DINING BEAT : DINE IN NEW ENOTECA ROOM.Byline: Larry Lipson The most interesting aspect of the new Rocco, opening Friday on the former Adriano's site at 2930 Beverly Glen Circle, Bel-Air, is its enoteca. An enoteca is a wine-tasting room, actually an Italian word for ``wine library.'' Owner Rocco Somazzi has announced he will have a full bar and stage for live musical performances, mostly jazz, in the enoteca portion of the restaurant. More than 100 bottles priced from $18 to $120 will be offered, ``emphasizing bold and distinct California wines and some carefully selected Tuscan Sangiovese wines,'' the latter a tribute to Somazzi's heritage. Numerous wines and sakes will be available by the glass, priced from $5 to $25. And in true Italian enoteca-style, two red wines will be served directly from wine barrels. Tapas-style dishes ($6 each) on the enoteca menu prepared by chef Hiro Bairin will include tuna tataki, clams and mussels mariniere, spicy spring rolls and a daikon dai·kon n. A white radish (Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) of Japan, having a long root that is eaten raw, pickled, or cooked. Also called Chinese radish, Japanese radish, Oriental radish. radish radish, herbaceous plant (Raphanus sativus) belonging to the family Cruciferae (mustard family), with an edible, pungent root sliced in salads or used as a relish. salad. The enoteca seats 70, while the regular Rocco dining room seats 60. Look for a mix of Italian, Japanese and Californian recipes on the dining room menu, with such intrigues as spaghetti alla Giapponese ($18) with calamari, green onions, nori no·ri n. pl. no·ris An edible, dried preparation of red algae of the genus Porphyra. [Japanese.] and a choice of spicy squid roe butter sauce or Japanese pickled plum sauce Noun 1. plum sauce - for Chinese dishes: plum preserves and chutney sauce - flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food , and the classic vitello tonnato ($7.50), a holdover hold·o·ver n. One that is held over from an earlier time: a political advisor who was a holdover from the Reagan era; a family tradition that is a holdover from my grandparents' childhood. Noun 1. favorite of sliced cold veal with tuna sauce from Adriano's. Information and reservations: (310) 475-9807. Coming and going They open, they close. Bob Burns will close its Newport Beach Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. restaurant at the end of this year after a 31-year run. This leaves the mini-chain with a Bob Burns in Woodland Hills (soon to become P.F. Chang's, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Promenade mall management) and one in Santa Monica. The Burns family also operates five Marmalade Cafes locally (Sherman Oaks, Calabasas, Westlake Village, Malibu and Santa Monica). Meanwhile, Norms, readying to open its 17th 24-hour family restaurant in Torrance later this year, will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 1999. The latest Norms will be at 2448 Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Coast Highway may refer to:
Napkin notes Happy hour kicks off at Book Soup Bistro, 8800 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. with half-price cocktails. Information: (310) 657-1072 . . . And $7.95 dinners from 4 to 6 p.m. are a hit weeknights at the Greek Bistro, 17337 Ventura Blvd., Encino. Reservations: (818) 789-2888. |
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