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• Cecconi's Offers Sunday Family Supper

  Cecconi's Photo: Amy Murrell You know we're in "interesting" financial times when Cecconi's , one of the trendiest, most celeb-obsessed restaurants in town, offers a "Sunday Family Supper" for $50 for four (read: $12.50 Read More... Posted Friday, March 19, 2010 6:13 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Deals/News/Events

• Outtake of the Week

  Open all night and tastes like it. Read More... Posted Friday, March 19, 2010 6:00 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Outtakes

• Dining News Elsewhere: Organic Sales Flat, Bad News for Bluefin

  – Michelle Obama's obesity initiative has sent some food companies scrambling. [ Atlantic ] – Organic food sales may have hit their peak. [ Reuters ] – Bad news for bluefin tuna from the U.N. [ Atlantic ] – McDonald's is Read More... Posted Friday, March 19, 2010 12:41 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Wolfgang Puck Readies WP24 for the Ritz in L.A. Live

  Wolfgang Puck Photo: Lisa Romerein Come mid-April the Ritz-Carlton in L.A. Live – which just opened on March 15 – will have its own restaurant, WP24. The "WP" stands for Wolfgang Puck while the "24" is the floor his next Read More... Posted Thursday, March 18, 2010 6:17 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Coming Soon

• The World Fare Bustaurant – Food Truck of the Week

  Food trucks are so last week – now it's all about the food bus. A vintage London-style double-decker has been turned into a restaurant-on-wheels – a Bustaurant . It's the creation of Travis Schmidt, Jason Freeman and Andi Van Willigan, Read More... Posted Thursday, March 18, 2010 6:08 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Trend Watch

• Grace Gets the Seven-Year Itch

  Grace Photo: courtesy of the restaurant To celebrate the seventh anniversary of Beverly Boulevard destination restaurant Grace , chef-owner Neal Fraser is offering a choice of special "Seven Year Itch" menus – three courses for $47 (with Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 17, 2010 3:33 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Deals/News/Events

• Dining News Elsewhere: Free Food Fills Coffers, Florida's Freeze Fallout

  – Why all the food giveaways lately? They're good for business. [ WSJ ] – New York restaurateurs are nonplussed that the city is really going to force them to display health-score letter grades. [ Eater ] – Fallout from Florida's Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 17, 2010 12:09 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Da Vinci Returns in Beverly Hills

  Da Vinci Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Photo: courtesy of the restaurant After closing for a year and a half, old-school Beverly Hills watering hole Da Vinci has reopened with new owners and a new chef, who's moved the menu from Classic Italian Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:57 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Notable Openings

• Drai's Hollywood Splashes Into the W

  Drai's Hollywood Photo: courtesy of the restaurant More than a decade after leaving LA to find fame and fortune in Las Vegas, restaurateur (and Weekend at Bernie’s producer!) Victor Drai returns with Drai's Hollywood, a restaurant-***-nightclub Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:44 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Notable Openings

• Where to Eat Around the 2010 Los Angeles Marathon

  The 25th Los Angeles Marathon will be run this Sunday, March 21, on a completely new course. Instead of threading its way through historic neighborhoods like Koreatown and Hancock Park, this year the route travels through territory much beloved by fans Read More... Posted Monday, March 15, 2010 4:42 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Shindler's Dish

• UNICEF's Tap Project Returns!

  From March 21–27 (aka World Water Week), the UNICEF Tap Project is coming to a restaurant near you, offering diners a chance to give water to children in need while enjoying a nice meal. Here's how to get involved: during that time, donate $1 Read More... Posted Monday, March 15, 2010 1:47 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Deals/News/Events

• Dining News Elsewhere: Gordo Owes, Chile's Wine Woes

  – Gordon Ramsay , always in the news, is picking up the pieces of a bad year – and owing the taxman. [ Guardian , DR ] – The Chilean wine industry continues to take stock. [ WSJ ] – Oh, no! Gloucestershire's annual cheese rolling Read More... Posted Monday, March 15, 2010 1:39 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Outtake of the Week

  Horrible waitress, awesome nachos! Read More... Posted Friday, March 12, 2010 5:57 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Outtakes

• Changes at Catch, Chaya Downtown and Checkers Downtown

  Chaya Downtown Photo: Claire Thomas There are new developments afoot at these three eateries. Catch : This Californian seafooder in the Hotel Casa del Mar has repositioned itself with a "Not So Big Plates to Share" menu, including tapas options Read More... Posted Friday, March 12, 2010 4:50 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Deals/News/Events

• Zagat To Go, Now on Palm webOS

  Zagat To Go for the Palm webOS Zagat released its mobile application, Zagat To Go (ZTG), for the Palm webOS. Similar to ZTG for the iPhone, Android and BlackBerry, the webOS application works with the Palm Pre, Pixi and Pre Plus and includes the ability Read More... Posted Friday, March 12, 2010 3:34 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Deals/News/Events