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February 2005
BOSTON
The makeover is complete. Aujourd’hui at the
Four Seasons redecorated last summer and now debuts
its food, with chef Jérôme Legras at
the helm. Legras brings an international flair to
the traditional New England restaurant, after cooking
for the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in France
and Japan. He replaces Anthony Dawodu, who is now
executive chef at 33 Restaurant & Lounge in the
Back Bay | Musical
chairs at the Sapphire Restaurant Group (Rialto,
Noir, blu) in January: Rialto’s executive sous-chef,
Tom Fosnot replaced blu’s executive chef, Dante
deMagistris, who left to open his own place. Fosnot
has fashioned a new blu menu with dishes like Niman
Ranch pork tenderloin with heirloom hominy, fresh
bacon, peas, peppers, and avocado relish | Frank
De Pasquale and his Bricco executive chef, Marisa
Iocco, have teamed up to offer hearty Umbrian fare
at their new downtown restaurant, aptly named Umbria.
Iocco struck a deal with the biologist/owner of the
biggest agricultural supplier in Umbria to provide
the restaurant with the best regional products. Michael
Scelfo is chef de cuisine, while Lee Napoli takes
charge of pastry. Both are from Dedo in Bay Village | That’s
one talented family: Stephanie Sidell is the owner
of the ever-popular Stephanie’s on Newbury
Street and now sister Kathy Sidell Trustman has thrown
her hat in the restaurant ring by opening The Metropolitan
Club, a “Modern Steakhouse.” It’s
located in the space previously occupied by Figs
in Chestnut Hill, and the kitchen is run by executive
chef Jeffrey Fournier (ex-Sophia’s in the Fenway).
The menu even offers appealing options for vegetarians,
like the seared watermelon steak, braised in cream
sherry and butter, and served with French feta and
parsley oil | Ian
Just has given his ten-year-old Les Zygomates an
Italian little sister right next door in the trendy
Leather District. Sorriso is rustic Italian, featuring
one of Boston’s largest brick ovens. Executive
chef John Paine (ex Lumiere, Casablanca) combines
the native foods and cooking methods of Italy with
the best ingredients available in New England | Peter
and Colleen McCarthy, owners of Cambridge’s
EVOO, have opened a casual pizza joint in nearby
Arlington, called Za. The menu features salads and
thin-crust pizzas | Since
late last fall, brothers Bob and David Kinkead have
been “dueling it out” at Sibling Rivalry
in the South End with a menu that offers two different
takes on seasonal ingredients.
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CHICAGO
Vive le homecoming: The turmoil at Le Francais (see
Dateline, December 2004) should be winding down,
now that Roland Liccioni has returned to head the
kitchen of the Wheeling landmark. Liccioni, the restaurant’s
highly acclaimed chef from 1989 to 1999, came back
at the urging of owner Mike Moran, who has made him
chef/partner | Meanwhile,
Liccioni’s move left a spot to fill at Les
Nomades, where his ex-wife and owner Mary Beth Liccioni
expeditiously brought on board Charlie McKenna as
chef de cuisine and David Hayden as sous-chef. Both
had worked together at Avenues in The Peninsula Chicago | Global
cuisine served small-plate-style is the fare at the
new X/O in Lakeview. Chef Bob Zrenner (formerly of
North Pond, Tournesol, and Tru) is joined by pastry
chef Jordan Rappaport (The Peninsula Hotel, North
Pond) | RDG Chicago
(Nick & Tony’s, Red Star Tavern, Bar Louie)
has opened Solara Tapas Bar in Wheeling | What’s
in a name? A whole lot, at least for Su Mei Tung’s
newly opened restaurant in the Whitehall Hotel. It
seems a Northside eatery, Fornello’s, objected
strongly to Tung’s original name choice (Fornello
Mei), so the proprietor obliged and renamed her Gold
Coast establishment Fornetto Mei. (That’s Italian
and Chinese for “beautiful little oven.”) | Speaking
of names: Campagnola, the organic Evanston eatery,
is back again with a hearty rustic menu. Owners Michael
Altenberg and Steve Schwartz (who had changed the
name to Bistro Campagne in ’03) will now offer
customers the opportunity to buy organic products
through the restaurant. The partners’ Lincoln
Square Bistro Campagne remains unchanged | Business
has been good for Ina Pinkney, aka Chicago’s “Breakfast
Queen.” She just bought the building in which
her namesake eatery, Ina’s Restaurant, is located.
