DINING BEAT : A NEW PLACE IN THE SOLEIL.Byline: Larry Lipson Restaurateur res·tau·ra·teur also res·tau·ran·teur n. The manager or owner of a restaurant. [French, from restaurer, to restore; see restaurant. Robert Simon of the popular Bistro 45 in Pasadena has opened Sol et Soleil at 110 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale. The cuisine direction combines food from the sunny climes of Northern Italy Northern Italy comprises of two areas belonging to NUTS level 1:
Chefs are Ray Luna, previously at Parkway Grill in Pasadena, and Catalino Echeverria from Michael's in Santa Monica. There's a full bar and, according to Simon, ``a very affordable wine list.'' Information and reservations: (818) 244-4765. Five-star establishments Three Southland hotels and L'Orangerie, 903 N. La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood, (310) 652-9770, are among 44 establishments in North America to earn the 1999 Mobil Travel Guide Five-Star Award. The Peninsula in Beverly Hills made the cut for the sixth consecutive year, and the Beverly Hills Hotel The Beverly Hills Hotel is a hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, at 9641 Sunset Boulevard. It was opened on May 12, 1912 and started by Margaret J. Anderson and her son, Stanley S. Anderson, who had been managing the Hollywood Hotel. and Hotel Bel-Air both made the list for the third year in a row. Your own wine locker The latest restaurant to offer on-premises wine lockers for rent to customers is Fins, 23504 Calabasas Road, Calabasas. Monty's Steak House in Woodland Hills has had them since its relocation from Encino several years ago. Evidently it's a status thing. The current Fins' newsletter titillates potential renters with the words, ``Imagine the look on the faces of your guests or clients when your server asks, `And will you be having something from your wine locker this evening, Mr. Smith?' '' Sure beats the old BYOB BYOB abbr. 1. bring your own booze 2. bring your own bottle schtick schtick n. Variant of shtick. Noun 1. schtick - (Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven" schtik, shtick, shtik . However it'll set you back $250 a year plus $10 a bottle corkage cork·age n. A charge exacted at a restaurant for every bottle of liquor served that was not bought on the premises. corkage Noun a charge made at a restaurant for serving wine bought elsewhere (if it's your own wine; no charge if the restaurant procures it for you). Information: (818) 223-3467. Napkin notes Look for an announcement later this week of a new chef at Pagani, the hot new West Hollywood dinery owned by Jorge Pagani. Pagani, on the former Morton's and Eclipse site at 8800 Melrose Ave., will also be introducing a winter menu. Opening chef Frank Cramme left last month. Information and reservations: (310) 858-5801. |
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