SMALL BITES IT'S A ZIN THING IN WESTLAKE.New in Westlake Village, overlooking the lake on the former Dockside Terrace site at 32131 Lindero Canyon Road is Zin Bistro Americana. Zin is short for zinfandel; a zinfandel vinaigrette dresses one of the new restaurant's salads, and short ribs braised braise tr.v. braised, brais·ing, brais·es To cook (meat or vegetables) by browning in fat, then simmering in a small quantity of liquid in a covered container. with zinfandel is one of its entrees. But Zin Bistro offers numerous other interesting dishes, including three regular soups (Maine lobster chowder, tomato bisque and chicken noodle), a tableside-tossed Caesar salad, raw oysters (Malpeque, Kumamoto and Fanny Bay) plus interesting cheese and charcuterie plates. Twenty-two main-course items ($15 to $35) include a whole deboned-at-tableside Dover sole, steak and ale Steak and Ale is a semi-casual dining American restaurant chain founded by Norman E. Brinker with over 60 locations in 19 states in the United States. It is part of the Metromedia Restaurant Group, which also leases franchises for Bennigan's, Bonanza, and Ponderosa restaurants. pie, lobster pot pie, chicken fried lobster, cioppino ciop·pi·no n. pl. ciop·pi·nos A stew made of several kinds of fish and shellfish, tomatoes, and white wine. [Italian, perhaps variant of northwest Italian ciuppin.] -- and even grenadine grenadine: see pomegranate. of beef. Hot and cold starters range from around $8 to $30. Zin Bistro is the fourth restaurant under the same ownership as the two Fins (Westlake and Calabasas) and Moz Buddha Lounge in Agoura Hills.Information and reservations: (818) 865-0095. STAR CHEF: Sophie Montelli, former private chef of show-biz luminaries Rod Stewart, Ed McMahon, Geena Davis and Jerry Weintraub has unveiled her Sophie's Bakery Cafe at 2337 Roscomare Road, Bel-Air. In a converted sandwich shop, Montelli cooks breakfast and lunch/brunch Tuesday through Sunday and dinner on Friday and Saturday only until 8 p.m. The Spanish-born Montelli offers paella as the dinner specialty. Information: (310) 889-7000. SIPS AND NIBBLES: Sumant Pardal, owner of the Indian restaurant Tufaan, 4523 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Sherman Oaks, (818) 986-8555, has opened Tiger Lily at 1739 N. Vermont Ave., (323) 661-5900. ... Westfield Fashion Square Westfield Fashion Square, formerly Sherman Oaks Fashion Square, is a shopping mall in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles, California. It is owned by The Westfield Group. It's anchor stores are Bloomingdale's and Macy's. , 14006 Riverside Drive, Sherman Oaks, has announced the addition of three sit-down eating places, Barney's Gourmet Hamburgers, Verci Cafe & Deli and California Pizza Kitchen California Pizza Kitchen (NASDAQ: CPKI, known within the food industry as CPK) is a casual dining restaurant chain that specializes in California-style pizza. The restaurant was started in 1985 by attorneys Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax in Beverly Hills, California, . Barney's and Verci are expected to open sometime in June, and CPK CPK creatine kinase. CPK creatine phosphokinase. is planning a fall debut. |
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