Wood Fire and Raw Seafood Make Andres Padilla's New Restaurant Feel Like Home

As the anchor of the restoration of the historic Plaza Hotel, Ámbar Restaurante and the accompanying rooftop bar, La Perla, were two of El Paso’s most anticipated openings this year. The usual construction delays coupled with the pandemic pushed back the opening to April, when Texas was under a shelter-in-place order. Instead of waiting it out, the hotel’s chef, Andres Padilla, began hosting weekly...