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Checking In At Upper West, Noor Coming To Pas, The Stand Adds Breakfast, MORE

SANTA MONICA— Up above is an exterior shot of Upper West, though no signage just yet. The inside is still under wraps, but owners Eyal Raziel and Elad Benisti have chosen a creamy off white and dark wood color scheme with exposed wood beams on ceiling, large inside-outside patio, dark tables and chairs, sealed cement floor, and dark wood bar. Let's see...kinda like a steakhouse meets Pottery Barn. [EaterWire]

PASADENA— Squid Ink shares news of a few local shutters inside Paseo Colorado: D'Vine Wine, Pasadena Jazz Institute, and Mexican restaurant Paseo Cantina. While Paseo Cantina and D'Vine Wine remain empty, Pasadena Jazz Institute has been claimed by Middle Eastern eatery Noor Restaurant which should open this Spring. [LAW]

WOODLAND HILLS— As of March 1, hot dog/sausage depot The Stand will add breakfast to their daily roster, opening at 7:30AM daily. Don't be scared, it's not hot dogs for breakfast. Their menu mostly offers the usual eggs options. [HoW]

Far Niente and Nickel & Nickel wine dinner at Takami. >>

→ Pasadena & Environs

→ Santa Monica

6:55 PM, Feb. 8 2010

Heads up

For anyone that was planning to attend or participate in the Cupcake Challenge on February 20, note the change of time. Instead of commencing at noon, festivities will kick of at 4PM because the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel double booked itself. Anyway, here are some of the entries, and yes, these are all cupcakes: Sticky Tuffee Pudding, Blueberry, Irish Car Bomb, Amaretto Sour, Fall Spice, Caramel Banana, Lucky Charm, Orange Cranberry, Rose Petal, Breakfast Cake, Maple and Bacon, Pumpkin, Key Lime, Banana Foster, Hot Chocolate, Chocolate Covered Strawberry. [EaterWire]

The Dish

Ryan Sweeney & Adolfo Suaya's The Surly Goat Opens Tonight!

Coming at you, some lovely eye candy devised by power couple Ryan Sweeney and Adolfo Suaya. Alert the masses: The Surly Goat finallllllly opens tonight after too many delays (remember Ryan originally hoped to open in December?). So here we have it, West Hollywood's own spiced up version of Ryan's Verdugo Bar in Glassell Park, packed with carbonated goodies like New Belgium La Folie, Old Rasputin 12, Saison Dupont, and so many, many more. Take a stroll through the completed bar/lounge with long, comfy tufted banquettes, beer posters galore, and take note of the mascot, obviously a stuffed goat head proudly hanging between hand-written signs displaying the brews of choice: 100 bottles of beer, 28 available on tap, plus wine and a full bar. Cheers!
·Checking In At The Surly Goat, Opening Soon [~ELA~]
·Eater Exclusive First Look: Inside The Surly Goat [~ELA~]

The Surly Goat
7929 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

→ West Hollywood

3:18 PM, Feb. 8 2010

Edible Schoolyard

Edible Schoolyard

Last night, Momofuku's David Chang hosted a kickoff fundraiser at his newest NYC resto, Ma Peche, for Alice Waters' latest Edible Schoolyard project, which will be the first in the New York area. Chang— who is on the advisory board with other food world folks like Michael Anthony, Danny Meyer, Ruth Reichl, and Michael Pollan—said he emailed Alice early on about getting a new program set up on the East Coast, and she immediately sprang into action. At the event, Waters spoke of the virtues of learning science from making an omelette, math from counting the crops in the field and said she wished that farmers and teachers could be the highest paid workers in the country. Eater NY has photos and more on the event. [Eater NY]

Eater Tracking

Thierry Perez's Waterloo & City Opening in About A Month

From Culver City comes the first news since early December that Thierry Perez and Carlos Tomazos’ Waterloo & City is indeed ready to open in “about a month.” Claiming the former Crest House space on a virtually restaurant-free strip of Washington Blvd., the forthcoming Waterloo & City will have the look, feel, and menu of an upscale-gastropub-meets-French-bistro, combining some of the successful formulas from places like The Village Idiot, Father’s Office, and Church & State. Perez, formerly of Fraiche in Culver City, has partnered with Tomazos, from Per Se and Gilt in New York, and an unnamed chef who shall remain nameless until he (she?) puts in notice at his/her current job. The menu is set to feature some archetypal gastropub food, which likely means a shmancy burger with frites, a duck dish, and probably an ahi tuna option. Tomazos says the menu will have a wide range of choices to please any palate.

Look for a restaurant plus retail space. >>

Waterloo & City
12517 West Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 9006

→ Culver City

12:38 PM, Feb. 8 2010

Geisha House

The Restaurant: Geisha House
The Deal: 50% off all food.
When/Where: Mondays; 6633 Hollywood Boulevard, 323-460-6300.

