DINING BEAT : PUCK'S NEW ASIAN FLAVOR.Byline: Larry Lipson Barbara Lazaroff has named her and husband Wolfgang Puck's newest restaurant venture ObaChine. The multi-Asian concept that will open in the latter part of this year on the former Tribeca site, 242 N. Beverly Drive Beverly Drive is a northwest/southwest major street in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. The southern end of Beverly Drive is at the intersection of Beverly Drive and Harlow Avenue, a small street south of National Blvd. and north of the Santa Monica Freeway. , Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , will draw from Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Malaysian, Burmese and Indian cuisines. It will even have an Indian tandoor tan·door n. pl. tan·doors or tan·door·i A cylindrical oven made of clay, heated to a high heat over charcoal or wood, and used in India for baking bread and roasting meat. oven in its kitchen, Puck said. Lazaroff explained that the name is derived from the shiso or ``obah'' leaf, used in Asian cooking and often referred to as the beefplant in cookbooks, and the French-accented ``Chine'' pertains, of course, to things Chinese. Dinner checks will range between $20 and $25, Puck said. Sites for additional ObaChine restaurants have been selected in Seattle and Phoenix. Meanwhile, the Puck-Lazaroff duo announced that all Wolfgang Puck Wolfgang Johann Puck (born Wolfgang Johann Topfschnig on July 8, 1949) is an Austrian-American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and businessman based in Los Angeles. Cafes including those in Universal City and Woodland Hills, would be giving a special dessert to those dining with their mother. This tribute to moms is not just for Mother's Day, but will be a constant offer, they said. And yes, in conjunction with this, both mom and anyone else dining at any of the Puck Cafes may now use an American Express card to charge their meals. As for the still-in-progress takeover of the now-vacant Bistro Garden facility in Beverly Hills, Puck said it would definitely become a Spago and that the present Spago above the Sunset Strip would probably be retained ``with a different name and concept.'' Of fires and sales Never a dull moment on the restaurant scene. Jones, the hip cafe on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood will rise again following its recent fiery demise. Construction is under way, and we're told that the restaurant hopes to reopen within two months. Meanwhile, A&W BBQ BBQ barbecue Seafood, 7213 Reseda Blvd., Reseda, has reopened following a fire, and, for those interested in its live Chinese-style finny fin·ny adj. fin·ni·er, fin·ni·est 1. Having a fin or fins. 2. Resembling a fin; finlike. 3. Of, relating to, or full of fish. fare, it has installed an additional tank. Information and reservations: (818) 342-0990. And Jerry's Famous signs may soon go up where Solley's stood before at both the Sherman Oaks and Woodland Hills deli-restaurants. Jerry's has formally signed a letter of intent to acquire the two restaurants. Incidentally, No. 6 for Jerry's is due to open next month in Westwood adjacent to UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX . |
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