9 Olives @ Chaplins House Headed to Sunset in Sept

Kevin O'Connell and girlfriend Annie Henry are the team behind O'Connells American Bistro in Buffalo, New York, but they've moved to Los Angeles to explore a new opportunity. Snagging the former Libertine space on Sunset across the street from Chateau Marmont, the duo will debut a more formal dining affair called 9 Olives @ Chaplins House in early September.

Right now the American menu is still a work in progress (check out the prelim dinner and salon menus) and the space is still being renovated, though O'Connell explains the final outcome as "an upscale dining restaurant with a lounge that will have its own seperate salon menu and serve in the courtyard with two private cabanas available." He's still in the throes of acquiring a full 47 booze license, but hopefully that should be in place for the early fall launch. [ELA]