West First Wood-Fired is designed to connect diners with the processes that create the food they are enjoying. From the moment one enters the loft-style restaurant, everything reinforces the value of the unique, celebrates the handcrafted, and honors a commitment to quality. An imposing glass mosaic tiled oven stands like an altar at the center of a dynamic open kitchen where cooks rhythmically perform the culinary rites and pizzas are tossed, pastas are sautéed, and homemade desserts are carefully plated. Observing the transformation of food from simple ingredients to a transcendent meal is an almost magical experience. When food is graciously and carefully prepared, the diner can not only enjoy the quality of the food, but also experience a connection to the people and processes that produced it... and that is the mission of West First... to reconnect us to the food we eat, its preparation, and the multi leveled enjoyment that the sharing of food can provide.