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SILVER LAKE—Over on Hyperion, Barbrix is up and running. The wine bar from chef Don Dickman and restaurateurs Claudio and Adria Blotta is open daily from 6pm to 11pm (midnight on weekends). The menu is online, and in its early version, nothing is over $13. More background on the project here. 2442 Hyperion Avenue; (323) 662-2442; website [EaterWire]
MOORPARK—Top Chef alum Fabio Viviani has been a busy boy lately. Not only is he doing the frozen pizza spokesman thing, but he's recently been on a nationwide promotional tour for his cookbook due June 15th, entitled The Cafe Firenze Cookbook. [VCS]
YELP WANTED—Yelp goes to Vancouver, personally asks local blogger to help get the reviews rolling, gets local blogger to agree to write some reviews, bans blogger without notice for his help, stays classy. [VICS]
