DINING BEAT : GIANT BUG IS TASTELESS.Byline: Larry Lipson The new downtown version of 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. has been unveiled in the former Rex Il Ristorante space at 617 S. Olive St. in the historical Oviatt Building and people are talking less about the food than the unappetizing giant bug painting atop the staircase. The blue cicada insect was installed in the restaurant after its move downtown from West Hollywood West Hollywood A community of southern California northeast of Beverly Hills. It is mainly residential. Population: 36,600. . Owners are Elton John's songwriter Bernie Taupin Bernie Taupin (born May 22, 1950) is an English lyricist most famous for his collaboration with Elton John. Birth and childhood Bernard John "Bernie" Taupin and his wife, Stephanie Haymes-Taupin. It serves Northern Italian fare and is open for lunch and dinner. Reservations: (213) 655-5559. You be the judge The Zagat Survey Zagat Survey (pronounced za-GAT)[1] was established by Tim and Nina Zagat in 1979 as a way to collect and correlate the ratings of restaurants by diners. For their first guide, covering New York City, the Zagats surveyed their friends. wants your help again. Every year the Los Angeles/Southern California Restaurant Survey enlists the aid of diners by asking them to fill out questionnaires concerning their restaurant opinions. Those who do this receive a free Zagat guide book in the latter part of the year. But Zagat needs its survey material back by June 16. To get a questionnaire, send a stamped, self-addressed business-size envelope to Zagat Survey, 12618 Homewood Way, 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. , Calif. 90049-1908. Double dinner deals Theaters and restaurants are joining forces. Ca' Del Sole in North Hollywood and the Pasadena Playhouse The Pasadena Playhouse is a historic theatre located in Pasadena, California. History The Playhouse's history began in 1917 when actor/director Gilmor Brown began producing a season of plays at an old burlesque house, which he renamed the Savoy. have a deal for $75 per couple that includes ducats (worth $79) for ``Bigger Than Bubble Gum'' playing through June 22 and a three-course dinner (just about anything on the menu). Call (818) 985-4669 for details. And fashionable Jimmy's in the Century City-Beverly Hills area is doing a special three-course prix-fixe pre-theater dinner for $39 in conjunction with the June 15 opening of ``Ragtime'' at the nearby Shubert Theatre. Only in this case you buy your own show tickets. Details and reservations: (310) 552-2394. And finally, Arbuckle's on La Cienega Boulevard La Cienega Boulevard is a major north/south arterial road that runs from El Segundo Boulevard in El Segundo, California on the south to its end on the Sunset Strip/Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. in Los Angeles is presenting a big show in the restaurant itself. It's a fund-raiser called ``Judy Garland ... A Night in the Life'' starring Julie Sheppard and it runs June 10-21. For more detailed information and dinner show reservations, call owner-host Brian Reed at (310) 657-9220. |
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