DINING BEAT : BISTRO'S NEW BLOOD.Byline: Larry Lipson Maurice Constantine is joining Robert Bigonnet and Claude Alrivy at Le Chardonnay, ostensibly os·ten·si·ble adj. Represented or appearing as such; ostensive: His ostensible purpose was charity, but his real goal was popularity. to take over the famous Melrose Avenue Melrose Avenue is a well-known Los Angeles street that starts from Santa Monica Boulevard at the border between Beverly Hills and West Hollywood and ends at Hoover Street in Silver Lake. Melrose runs north of Beverly Boulevard and south of Santa Monica Boulevard. French restaurant from them in January. Constantine, a Woodland Hills resident who is food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. manager at the Anaheim Hilton Hotel, has enjoyed a notable career in the restaurant industry that includes stints at several major hotels in Switzerland. In 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. , he worked at The Tower, at Cardini in the L.A. Hilton, and at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. He will operate Le Chardonnay with his wife, Genique. Constantine said he is in the process of recruiting a top chef Top Chef is an American reality competition show that airs on the cable television network Bravo, in which chefs compete against each other in weekly challenges. They are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or to join him when the sale is finalized. Meanwhile, the Bigonnet-Alrivy team continues to operate the city's ultimate bistro through the holidays. Reservations: (213) 655-8880. Will Cicada cicada (sĭkā`də), large, noise-producing insect of the order Homoptera, with a stout body, a wide, blunt head, protruding eyes, and two pairs of membranous wings. move? A group of investors is reportedly working on another Italian restaurant to go into Cicada's spot if Cicada relocates from West Hollywood to downtown. One major local chef has already been contacted regarding a possible consultancy job. Meanwhile, the restaurant industry is abuzz with questions over why Cicada, looking successful in its current spot, would want to leave. Maitre d' Michel Shammaa said the reason for the possible move from Melrose and La Cienega to the art deco splendor of the Rex Il Ristorante facility downtown was an attractive proposition. ``We could easily renew the lease if we wanted to,'' Shammaa said. Both Rex and Cicada remain open at least through New Year's Eve. Changes New restaurants around town include the already open Crown and Anchor Crown and Anchor is a simple dice game, traditionally played for gambling purposes by sailors in the British Navy. It is still popular in the Channel Islands and Bermuda, but is strictly controlled and may only be played on certain days, such as the Channel Islands' three annual , an English-style pub at 2891 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks, (805) 497-0070, and later on this month Restaurant Christine, which replaces Fino, shuttered since Oct. 26, at 24530 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance. Both Fino and the new Christine are owned by Michael Franks and Robert Bell. Chef Christine Brown and husband Jordan Funk will operate the new South Bay spot. The former Cafe Francais at 4320 Riverside Drive in Toluca Lake, now transformed into a Boston Market, unveils Monday. |
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