LAUREN & PETER LEMOS
MET WORKING IN A RESTAURANT. IN 2014 THEY MARRIED & OPENED UP THEIR BELOVED SANDWICH SHOP WAX PAPER, WHICH JUST CELEBRATED THEIR 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY. AFTER SEVEN LONG YEARS OF RED TAPE PERMITTING AN ALMOST 100 YEAR OLD BUILDING, A PANDEMIC, AND A PRAYER, THEY FINALLY OPENED LINGUA FRANCA IN FEBRUARY OF 2023. THEIR MISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO COOK & SERVE GOOD FOOD FOR GOOD PEOPLE. TOGETHER, THEY HAVE WORKED A COLLECTIVE 30+ YEARS IN RESTAURANTS, AND LOOK FORWARD TO MANY YEARS AHEAD SERVING THEIR COMMUNITY AND LOS ANGELES AT LARGE.