totally approachable.

Margaret and Geoffrey wanted the dining room to echo the look of Beverly Cañon Gardens next door. They placed tall fiddle-leaf fig trees throughout the dining room and hung planters along the wine wall.

Interior designer John Gachot is also an illustrator, and he designed the hand-painted flowers on mirrors and lampshades in the restaurant. He also drew the clementine pattern that's printed on the wallpaper in the private dining room.