Venice: Signage and an awning are up over at CasaLinda on Abbot Kinney. Stay tuned for Mexican eats from the owners of Hal's. Remember what the space used to look like? So far so good. [PLYWOOD]
Mid-City: A few doors down from M Cafe on Melrose (same little complex) comes All About the Bread! This is a welcome addition for those not interested in waiting in those weekend and lunchtime lines. [PLYWOOD]
Hollywood: Construction at Bartleby, the piano bar that was supposedly taking over Ivan Kane's Forty Deuce, has been stalled. Designer Kris Keith and the Spacecraft crew were working on the interior brutalist design but rumor has it that owners ran out of money. Should be a while before the place actually opens, if it does at all. Fingers crossed. [PLYWOOD]