The Mind of a Chef

Find out how Chef Ludo LeFevbre, trained in the finest kitchens of France, translates his haute cuisine to fast food. Learn the origins of his wildly popular LudoBird and walk through the opening of the second LudoBird at Universal City Walk.

Ludo meets with his partners to discuss the business decisions that go into serving fine food in a strip mall setting. He demonstrates the restaurant dishes that best embody the cultural mash-up and high/low flair of his strip mall philosophy.

Explore the oceanic bounty of France. Ludo’s eyes light up when he describes the lobsters of Brittany, oysters from Cancale and a myriad of other extraordinary culinary jewels. “La mer” means, simply, the sea.

“La terre”—the earth—is where ingredients for some of Ludo’s favorite dishes are cultured, grown, harvested and served. Explore the vegetables, gardens and memories he uses in some of his dishes. Learn how “terroir” is as much a place as a taste.

The rigors to ensure quality and consistency in his establishments, along with TV appearances, interviews and an online presence, keep Ludo busy. When he needs to escape, he heads to Paris in the spring, where the emphasis is on life’s joy and fun.

At its core, a bistro is a place where everyone can eat, and eat well. See how Ludo has brought the spirit of the bistro to Los Angeles. Join him in Paris to meet some of the people and places that first inspired him to begin a culinary career.

It took a move to Los Angeles, starting a family and a rough restaurant review for Ludo to figure out what he really wanted to do. Examine the ties between artists and their education, and how childlike wonder can, in fact, translate into a career.

Learn how and why Ludo created a unique dining experience in the form of small, reservations only, “chef’s choice” dinners that became known as LudoBites, a pop-up that food critic Jonathan Gold deemed “a transforming moment” for the LA dining scene.