DINE BEAT : RESTAURANT NOTES DIWAN CLOSE TO OPENING.Byline: - Larry Lipson, Restaurant Critic Sherman Oaks soon will have a new, full-service restaurant called Diwan Noun 1. diwan - a Muslim council of state divan privy council - an advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British Crown) 2. diwan - a collection of Persian or Arabic poems (usually by one author) divan opening at 13045 Ventura Blvd., just west of Pinot Bistro. Co-owner and general manager Serge Hovsepian, a former waiter and manager at several Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern restaurants, said the cozy, 50-seat three-room facility would be opening within a couple of weeks. It will serve continental and Mediterranean food. Previously a retail store, Diwan will house two dining areas and a cocktail and appetizer lounge featuring unamplified music. Edmond Girrgaosian is maitre d'-manager. Big Mac's pizzas The Brooklyn Eatery sign has gone and Robbie Mac's Pizza has gone up on the busy southwest corner of Ventura and Van Nuys boulevards. The exact address is 14502 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Robbie Mac's, owned by Robbie MacMurray, is the second local outlet. The first opened 2-1/2 years ago at 12510 Riverside Drive A number of cities around the world have a Riverside Drive. In the United States:
Specialties are a trio of pizzas ($14 per 14-inch or $16 per 16-inch), one topped with artichoke hearts and garlic; a second with spinach, three cheeses and roasted red peppers; and the third with barbecued chicken, red onions and cilantro. Pastas range from $6 to $9, focaccia sandwiches are $6 and $7 and salads run from $4 to $7. Information: (818) 906-0300. Sundays are Alsatian Award-winning chef-owner Serge Burckel has decided to open his One restaurant, 672 S. La Brea La Brea (lə brā`ə), area, S Calif., formerly in Rancho La Brea. The La Brea asphalt pits, which yielded prehistoric animal and plant remains, are in Hancock Park, Los Angeles. Ave., Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , regularly on Sunday nights beginning Sunday, but with a twist. Burckel, a native of Alsace, will be serving a traditional ``sureriewa'' or choucroute chou·croute n. An Alsatian dish of sauerkraut with wine, sausages, pork, and juniper berries. [French choucroute (garnie), (garnished) sauerkraut, alteration (influenced by chou, meal centered around a type of Alsatian sauerkraut made with turnips instead of cabbage. The usual choucroute Alsacienne sausages, salt pork salt pork n. Fatty pork that is cured with salt, often used as a flavoring. Noun 1. salt pork - fat from the back and sides and belly of a hog carcass cured with salt porc, pork - meat from a domestic hog or pig and ham accompaniments will be featured along with Alsatian white wine at a table of 20. Burckel's family-style, Alsatian Sunday dinner will have two seatings, 6 and 8 p.m. at about $18 per person. With extras, the total cost per diner, he estimates, should run from $20 to $25. Details and reservations: (323) 692-0540. Cafe Bizou wants two Cafe Bizou in Sherman Oaks, still the hottest restaurant on Ventura Boulevard Ventura Boulevard is one of the primary east-west thouroughfares in the San Fernando Valley; as it was originally a part of the El Camino Real (the trail between Spanish missions), Ventura Boulevard is the oldest route in the San Fernando Valley. It was also U.S. , is eyeing the vacant Papashon site on Raymond Avenue in Pasadena for a possible second location. But legal hurdles caused by the unavailability of Papashon's owners have been slowing down lease and license negotiations. Napkin notes Chef-owner Hans Rockenwagner and partner Patti Shin of Rockenwagner in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. will open a second venture, Rock in Marina del Rey at 13455 Maxella Ave. Opening July 19, the restaurant will emphasize trays of appetizers, family-style entree platters and other ``shared'' food presentations. Information: (310) 399-6504. . . . The current issue of Food & Wine magazine dedicated to restaurants has its pick of America's 10 best new chefs on the cover. Only one is from L.A., Suzanne Goin of Lucques in West Hollywood. Patina is named L.A.'s favorite restaurant and Claim Jumper the best local chain. . . . A series of monthly one-nighters featuring different global cuisines begins Tuesday with a traditional Russian feast ($30 per person) at the Valley Inn. Details: (818) 784-1163. |
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