Carrie Cusack Joins Team Huckleberry, New Bar Underway at Chateau Marmont, More!

SANTA MONICA— Carrie Cusack, opening executive chef at simplethings, is now the chef de cuisine at Huckleberry. She's preparing a new menu which debuts April 2, and on this date Huck will begin Monday service (the cafe has been closed on Mondays up until this point). New hours of operation run 8AM to 8PM and Cusack plans to test out Thursday night farm-to-table dinners about three weeks later. [EaterWire]

WEHO— Chateau Marmont (not Bar Marmont) is in the midst of replacing its dining room with a new bar to serve classic and market-fresh craft cocktails. Management is looking to hire a full time staff. [EaterWire]

CULVER CITY— Capriotti’s sandwich chain opens its fourth LA location tomorrow at 5495 South Sepulveda Blvd. [EaterWire]

DOWNTOWN—Today is National Paella Day and Lazy Ox Canteen's new addition, Spanish chef Perfecto Rocher, has a week long paella menu (recipes supposedly passed on from his grandfather) in place starting today through Sunday.

His menu: Tuesday, traditional Valencian-style paella with rabbit, free range chicken, artichoke, lima bean; Wednesday, Catalunya paella with chicken, swiss chard, artichoke; Thursday, Californian vegeterian paella with artichoke, mushroom, Swiss chard, lima bean; Friday, Valencian "Fideua" (egg noodle pasta) with squid ink, Santa Barbara prawn; Saturday, Iberico pork paella with local vegetables; and Sunday, country style paella with rabbit, escargot, chicken, artichoke, and lima bean. Spanish wines available to pair.[EaterWire]