Jessica Biel moving forward with restaurant project

Jessica Biel is making her dream of opening a restaurant a reality after reportedly picking a location for her child-friendly eaterie in Santa Monica, California.

In 2012, the Total Recall star spoke of her idea to launch her own restaurant, which she described as a "cool space where you can have great food (and)... send your family and kids to cool classes."

She is now moving forward with the project after finding the perfect location in Santa Monica, according to New York Post gossip column Page Six.

The publication reports Biel is applying for permits to get the restaurant started and hiring a construction crew to begin the building work.

The star previously revealed she hoped to call the eaterie Au Fudge.