Chef
Daniel Cutler
- Discipline
- Chef
- Based in
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Venue
- Ronan · Restaurant
i. Biography
In Los Angeles, the work runs on proximity: house-cured guanciale, Apulian ricotta forte, cacio e pepe honey, Castelvetrano olives, Calabrian chile oil, and the heat of a white dome oven. At Ronan in Los Angeles, where Daniel Cutler is chef and co-owner, those parts are assembled with discipline. The cooking lands as wood-fired pizza and seasonal plates that use restraint as a tool, asking every topping, drizzle, and fold of dough to justify itself. Pizza, in this context, is a working method: fire, cheese, cured meat, oil, and restraint in active balance.
Coming Up
As Head Chef at Sotto in Los Angeles (from 2016), Daniel Cutler entered a kitchen position that set the pace and seriousness of the work that followed. In 2018, he became chef and co-owner of Ronan, the restaurant that became the main site of his cooking and remains central to it. That path later included chef at Here’s Looking at You in Koreatown, Los Angeles (from 2024), placing Cutler within a set of closely watched Los Angeles dining rooms. Read together, those roles point less to reinvention than to accumulation: each one adding to a style built on precision, heat, and the habit of drawing flavor from the inside out.
Where They Are Now
At Ronan in Los Angeles, Daniel Cutler’s work is expressed most clearly through pizza and seasonal plates, with the white dome oven setting the tempo of the kitchen. The restaurant is the current home of his cooking, and the pizzas are handled as composed dishes rather than casual comfort. Sweet Cheeks is one of the clearest signatures: a pizza with house-cured guanciale, Apulian ricotta forte, and cacio e pepe honey. It shows how Daniel Cutler layers salt, cream, and sweetness so each part stays distinct while still reading as one dish. The Philippe uses the same approach in calzone form, with rare roast beef, mozzarella, provolone, caciocavallo, Parmesan, onion jus, and hot mustard. It is built from richness and sharpness, folded into a format that keeps both generosity and control. Adaptation is another part of the work. Spicy Chomper is a Ronan pizza Daniel Cutler adapted, which places pizza in his kitchen as something active rather than fixed. Across the menu, the logic stays consistent: cured pork, fermented bite, dairy in several registers, chile oil, onion jus, honey, mustard, and fire, assembled with confidence and care. The result is direct and grounded, with each ingredient kept legible.
Signature
Daniel's signature dishes include Sweet Cheeks, The Philippe, Biancoverde Pizza, and Spicy Chomper.
Honors
The concrete markers are roles and dishes: Sotto, Ronan, and the pizzas and calzone that define his public cooking.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Daniel
What is Daniel Cutler's current role?
As of 2026, Daniel Cutler is Chef and Co-owner.
Where did Daniel Cutler work before?
Daniel Cutler's earlier career included Sotto and Here’s Looking at You.
What is Daniel Cutler known for?
Pizza.
