IN THE NEWS: Eater Los Angeles reports the mid-June opening date for Gordon Ramsay at the London Hotel has been upped to May 27 … Eater also reports the closings of kosher spots The Prime Grill and Mamash, and Buzz Coffee at 8000 Sunset Boulevard.  la.eater.com … The LA Times’s soon-to-retire Charles Perry rounds up […]

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IN THE NEWS: The LA Times’s S. Irene Virbila gives three stars to Citrus at Social (Social Hollywood, 6525 Sunset Blvd. at Schrader Boulevard, Hollywood; 323-337-9797; www.citrusatsocial.com) and has a first look at Beso (6350 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood), the new restaurant from “Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria Parker and Boston chef Todd English. … Noted […]

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IN THE NEWS: The LA Times’s S. Irene Virbila gives two stars to Izakaya Zero (412 Walnut Ave., Huntington Beach.; 714-960-1278; www.izakayazero.com). … The paper also reports the openings of Akasha Restaurant, Bar and Bakery (9543 Culver Blvd., Culver City, 310-845-1700, www.akasharestaurant.com), The Milky Spoon (6754 Greenleaf Ave., Whittier, 562-945-8999, www.themilkyspoon.com), Rasta Taco (26881 Camino […]

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IN THE NEWS: Eater Los Angeles reports the Feb. 8 opening of chef Michel Richard and restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow’s Citrus at Social, at Social Hollywood and the closing of Thai Town Express on the corner of Western and Hollywood. … Eater also reports: the renovated La Fonda on Wilshire, under new ownership, is to reopen […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Los Angeles Times’s S. Irene Virbila awards three stars to Bastide (8475 Melrose Place, West Hollywood; 323-651-5950), while Betty Hallock details the opening of Yamato Westwood in the former Eurochow space in Westwood (1099 Westwood Blvd., Westwood, 310-208-0100). latimes.com … New Angeles Monthly reviews Elf Café (2135 Sunset Blvd., Echo Park. […]

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