Chef Travis Swikard is getting ready to give the UTC area of La Jolla a serious Riviera glow, as he prepares to open Fleurette, his second San Diego restaurant, with a planned public debut on December 10, 2025. The sunlit, Côte d'Azur-inspired spot is built around lighter coastal cooking and a vegetable-forward style that leans hard on local farmers and purveyors. Reservations are already live, and the team plans friends-and-family previews in the weeks leading up to opening night.
As reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune, Fleurette is set to debut December 10 and is built to handle nightly dinner service as well as larger private gatherings. OpenTable shows that reservations are open, lists an invite-only Friends & Family preview, and notes valet parking at the La Jolla Commons location. The OpenTable listing also confirms the restaurant's street address and standard dinner hours.
Where Fleurette sits and how the room feels
Fleurette lands inside the La Jolla Commons office park at 4727 Executive Drive, a modern campus that advertises ample on-site parking and new-construction amenities. According to the restaurant, Los Angeles design firm Studio UNLTD shaped the interior to channel coastal Provence with warm materials and a bright, sunlit dining room. The build is meant to give UTC diners a transportive, convivial setting for both weeknight dinners and special events.
What the kitchen will cook
The Union-Tribune preview notes that the menu leans into Côte d'Azur and Provençal flavors while putting vegetables firmly at the center. It highlights dishes such as an Aix-style grand aïoli of poached vegetables and a brouillade of Ramona duck eggs with black truffle and local uni. Swikard's approach - light, seasonal, and rooted in local sourcing - mirrors the philosophy he established at Callie, where seasonal produce and farmer partnerships shape the menu. Diners can expect a short dinner menu to start, with plans to expand into lunch service and more event offerings later on.
The team and the wine program
Swikard is running Fleurette with a core leadership crew: Roman Garcia is listed as chef de cuisine, Steve Dreifuss as general manager, Tracy Latimer as lead sommelier, and James Roe overseeing the bar program. Those roles appear on the restaurant's team page and in group press materials, pairing Swikard's decade of New York fine-dining experience with local talent. His first restaurant, Callie, has earned attention from the Michelin Guide, underscoring the pedigree he is bringing to this larger La Jolla project.
Reservations, parking and private events
OpenTable is listed as Fleurette's booking portal and shows both standard reservations and pre-opening preview events. The listing also outlines private-dining options and full-restaurant buyouts. Practical notes on the restaurant's site and booking pages indicate dinner service hours and a service surcharge intended to support staff benefits. For now, OpenTable is the go-to spot to check availability for opening-period seatings and preview nights.
With a Riviera-leaning dining room, a vegetable-forward menu, and a team drawn from both the local and national scenes, Fleurette is poised to be one of San Diego's most closely watched openings this season. If everything stays on track, the December 10 debut will bring a distinctly Provençal voice to UTC - and a new late-evening option for the neighborhood's diners and event planners.
