SMALL BITES A STAR MAITRE D' SHINES AT JAAN.Byline: - Larry Lipson Dmitri Dimitrov, probably the most honored maitre d' in the L.A. area, has left Diaghilev, the haute Russian-French restaurant at the Wyndham Bel-Age Hotel in West Hollywood West Hollywood A community of southern California northeast of Beverly Hills. It is mainly residential. Population: 36,600. , after 18 years. Dimitrov can now be found in a similar role at Jaan, the posh Californian restaurant at Raffles L'Ermitage Hotel in 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. at 9291 Burton Way. His new job also requires his supervision of the hotel's Writer's Bar. The 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. , which named Diaghilev's service under Dimitrov as the best in L.A. four For the Los Angeles jazz group of the same name, see . The L.A. Four was a nickname given to the first four African American men charged with the racially-motivated attack on Caucasian truck driver Reginald Oliver Denny during the 1992 Los Angeles riots: years in a row through 2005, called him the ``quintessential maitre d'.'' He can be reached at Jaan at (310) 278-3344. BRINGING LE PAIN: Belgium's bakery chain, Le Pain Quotidien Le Pain Quotidien, also known as Het Dagelijks Brood in Belgium, is a chain of internationally franchised Belgian bakeries and restaurants. The company was founded by Belgian chef Alain Coumont. , which bakes bread from organic flour, has opened its latest bakery restaurant outlet in Studio City at 13045 Ventura Blvd. Open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, the new Le Pain serves sandwiches (tartines) priced from $8.50 to $13.50, salads ($4.95 to $15.50) and pastries ($3 to $6.50) plus a soup of the day Soup of the Day is the loosely scripted 2006 internet phenomenon that told the story of one man who is dating three women at the same time. Each of the 19-episodes of the story was its own 4-6 minute self-contained viral video. The entire series can be seen at [1] [2]. (cup $4.95, bowl $6.95). Information: (818) 986-1929 or www.painquotidien.com. BEER & BRATS FOR A BUCK: An ongoing bargain worth noting is the Dollar Dogs Night every Monday at The Stand, the unique hot dog restaurant at 17000 Ventura Blvd., Encino, where not only hot dogs cost $1 but also so does beer. Information: (818) 788-2700. FRENCH ACCENTS: If you're a foodie and you've never attended the annual Picnic des Chefs that's held every summer, you're missing a fun and frolicking food event with fare prepared by the top French chefs in L.A. There are raffles, prizes, games, a band and more. This year it's at Griffith Park's Crystal Springs Area on June 12 and the tickets are $40 ($20 for ages 12 to 21, under 12 free). Participating chefs include Christian Bellanca (L'Orangerie), Jean-Pierre Bosc (Mimosa), Jean Francois Meteignier (La Cachette), Christian Monchatre (Jonathan Club The Jonathan Club is a prestigious private social club in Los Angeles, California, U.S. It maintains two clubhouses, one in downtown Los Angeles at 545 South Figueroa Street (built in 1924) and one on the beach in Santa Monica. ) and Patrick Jammon (Regency Club). Tickets and information: (949) 295-0506 or wcep(at)netzero.net. NIBBLES & SIPS: Saturday's San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. Wine & Food Festival at 8876 Corbin Ave., Northridge, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., will have numerous local restaurants' fare for attendees to sample with 100 wines. Participants include Tango d'Amore, Buenos Aires Grill, Wood Ranch Barbecue, Les Sisters, Los Toros Toros,a version of Greek word Taurus, may refer to:
Under new ownership, Le Petit Bistro, 13360 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, has become Le Petit Restaurant. No staff or menu changes, however. As for the original Le Petit Bistro at 631 N. La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood, say ``Happy 13th anniversary'' if you visit there this month and ``your first round of drinks will be complimentary.'' ... You'll soon see a second Wine Cask restaurant in the Santa Barbara area when the award-winning Anacapa Street dining facility officially opens a sister spot sometime in June at Fess Parker's Wine Country Inn, 2860 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. Information: (805) 688-7788 or (805) 966-9463. ... Internationally famous chef Joel Robuchon will unveil two restaurants at the MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. Grand Hotel in Las Vegas this fall, one named Joel Robuchon at The Mansion and the other called L'Atelier du Joel Robuchon. Reservations: (866) 730-7711. ... New top toques Toques is a municipality in the Spanish province of A Coruña. It has a population of 1580 (Spanish 2001 Census) and an area of 78 km². [ edit ] Municipalities of A Coruña The semi-finals of the new ``Chefs on the Rise'' competition by the L.A. County Fair for restaurant professionals with less than a year's experience as executive chefs will take place Saturday, and the finals (open to the public) on Sept. 10 and 11 at the fair. |
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