Latte Art Showdown at Caffe Luxxe, David Haskell's New Resto, MORE!

SANTA MONICA— Tomorrow Caffe Luxxe on Montana is holding a latte art competition. The show starts at 6:30PM, come on down for coffee, vino, and pretty frothed milk pictures. In other Caffe Luxxe news, management is looking to open their own roasting facility in town. [EaterWire]

CULVER CITY— Procured off the Twitter page of Farid Zadi (Ecole de Cuisine): "A new restaurant management company was formed today. Team @DavidSHaskell, @SParkThis & moi. Watch out L.A. food scene! debuting in Sept." Word on the street is that Farid Zadi, wife Susan Park, and David Haskell are looking to open a joint restaurant in Culver City this fall. The lease has been signed. [Twitter]

SANTA MONICA— In addition to his new farm-to-table cocktail program at Joe's in Venice, owner Joe Miller recently acquired a liquor license (after trying for a year) for his Spanish spot, Bar Pintxo. Miller plans to introduce a new Sherry-based cocktail menu in the next couple of weeks. [EaterWire]