DINING BEAT : NEW EATERIES ON BOULEVARD.Byline: With Larry Lipson As if there weren't enough sushi bars and Italian restaurants 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. , add a few more brave entrepreneurs. One is a Japanese seafood and sushi bar at the Boulevard's eastern end; the other is a small Italian eatery around 15 miles west. In the West Valley, the new replacement for the shuttered Capri at 21926 Ventura Blvd. in Woodland Hills is Verdi Ristorante. Verdi's partners are James Hurst 'Bold text'James Hurst (born 1922) is an American short story writer, best known for his 1960 short story, "The Scarlet Ibis". Hurst grew up in North Carolina on a very big city apartment farm. , who has worked in local restaurants for the past decade, primarily as a waiter, and chef Lamberto Valdez, 24-year veteran of the stoves, whose credits include Forte's (now Benvenuti) in Encino. Prices are reasonable with starters from $3.50 to $10 and entrees or pastas from $8 to $18. Soup or salad with entrees is $1. Wines are as low as $15 per bottle, and 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 is $8.50 if your bottle is not on Verdi's list. Information and reservations: (818) 884-0243. In Studio City, Matsuda, a little sushi bar and Japanese seafood cafe, has opened at 11837 Ventura Blvd., in a site previously occupied by a yogurt parlor. Owner-chef Hironori ``Hiro'' Matsuda formerly pleased sushi bar patrons at nearby Teru Sushi. Matsuda offers a comprehensive list of sushi and sashimi items priced from $1 to $12.80. Dinner entrees range from $12 to $18. Information and reservations: (818) 760-3917. A 9/9/99 special The ``historic'' upcoming date of 9/9/99 has inspired the Wine Bistro, 11915 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, to do a special $19.99 dinner on that night. Five starter options include frog legs, duck pate Noun 1. duck pate - a pate made from duck liver pate - liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned , rock shrimps in pastry and vichyssoise vi·chys·soise n. A thick creamy potato soup flavored with leeks and onions, usually served cold. [French, from feminine of vichyssois, of Vichy.] Noun 1. . Six entree choices include steak frites, escolar with caper sauce Noun 1. caper sauce - allemande sauce with capers sauce - flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food and linguine with sausages and sun-dried tomatoes. Two wines, a Vichon merlot and a Heartswood chardonnay, are being offered at $19.99 per bottle to complement the meal. Information and reservations: (818) 766-6233. Dining at downtown Hyatt Two new restaurants will open Sept. 9 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 711 S. Hope St., Los Angeles. They are a steak and seafood dining room titled The Grill that replaces the continental Pavan pa·vane also pa·van n. 1. A slow, stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries, usually in duple meter. 2. A piece of music for this dance. and a new sports lounge spot dubbed Martini's. Information: (213) 683-1234. |
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