SMALL BITES A CHANGE OF NAME - AND NATIONALITY.

Byline: - Larry Lipson

Maria and Angelo Di Santo, owners of Trattoria Frascati in Woodland Hills, will open a second Italian restaurant in Studio City.

Their Angelino at 11929 Ventura Blvd., previously Emmanuel An American Bistro, expects to debut in a couple of weeks, according to chef-owner Angelo Di Santo.

He said the menu will feature ``lots of salads,'' and pastas priced from $8.50 to $16.50 with entrees from $13.50 to $24.

Information: [phone].

Meanwhile, at their Trattoria, 21136 Ventura Blvd., the Di Santos are currently offering 50 percent off any bottle from their wine list on Monday and Wednesday evenings. And special dishes as low as $40 featuring fresh white truffles that just arrived from Italy can be had here. Information: [phone].

GOING FOR NEVADA: The Sushi Roku/Katana/Balboa (now BOA Steakhouse) people are expanding into Nevada.

With three Sushi Rokus (L.A., Santa Monica and Pasadena), Katana in West Hollywood and the renamed BOA in the Grafton Hotel on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood operating locally, the Innovative Dining Group is moving its Sushi Roku and BOA Steakhouse concepts into the Forum Shops complex at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

HELP FROM ABOVE: The latest venture for chef-owner Agostino Sciandri (Ago, West Hollywood and Miami) is a former Rosti at 908 S. Barrington Ave., Brentwood, that he calls Sor Tino.

With an open kitchen, pizza oven and a 250-year-old floor imported from an Italian cathedral, Sor Tino offers starters and pizzas from $6 to $13, pastas from $11 to $15, entrees from $17 to $24 and desserts at $6 each.

Information [phone].

SLOPPY EXPANSION: Dan Elias, whose lifelong love of sloppy joes caused him to open a cafe in Westwood specializing in that not-too-neat sandwich, says he's planning to expand to the San Fernando Valley.

His Sloppy JoJo's, 1136 Westwood Blvd., purveys ground beef, chicken, turkey and tofu versions of the sloppy joe priced from $3.49 to $4.09.

``Currently, we are speaking with the Sherman Oaks Galleria as well as Universal CityWalk,'' said Elias, whose research prior to opening in Westwood revealed that almost 98 percent of those surveyed said they were familiar with sloppy joes, liked them and would jump at the chance to eat one.

Information: [phone].

NIBBLES & SIPS: Celebrity chef Roy Yamaguchi's return to Los Angeles is scheduled for mid-January when his much-heralded Roy's will open in Woodland Hills at 6363 Topanga Canyon Blvd. at the southwest intersection with Victory Boulevard. Roy's will serve dinners nightly - no lunches - of Hawaiian-influenced fare similar to that obtainable at Roy's restaurants in Newport Beach and Rancho Mirage. Information: [phone]. ... Incidentally, Fleming's, the upscale steak house, will join Roy's in the same building later, promising a spring 2005 debut. ... Chef David Myers of Sona, 401 N. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, prepared an Idaho potato and eggplant terrine, confit of salmon with Idaho potato and horseradish salad, a crispy Idaho potato risotto with rare duck breast, an Idaho potato puree with prime beef short ribs and a layered roasted apple and potato tart with potato ice cream last week for an Idaho Potato Commission private promotional dinner.

Obviously, none of the attendees here were counting carbs.