HOT SPOTS : ERPICUM LAUDE.Byline: Larry Lipson Eclipse, 8800 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood West Hollywood A community of southern California northeast of Beverly Hills. It is mainly residential. Population: 36,600. , (310) 724-5959. Ex-Spago maitre d' Bernard Erpicum (with new chef John Pardee John Pardee is an American screenwriter and television producer, currently working as executive producer for Desperate Housewives. During the 1990s, Pardee wrote episodes of several television series, including the cartoon Doug, the short lived sitcoms Amateau) has his own power haunt, ironically grabbing the show biz rendezvous spotlight in Morton's former facility from Morton's (across the street) itself. More irony: Amateau once cooked across the street when the current Morton's building was Trumps. Narrow but neat Out Take Cafe, 12159 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, (818) 760-1111. It may be narrow and slightly cramped, but this nifty noshing spot is now a No. 1 destination for dollar-wise diners. Try the soups, raviolis, bowl of 40 mussels, pork or salmon dishes. They're all doozies. In les boondocks Le Chene, 12625 W. Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling , Saugus, (805) 251-4315. A Gallic diamond in the rough, this is where cowboys eat escargots, duck with peppercorns, even a creme brulee crème brû·lée n. A custard with a crust of caramelized sugar. [French, burnt cream : crème, cream + brûlée, burnt, feminine past participle of brûler, . And the wine list has won national recognition. Studio annex Barsac Brasserie bras·se·rie n. A restaurant serving alcoholic beverages, especially beer, as well as food. [French, from brasser, to malt, brew, from Old French bracier, from Vulgar Latin , 4212 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, (818) 760-7081. Noisily crammed at lunch with the studio crowd, this pleasing, bistro-ish rendezvous provides welcome respite for serious food-seeking locals at dinner. Hong Kong Puck Chinois on Main, 2709 Main St., Santa Monica, (310) 392-9025. The ultimate L.A. restaurant is a talented, Austrian-born, French-trained chef's idea of Chinese food with a California accent. Savor the fare and the decor; they both offer superb sizzle siz·zle intr.v. siz·zled, siz·zling, siz·zles 1. To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat. 2. To seethe with anger or indignation. 3. . Bistro charmer charm·er n. 1. One that charms, especially a disarmingly attractive person. 2. One who casts spells; an enchanter or magician. Noun 1. California Canteen, 3311 Cahuenga Blvd. W., near Universal City, (213) 876-1702. Located west of Barham and east of Lankershim, and looking like it was plucked out of an old European city, it's considered a Valley spot by East Valleyites, though technically in Hollywood. And it's a grazer's paradise with an array of relatively inexpensive pastas and snack dishes. Plenty of garlic used here. |
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