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DOWNTOWN— Downtown watering hole Villains Tavern has received a menu update by Vartan Abgaryan, currently the executive cheff at Cliff's Edge. [EaterWire]
HOLLYWOOD— Starting November 22, The Spare Room will host five evenings of pop-ups by Detroit's GUNS + BUTTER. The six-course tasting dinner runs $80, and resys can be made here. [EaterWire]
VALENCIA/IRVINE— Mod Pizza, a Chipotle-fied pizza chain from Seattle, will open its Valencia branch on November 25. The Irvine outlet will follow shortly on December 28. To celebrate the grand opening, Mod is giving a free pizza or salad to the first 52 customers on opening day at each venue. [ELA]
PASADENA/SOUTH PASADENA/ALHAMBRA— A few weeks after joining Dog Haus, Bruce Kalman will simultaneous introduce his new menu to the hot dog restaurant's three locations. There will be a "Reubens Tube" made with pastrami, Swiss cheese, 1001 island dressing, and Kalman's caraway kraut along with sweet relish. [Eaterwire]