It’s near Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Studio
on West Randolph. Ina also is reportedly over the
moon about being selected as one of eight (out of
2,000 restaurant owners) to star in a Quaker Oats
commercial | Real
estate developer Fred Latsko is opening Shanghai
Club, an upscale Chinese restaurant at the site of
the former Biggs Steakhouse. Latsko, who owns the
1875 building, is partnering with Arun Sampanthavivat,
of Arun’s | Nick
Van Wassenhove (La Vita, LeLan) is opening chef at
the upscale Leonardo’s Ristorante and Tuscan
Bistro on the northwest side | When
restaurateur Rob Katz opens Landmark later this spring,
the new place will surely give patrons something
to talk about: a cell phone booth. Katz says the
romantically lit, velvet-padded, double-seated, walnut
mini-room has been such a hit at his other restaurant,
BOKA, that the new booth will have even more bells
and whistles.
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LOS
ANGELES
Women Chefs & Restaurateurs (WCR) will host At the Table: Toasting Women Chefs & Restaurateurs on Monday, March 7, 2005. The evening will celebrate the careers of California’s leading women chefs, and proceeds from the event will benefit WCR’s Scholarship and Internship Program. Some of the participating chefs include Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken of Border Grill and Ciudad; Josie La Balch of Josie’s; Allyson Thurber of The Lobster; and Sherry Yard of Spago, plus Christine Keff of Flying Fish, Seattle, and Nora Pouillon of Nora and Asia Nora (Washington, DC). The event will take place at the Music Box at the Fonda Theater, 6126 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA. Wine and Hors d’oeuvres will be served from 5:30-6:00 p.m., followed by a 5-course tasting and Cordial Reception. Tickets are $150 and may be purchased online at www.womenchefs.org or by calling toll-free at 877-927-7787 | Fine dining with Las Vegas
glitz has arrived near Palm Springs with the launch
of two new restaurants from the N9NE Group (Michael
Morton and Scott DeGraff) in the $250-million Morongo
Casino, Resort and Spa in Cabazon. N9NE Steakhouse
is a contemporary American chophouse with a youthful
vibe and a dramatic circular Champagne and caviar
bar. Consulting executive chef/partner Michael Kornick
(mk in Chicago) created the original menu for the
flagship N9NE Steakhouse in the Windy City in 2000,
as well for the branches at The Palms in Las Vegas
and now at Morongo Casino. The second establishment,
Belly Italiano, is perched on the 27th floor atop
the hotel tower with sweeping views of the desert.
Kornick’s menu mixes contemporary Italian fare
with such classics as chicken parmigiano. Executive
chef Michael Shrader (ex-Brasserie Jo) oversees both
kitchens | Javier’s
Cantina & Grill in Laguna Beach has been the
place to go for authentic Baja-style seafood since
Javier Sosa (ex-Tortilla Flats) opened it in 1995.
His wife, two sons, and daughter all work in the
bustling restaurant. Javier’s has now gone
upmarket with a new branch in the tony Irvine Spectrum.
The decor of the much bigger space has the feel of
a Spanish castle with two outdoor patios. The menu
remains intact | Down
the freeway a bit, Ozumo (a branch of the highly
regarded Japanese restaurant in San Francisco) has
debuted in Fashion Island in Newport Beach. Features
include a sushi bar, robata grill, and a sake lounge
all under the direction of executive chef/partner
Shotaro Kamio | Venice
Cantina is located in the old St. Marks Hotel building
(circa 1906), steps from the beach. The restaurant
is the latest from the busy partners of SGM (Paladar
and Tengu). Executive chef Jason Cline (Paladar)
serves healthy Mexican fare with a contemporary twist,
specializing in rotisserie-roasted meats. The team
is so serious about their libations, they’ve
even hired a Tequila sommelier | The
Wilshire, which is serving American comfort food
with organic products from local producers, has filled
the void in the Santa Monica space that housed the
beloved Knoll’s Black Forest Inn for 23 years.
Executive chef Chris Blobaum (ex-Surf & Sand
Resort in Orange County) is working from a new kitchen
in the extensively remodeled property | Also
newly arrived in Santa Monica is Yu on Montana Avenue
at the site of the departed Wolfgang Puck Café.
