DINING BEAT : QUO BY ANY OTHER NAME.Byline: Larry Lipson It will not be named Quo Vadis Quo Vadis novel of Rome under Nero, describing the imprisonment, crucifixion, and burning of Christians. [Pol. Lit.: Magill I, 797] See : Persecution after all. Rocco Somazzi, who has taken over the former Adriano's, 2930 Beverly Glen Circle, Bel-Air, has decided to rename it Rocco, not Quo Vadis, his initial choice. Meanwhile, it remains Adriano's until April 24. On that night, Adriano's starting chef Ueli Huegli (now the owner of Matterhorn Chef in Van Nuys) returns to cook the closing dinner ($90 per person) with Rocco's incoming chef Hiro Bairin. Huegli and Bairin will prepare a lavish eight-course meal complemented by appropriate wines. The restaurant will reopen in June as Rocco. Reservations for the closing dinner or regular dining: (310) 475-9807. Zagat wants you Zagat, publisher of the well-known local restaurant survey annually, again is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. respondents/reviewers to fill out questionnaires. Those who return the answer sheets by May 1 will receive a free copy of the new Zagat guide upon publication. So, if you fancy yourself as a restaurant know-it-all - and who doesn't? - Zagat wants you. Send a stamped, self-addressed business-size envelope to 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. , 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 to get your questionnaire. Eating for Earth's sake Donating a portion of their Friday proceeds to the Green Corps and Pesticide Watch as part of a program called Dine Out for the Earth are a dozen local restaurants. They are Chaya Venice and Capri in Venice; Border Grill, JiRaffe, Kay N' Dave's Cantina can·ti·na n. Southwestern U.S. A bar that serves liquor. [Spanish, canteen, from Italian, wine cellar.] , Nawab of India and the Sunset Grill in Santa Monica; Your Place and the Beverly Hills Cafe in Beverly Hills; Rosalind's Ethiopian and Nyala nyala: see bushbuck. nyala Slender antelope (Tragelaphus angasi) of South Africa having a crest of hair along the back from head to tail and standing 3.5 ft (110 cm). Ethiopian in Los Angeles; and C&O Trattoria trat·to·ri·a n. pl. trat·to·ri·as or trat·to·ri·e An informal restaurant or tavern serving simple Italian dishes. [Italian, from trattore, host, from trattare in Marina del Rey. Napkin notes Former owner of Agostino's in Calabasas, chef Agostino Costa is opening Arcadia House, a banquet facility later this month at 306 S. First St., Arcadia, (626) 447-9007. ... If you want Chasen's chili, the original, real stuff, you still can pick it up frozen at Chasen's Event Center - the back door - 9039 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, or at a Gelson's or Costco. |
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