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We respect any player with the chutzpah to charge $32 for chicken. Then again, this ain't Popeye's. Bruce Marder's gilded Romantic/Date Spot renaissance proves he's boss of all bosses. Small menu plush with Farmers Market freshness sits on a sea-swept, non-descript corner. Get Kobe strip or lavish lobster risotto. Wine goes to $8,875. We took two of dem ones. Join the players when the boss is paying the tab.
It couldn't be more simple: panini and gelato on the Promenade, the outdoor mall/busker station/tourist attraction near the beach. Food along the Prom tends toward the suspect. This is different. C... read more
Dine in the attractive cellars of a rich (anal-retentive) wino. Do we have to see your Amontillado casks, sir? Stacks of bottles frame white linens and wood floors nearly as hard as the chairs. Pas... read more
In the old Boudoir space on La Cienega, the legendary NYC Bistrot B...
Upgrading from their three quirky sandwich stops around LA, Mendoci...
An honest-to-goodness boutique hotel, the intimate, 32-room Palihot...
Not up for braving the elements at Perch's outdoor bar? Head a floo...
This classy little oyster bar tucked away on an unassuming stretch ...