The food from executive chef Andrew DeGroot (ex-Hotel
Casa del Mar) is Asian fusion with a mélange
of Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, Japanese, and Thai
flavors | Shallom
Berkman was already a pioneer in roasting organic
coffee when he and his wife, Jilla, opened their
first Urth Caffe in West Hollywood in 1995. Demand
for their premium organic coffees, teas, food, and
decadent desserts drove the opening of a Beverly
Hills branch in late 2003. It was such a success
that they created an in-house bakery there to produce
all the desserts and baked goods for both restaurants.
Urth Caffe has expanded yet again, with the launch
of the largest cafe to date on Main Street in Santa
Monica | As part of
the ongoing, much-needed multi-million dollar renovation
to The Beverly Hilton hotel, new proprietor Beny
Alagem of Oasis West Realty LLC, has relaunched the
extensive food and beverage operation there. Executive
chef Katsuo Sugiura has moved over from The Beverly
Hills Hotel | The
previously reported opening of Ortolan was delayed
because of extensive renovations. Executive chef/owner
Christophe Eme (ex-L’Orangerie) is now happily
welcoming guests to his new French cuisine restaurant
on West Third Street.
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NEW
ORLEANS
Short of flying down to Central
America, the food of this region was underrepresented
until Fiesta Latina came on the scene. Located on
Airline Drive near the airport and owned by three
siblings from San Salvador (Ana Ruth, Delmy, and
Daniel Cruz), the restaurant features pupusas, plaintains,
pollo asado, and magnificent flans. Word on the street
has it that many airport-bound travelers are flying
high with Fiesta Latina to-go| Chef Daniel Esses
(formerly of Peristyle) and Alex Kelly have opened
Bank Cafe, featuring contemporary Louisiana cuisine
in the Faubourg Marigny. Pastry chef Michael Law
is also on board | Flaming Torch has opened uptown
in the site of a former flower shop, owned by Hassan
Khaleghi (The Moonlight Cafe on Sophie Wright Place).
He has brought chef Peter Chan, who recently arrived
from the Caribbean | Replacing
Neal Swidler as chef de cuisine at NOLA is Michael
Ruoss, who also worked at Emeril’s for a short
time | Austin Leslie
has left Jacques-Imo’s after many years. A
fixture in the kitchen with his white captain’s
hat, he is now the head chef at Pampy’s Creole
Kitchen on North Broad Street | Barbeque
Cajun-style has arrived big time in the heart of
the French Quarter with Zydeque Cajun Barbeque. This
second restaurant by the team that started GW Fins
(Tenney Flynn and Gary Wollerman) focuses on seasoned,
slow-smoked meats including ribs, brisket, pulled
pork, and sausages.
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NEW
YORK
"Vision of Palate" is a tasting workshop geared towards helping those with visual disabilities further develop and appreciate their sense of taste, smell and touch. The workshop is free and donations will go to The Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library and to cure youth with visual disabilities in India through Save the Children Organization. Workshops start March 15, 2005. For info call Vikas Khanna at 1-866-543-2781 | Come to "Cooking for Life" and help raise money for UNICEF and Save the Children to benefit Tsunami victims. The event will be held on Feburary 2, 2005 from 7-10pm at Tribecca Rooftop (2 Desbrosses St). A partial list of participating restaurants includes: Café Gray, Alain Ducasse, Chanterelle, Cru, devi, Nobu, Payard, Vong, and Bouley. Tickets are $50 in advance or $60 at the door. For more info go to www.NYCCL.com. | On February 9th, 2005, Action Against Hunger and various New York City Restaurants are sponsoring a one-day event to promote the Restaurants Against Hunger Tsunami Fund. Participating restaurants will donate a percentage of their sales to support disaster relief efforts and the rebuilding of lives through the international aid organization, Action Against Hunger. Everyone can participate! Please get your neighborhood restaurants to sponsor this special relief event, and make a point to dine out on Wednesday, February 9, 2005. For more information, please visit www.actionagainsthunger.org or call (212) 967-7800 x 103 | Twinkies for grownups is just one of the treats
for sale at the newly opened Fluff, in Hell’s
Kitchen. At his bakery/cafe, owner John Dempsey provides
an assortment of retro kiddie desserts, including
Snowballs, Mallomars, and cupcakes, as well as tarts
and cakes, all made with high-end ingredients. Sandwiches
are available for lunch | For
more sophisticated sweets, head to the Upper East
Side to the diminutive but elegant Lady M Confections.
