HOT SPOTS : ALIVE AT 45.Byline: Larry Lipson Bistro 45, 45 S. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, 818-795-2478. Imaginative fare like sesame crusted ahi tuna on an eggplant and onion pancake and a conscientious wine list add up to a continuously interesting dining experience. Soul of Zorba Great Greek, 13362 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, (818) 905-5250. Here's a zappy zap·py adj. zap·pi·er, zap·pi·est Slang Lively: a zappy tune. , let-your-hair-down-and-have-fun, recently remodeled restaurant where Zorba-inspired waiters lead the dancing, stopping occasionally to bring bountiful trays of well above average Greek fare to your table. The avgolemono chicken soup chicken soup Chicken broth Folk medicine Jewish penicillin A fowl broth with a long tradition as a home remedy for URIs, which may be a nasal decongestant, inhibit growth of pneumococci in vitro, and stimulate immune responsiveness in WBCs Mainstream medicine A here is exceptional. Opa! Sushi satisfaction Yamakawa, 10118 Riverside Drive, Toluca Lake, (818) 763-8355. You won't find better, fresher, sculptured sushi anywhere. And the kitchen's superb gyoza gyo·za n. A pocket of dough that is stuffed, as with minced pork or shrimp, and fried. [Japanese.] , yellowtail collar, succulent lobster and black cod help keep seats here occupied constantly. Redondo rendezvous Chez chez prep. At the home of; at or by. [French, from Old French, from Latin casa, cottage, hut.] chez prep at the home of [French] Melange mé·lange also me·lange n. A mixture: "[a] building crowned with a mélange of antennae and satellite dishes" Howard Kaplan. , 1716 S.Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Coast Highway may refer to:
Drai hauls 'em in Drai's, 730 N. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, (310) 358-8585. Movie producer-turned restaurateur Victor Drai snagged chef Claude Segal for his casual bistro on the former L'Ermitage site and the result is Drai-matic dining for the show-biz crowd. Now open: a second Drai's called Drai's Cafe, in Beverly Hills and already a hotspot in its own right. Catch of the week Shiro, 1505 Mission St., South Pasadena, (818) 799-4774. You won't find a better plate of oceanfare anywhere. But don't look for handsome furnishings. This is a no-frills, reasonably-priced cafe that has seafood fanciers jumping for joy. |
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