Jeff Strauss

Jeff Strauss is the chef and co-owner of OyBar in Studio City, Los Angeles. A former television writer and producer (with credits including Dream On and Friends), Strauss transitioned into food later in life after decades of obsessive home cooking and underground pop-ups. His culinary voice is emotional, eclectic, and unapologetically personal—blending Jewish comfort food, Los Angeles flavor, and global inspiration into layered, soulful dishes.

Strauss launched his first food project, Jeff’s Table, inside a neighborhood bar before eventually opening OyBar in the same space. Self-taught and fiercely curious, he brings the storytelling instincts of a writer to every dish. For him, cooking is more than a second career—it’s a calling.