The Japanese pastry company was already selling its
wares through upscale retailers, but the cafe/store
is a lovely spot for a taste of Lady M’s signature
mille crêpe, its fruit tarts, and other French
pastries | Claude
Troisgros, the scion of the legendary Troisgros culinary
family and the chef behind such well-received restaurants
as Blue Door in Miami Beach and the late CT in New
York, has returned to his old neighborhood. The space
formerly occupied by CT was later taken over by Rocco
DiSpirito and became Union Pacific. DiSpirito’s
second, much-publicized effort was the short-lived
Rocco’s on 22nd. In a twist of fate, Rocco’s
has been revitalized by Troisgros and the turbo-charged
restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow into Caviar & Banana
Brasserio. The menu features Troisgros’ signature
mix of Brazilian and French influences. The executive
chef is Bobby Varua, as Troisgros will be commuting
between Caviar and his eateries in Rio de Janeiro
| After 10 years, Circus, a Brazilian restaurant
in Midtown, has relocated a few blocks from its original
address | When you’re
jonesing for comfort food, look no further than Jones
in Greenwich Village. Owner Jay Plumeri’s first
venture was Plumeri in Tribeca. His new digs are
equally comfy. The menu features great burgers and
an even better mac, cheese, and vegetable potpie,
as well as the classic iceberg and Roquefort wedge | Popcorn
fanatics take note: the two Popcorn, Indiana retailers
in the city have changed the name of their company
to Dale & Thomas Popcorn. The concept—gourmet
popcorn in enticing flavors—remains the same.
The name change is a tribute to the new company partner
and president of the New York Knicks, Isiah Thomas,
as well as popcorn pooh-bah and resident of the town
of Popcorn, Indiana, Dale Humphrey | What
a pip! Pippa Calland, the feisty chef who used to
cook at Le Madri as well as Luna Park, has a new
home. Poetessa is her simple (read understated and
delicious) Italian eatery in the East Village. You’ll
be waxing poetic, too, after such delicacies as caramelized
Nantucket bay scallops with kabocha squash, crushed
amaretti cookies, and fried sage | Lucy
Mexican Barbecue in the ABC Carpet store has been
rechristened. It is now Lucy Latin Kitchen. The new
chef is Maximo Tejada, an alum of Patria, Chicama,
and Ola. Expect a casual, colorful atmosphere and
flavorful cooking | Mauro
Mafrici’s long-awaited debut restaurant in
Tribeca has opened its doors. Mafrici made his name
at such Italian culinary altars as Felidia and, more
recently, I Trulli. He’s now made the leap
from cooking for others to being the boss. Mafrici’s
Lo Scalco is a breathtaking space designed by architect
Kimberly Anguil, who is also Mafrici’s business
partner and wife. Mafrici’s seasonal, upscale
menu focuses on single ingredients, celebrating them
with optional tasting menus | Au
revoir au vin. Morrells Restaurant, the modern
eatery in the Flatiron district owned by Roberta
Morrell and partners, has closed. Chef Patricia Williams
is moving on. The space is being taken over by Tom
Colicchio (Craft and ’Wichcraft), who plans
to relocate and expand his nearby Craftbar. The company
will maintain Morrell Wine Bar in Rockefeller Center,
as well as its wine shop, Morrell & Company | In
other wine news, longtime Restaurant Daniel sommelier,
Jean-Luc Le Dû, is leaving his post. Le Dû,
a James Beard Foundation award winner for wine service,
plans to open his own wine shop in Greenwich Village | Name
change: The former Avenue restaurant (later 520),
is now Nonna. New chef Merrill Moore is bringing
diners the kind of rustic Italian fare the Upper
West Side neighborhood demands | Notable
closings: Ferrier, a French bistro on the Upper East
Side, as well as La Metairie in the West Village | Osteria
del Circo, the Maccioni family Italian offspring
in Midtown, has a new chef. Carlo Apolloni moved
from the Las Vegas Le Cirque to Manhattan | Neal
Myers is the new executive chef of George O’Neill’s
Steakhouse, a Midtown outpost of the Maspeth, Queens,
original, which has been run by the O’Neill
family since 1933. Myers will continue his affiliation
as consulting catering chef for Swifty’s on
the Upper East Side | Va
Bene! All is well at the Financial district Italian
charmer, Va Tutto!, where new executive chef Stefano
Bellato and former Gotham Bar and Grill manager,
Laurie Tomasino, preside. Bellato was a culinary
consultant in Japan and New York, then ran several
local kitchens, including Gran Ticino, Pepe Verde,
and Capa. His cooking perfectly complements Va Tutto’s
rustic atmosphere.
