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MID-CITY— Slated to debut in early 2011, LACMA lands a new restaurant designed by architect Renzo Piano called Ray's. The 1,140-square-foot venue resembles a "concrete, glass and steel box" with an additional outdoor patio/lounge named Stark Bar. Both the restaurant and lounge will serve a market driven menu devised by Patina's Joachim Splichal and a tbd executive chef. [DD]
CALABASAS— Grub Street reports that the Fresh Brothers pizza mini chain will open a new location on October 19 at The Commons in Calabasas. [GS]
DOWNTOWN— On October 24 Drago Centro hosts an evening of culinary delights crafted by chefs Walter Manzke, Celestino Drago, Alain Giraud, Carolyn Nugent, and Alen Ramos. Each savory chef (Manzke, Drago, Giraud) will create an appetizer and an entree, while the sweets team (Nugent, Ramos) take on desserts. Dinner costs $150 and benefits the Lee Oneness Foundation, an organization working to prevent child hunger. [EaterWire]