Eater Radar

Radar updated Wednesday, Jan 13 2010 at 4:55PM

The Shutter

No More Equator Books, No More Blue Bottle Coffee

LAT reports that Equator Books on Abbot Kinney shuttered indefinitely last night after five and a half years of business. So, this also means that the six month old cafe inside Equator, which attracted serious coffee drinkers because it was one of the very few locations in Los Angeles that brewed Oakland-based Blue Bottle Coffee, too is no more. Those looking to satiate a Blue Bottle fix now must head to Forage in Silver Lake. [LAT]

Equator Books
1103 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, CA, 90291

10:45 AM, Feb. 8 2010

Friendly Reminders

Friendly Reminders

Don't forget, Bastide opens for dinner tomorrow night. Make your resy now on OpenTable. [EaterWire]

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The Road to Lyon

NYC Chef Picked to Represent America in Bocuse d'Or 2011

james%20kent.jpg This weekend, at the Bocuse d'Or finals at the Culinary Institute of America's HQ in Hyde Park, New York, Chef James Kent of New York's Eleven Madison Park won the honor of representing America at the world's most respected culinary competition in Lyon, France next year. Each competing chef works on a two person team, aided by their commis; Kent's partner was Tom Allan, a sous chef at EMP.

Kent and Allan beat out eleven other chef teams from across the country, and a tipster on the floor of the event brings word that the competition was close, with Jennifer Petrusky from Chicago's Charlie Trotter's, and Percy Whatley from California's Yosemite-area restaurant The Ahwahnee performing heads and shoulders above the rest.

Boulud, Keller, Achatz, The Winning Dishes >>

9:45 AM, Feb. 8 2010

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Starbucks and guns? The coffee chain is under fire by anti-gun organization The Brady Campaign. Apparently The Bucks, unlike Peet's Coffee, doesn't have a policy banning those with fire arms from entering. Sign a petition, save your Starbucks. [ABC]

Listage

Chefs’ Opinions of Molecular Gastronomy; Sampling Piaggio Gourmet On Wheels

Sprinkles, Beverly Hills. [Photo: Muy Yum/Eater LA Flickr Pool]
·Taco Bell Crime of the Week! [OCW]
·Chefs Smoke Nearly Twice As Much As People In Other Professions [PPG]
·80-Year Old Hawaiin Woman Competes In Speed-Eating Contest [EatFeats]
·Chefs’ Opinions of Molecular Gastronomy [HL]
·Valentine’s Day Deals [Eat:LA]
·Sampling Piaggio Gourmet On Wheels [QIMS]
·Fast Food Diet Ad Campaigns Seem To Be Working [NRN]

9:00 AM, Feb. 8 2010

EaterWire

The Catch Debuts Tonight, Elf Cafe Expands, Philippe Adds New Menu Items, MORE!

OC— For the third opening alert of the day, The Catch, an Anaheim landmark for more than 32 years, reopens tonight at its new location just a homerun hit away from Angel’s Stadium on the corner of Sportstown Drive and Katella Avenue. The restaurant held a press preview Wednesday which showcased the new athletic-themed space, as well as the seafood-dominated menu created by Culinary Director Tom Hope. Look for dishes like marinated lobster on homemade potato chips, Costa Rican-style ceviche, and ahi tuna sashimi served on mango slices. [EaterWire]

ECHO PARK— Scott Zwiezen, owner of vegetarian hotspot Elf Cafe, divulges expansion plans to The Huffington Post. Specifically, he will install a full service kitchen in the existing eatery and take over the space next door. [HuffPo]

New menu items at Philippe, good deeds for Valentine's Day. >>

The Catch
2100 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim, CA

7:48 PM, Feb. 5 2010

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Important Research

Important Research

Based on data such as death rates from alcoholic liver disease, frequency of binge-drinking and DUI stats, Men's Health has determined the Drunkest Cities in the United States. The city to hold that distinction is Fresno, CA, with Reno, Austin, St. Louis and San Antonio also warranting spots in the Top 10. On the other hand, Boston was determined the least drunk. [Eater National]

StarWatch

Bardem and Cruz at Bristol Farms, Breckin Meyer at Scoops, Kat Von D at The Foundry, MORE!

And now, this week's celebrity sightings from LA's dining landscape. As always, you can submit your own items to the official StarWatch Tipline.

1) Bristol Farms: "Elusive power couple, Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz doing their grocery shopping at the Sunset Bristol Farms. They stand in the checkout line just like everyone else!" [StarWatch Inbox]

2) Scoops: "FYI, saw Breckin Meyer and his family at the Cookies without Borders bakesale at Scoops on Sunday." [StarWatch Inbox]

3) Philippe: "Last night at Philippe we have Nick Jonas and Selena Gomez in the private wine room and Kevin Connolly and Will I Am dining separately with pals in the main room." [StarWatch Inbox]

4) The Foundry: "Kat Von D eating at the foundry!" [StarWatch Inbox]

5) Asia de Cuba: "Quentin Tarantino and his Basterds celebrate 8 Oscar nominations with private dinner at Mondrian LA's Asia de Cuba." [StarWatch Inbox]

A bunch of painters at Michael's. >>

Scoops
712 N Heliotrope Dr., Los Angeles, CA, 90029

→ West Hollywood

6:42 PM, Feb. 5 2010

RAY RAY OVERLOAD

RAY RAY OVERLOAD

So much Rachael Ray news lately! In a long Q&A session with Forbes, the 30-Minute Queen dishes on all kinds of tidbits, including how she's really just a workerbee in the restaurant industry ("I feel like a waitress. I grew up in the service business, and that's essentially what I still do."), her standards ("I refuse to put my name on a recipe I haven't written."), and why exactly she's become the big star she is today: "My food never looked too perfect. We never went anywhere too pricey." [Forbes via Eater National]

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