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PHILADELPHIA
The Smoked Joint: A Barbeque Experience has opened at The Academy House, serving many of its fully stuffed sandwiches in pita to better catch the inevitable drips. The smokemaster is Michael DiTomasso, the chef and co-owner is Keith Gertler, whose brother Adam, works alongside him in the kitchen | Athmane
Kabir, who owns La Boheme, has opened Le Jardin,
a bistro-influenced reincarnation of the expansive
restaurant space at The Art Alliance. Kabir is also
the executive chef | The
Butcher’s Cafe has re-opened with an eclectic,
full-service menu and a lively brunch scene just
across from the already energetic Sabrina’s
Cafe, making the Italian Market corner nearly impassable
on Sundays at noon.
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PITTSBURGH
James Street Tavern, a prime
North Side venue for live jazz and Cajun cuisine,
has closed. Chef Daniel Bartow, owner of nearby Legends
of the North Shore, a Neapolitan eatery, will re-open
the restaurant as James Street Legends, serving Continental
Creole/American food. Expect the live music to continue | Chuck
Kerber (ex-Square Cafe) is executive chef of a new
high-end bistro, The Map Room, in Regent Square | Susie
Treon, founder and executive chef of The Cafe at
the Frick Art & Historical Center, Point Breeze,
has retired | Carl
Bertka has arrived as pastry chef for restaurants
at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa in Farmington | Restaurateur
and roofing mogul Ed Dunlap (owner of LeMont and
The Colony) has opened a restaurant called Cafe Euro
in the U.S. Steel Tower space vacated by Nick & Tony’s
Chophouse. Much of the upscale fare will reflect
his wife’s Sicilian family recipes. Meanwhile,
Steve Zimmermann (ex-Hot Metal Grille) took over
as executive chef of The Colony, in Scott Township.
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SAN
DIEGO
Cafe Seville has closed its
Carlsbad location. The property was too small to
accommodate the dancing that has become a hallmark
of the restaurant | Kris
Wold has opened Sonoma Valley Market in the Village
Faire Shopping Center in Carlsbad. The first gourmet
market in North County, the venue will carry specialty
cakes from Karen Krasne’s Extraordinary Desserts
and spices created by Marine Room chef Bernard Guillas | Downtown
San Diego’s Laurel has been sold. Long known
as San Diego’s most sophisticated dining destination,
the restaurant had lost its luster in the last few
years. Renowned restaurateur Tracy Borkum, owner
of Chive in the Gaslamp and the Kensington Grill,
has purchased the property.
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SEATTLE
Chef/co-owner John Howie of
Seastar has now opened Sport, an upscale sports bar
restaurant located in Fisher Plaza. Howie has introduced
a bar-food menu that focuses on his signature flavor
profiles and kid-friendly fare. Sports memorabilia
exhibits, large booths, and high-tech comfort welcome
local sports stars and their fans | 727
Pine in Seattle’s Grand Hyatt closed but was
quickly replaced with a Ruth’s Chris Steak
House. Co-owners Steve and Anne Queyrouze decided
to move their existing operation uptown and have
brought along chef Will Anderson and general manager
Rik Jenkins from their Bellevue restaurant | Chef/co-owner
Jason Wilson will be opening Crush on Valentine’s
Day in the Madison Valley district. Chef Wilson,
who comes from Stars, Flying Saucer, and Aqua in
San Francisco (as well as Stars Singapore and Stars
Seattle) will be running the restaurant with wife
and partner, Nicole Wilson | Restaurateur
Tom Douglas and wife/business partner Jackie Cross
(Dahlia Lounge, Etta’s, Lola’s) have
opened Palace Ballroom, a private function facility
across from their Palace Kitchen restaurant | New
American cuisine with classic favorites will be on
the menu of Hi-Life, the newest neighborhood concept
of Chow Foods owners Jeremy Hardy and Peter Levy.
