IN THE NEWS: The LA Times’s Betty Hallock and Amy Scattergood report, “Table 8 (7661 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, www.table8la.com) is set to close May 31 and reopen at a new Melrose Avenue location (currently Chocolat) in late summer, according to chef-owner Govind Armstrong. He and co-owners Chris Heyman and Joshua Woodward will open a […]

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IN THE NEWS: The LA Times’s S. Irene Virbila gives two stars to Michael’s on Naples Ristorante (5620 E. 2nd St., Long Beach; www.michaelsonnaples.com), while Amy Scattergood reports that Bastide (8475 Melrose Place, West Hollywood) executive chef Walter Manzke has resigned, being replaced by former Providence chef de cuisine Paul Shoemaker, as well as the […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Miami Herald reports, “Anthony Bourdain prefers San Loco for the burritos. Mario Batali enjoys Las Vacas Gordas. And Paula Deen is a fan of Joe’s Stone Crab. But it was Table 8 that was repeatedly among the top chefs’ top choices when we informally polled them during the four days of […]

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