The restaurant is housed in an historic firehouse
in the Ballard area | Beloved
restaurant owner Doris Nelson, of the Alki Homestead
Restaurant in the West Seattle district, passed away
after delighting her patrons for 44 years.
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TOKYO
The French restaurant Beige
in Tokyo by Alain Ducasse, located in the newly built
Chanel Building in Ginza, has opened | After
many years at Nihombashi tempura establishment Mikawa,
Takashi Nakagawa has opened a namesake restaurant
near Tsukiji. Tempura Nakagawa has just eight seats
at the counter and two tables | Ginza’s
Le Toyoda has moved and re-opened with the name Ginza
Toyoda, a kappo restaurant that pairs wine
with seasonal Japanese food. The chef is Keiichi
Okamoto from Roppongi restaurant Yama-no-I | Yoshiaki
Oda, owner of Daikon-ya in Daikanyama, has opened
a kaiseki restaurant in Omotesando, with a relaxing
cream-and-chocolate interior and the somewhat unlikely
sounding name Mama-an. Takenobu Maeda is the chef.
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WASHINGTON,
D.C.
Two alums of Roberto Donna’s
restaurants are ready to graduate and open their
own ristorante. Amici Miei Ristorante, which
means “Restaurant for My Friends,” has
opened in the Old Hickory Grill site at Rockville’s
Potomac Woods Shopping Center. Roberto Deias runs
the front of the house; he worked as a waiter at
Donna’s Galileo and as a manager at Donna’s
Al Tiramisu. Davide Megna, who was recruited by Donna
to work as executive chef at Arucola in Chevy Chase,
will be cooking | Jeff
Gordon (not to be confused with the NASCAR superstar)
is back in the restaurant business (OK, Numbers was
more of a club…). He’s teaming up with
Wilson Chu of China Jade restaurants in northern
Virginia to open Bistro Asiatique in Bethesda, where
Fairmont Grill used to be | New
Orleans native Kevin Scott tested some of his favorite
recipes when he owned Etouffée Catering. Now
he and his partner, Chef Mario Hernandez, have perfected
a menu of Creole and Cajun dishes at their new place,
New Orleans Bistro. The Bethesda restaurant is at
the former site of Oodles of Noodles. Eventually,
they plan to offer the death-defying NOLA specialty—deep-fried
turkey—on the regular menu. Now it’s
by special order only | Name
a child after a relative, name a restaurant after
a child. Chloe is named after Haji Hajaligholi’s
youngest daughter. The new restaurant was recently “born” in
Adams Morgan, near Saki, which he also owns. Chef
John Schumacher (formerly executive chef for the
Levy Restaurant Group at the MCI Center) is serving
modern American cuisine. The second-floor restaurant
also includes a lounge and will offer late night
dancing | Mauricio
Fraga-Rosenfeld, veteran owner/operator of Chi-Cha
Lounge, Gua-Rapo, and Gazuza, plans to open Maté in
Georgetown near The Ritz-Carlton. The restaurant
will have a Latin influence with sushi “rolled” in,
and is slated to open in mid-month | Josh
Short has been named executive pastry chef for Star
Restaurant Group, which includes Zola and Red Sage.
Before joining Red Sage he was assistant pastry chef
at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Chef Brian Wolken,
formerly of Cabanas, is now the executive chef at
Butterfield 9 | Jeff
Black, owner/operator of Black’s Bar & Kitchen
in Bethesda, will include a fresh fish counter with
fishmonger at his new Blacksalt on MacArthur Blvd
in D.C.’s Palisades.
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OTHER
OUTPOSTS
Venice, California
Chefs Brooke Williamson & Nick Roberts of Amuse have recenly opened Beechwood Restaurant. The menu of sophisticated comfort food ecohes that of Amuse, but the space is altogether different. An expansive, candlelit lounge with sleek upholstered couches in earth tones and dark wood tables sets a zen-like scene. Located at 822 West Washington Blvd. Venice, CA 90292, T: 310.448.8884 F: 310.448.8889.
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