2016 IES Street and Area Lighting Conference
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2016 IES Street and Area Lighting Conference
2016 IES Street and Area Lighting Conference LOEWS HOLLYWOOD HOTEL LOS ANGELES RESTAURANT REFERENCE GUIDE 1 LOS ANGELES INFORMATION LOSANGELES ANGELES LOS The ‘City of Angels’ was built on dreams and imagination and thrives on possibilities. From the glitz of Hollywood and world-class museums to fabulous shopping and gorgeous beaches, the exciting attractions of Los Angeles are as diverse as its population. Celebrity sightings are frequent as many A-list actors take residence in this city. With all the major motion picture studios setting up shop around town, visitors can tour television studios and stage lots or attend one of the many film festivals or tapings in hopes of hobnobbing with the stars. LA is a slice of paradise not only because of its blue waters, year-round moderate temperatures or palm tree lined streets; it has also become a Mecca for art lovers, sports fans and shopping gurus. As one of the largest cities in the world, LA puts any dreams at your fingertips. LOCAL AREA ATTRACTIONS AND LOCATIONS OF INTEREST: Distances from LOEWS HOLLYWOOD HOTEL! Beverly Hills: Santa Monica: Marina Del Rey: Disneyland: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX): Bob Hope Airport (Burbank): 2 5 Miles/ 15 Minutes 12 Miles/ 35 Minutes 15.5 Miles/ 40 Minutes 34 Miles/ 45 Minutes 14 Miles/ 40 Minutes 9 Miles/ 20Minutes LOS ANGELES WEATHER Averages: High Low Precipitation Sunrise Sunset January 68 48 3.68 Inches 6:59 AM 5:08 PM February 70 50 3.14 Inches 6:38 AM 5:37 PM March 70 52 0.83 Inches 6:00 AM 6:02 PM April 73 54 0.31 Inches 6:22 AM 7:25 PM May 75 58 0.06 Inches 5:51 AM 7:49 PM June 80 61 0.01 Inches 5:42 AM 8:05 PM July 84 65 0.13 Inches 5:54 AM 8:05 PM August 85 66 0.32 Inches 6:16 AM 7:39 PM September 83 65 0.37 Inches 6:37 AM 7:00 PM October 79 60 1.05 Inches 6:59 AM 6:18 PM November 73 53 1.91 Inches 6:26 AM 4:50 PM December 69 48 3.68 Inches 6:52 AM 4:46 PM City Facts: 3 Los Angeles is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. Los Angeles is regarded as the entrepreneurial capital of the world. It has about 200,000 small businesses, which is twice as many small businesses that can be found in any other region of the United States. The economy of the County of Los Angeles is larger than that of forty-six of the fifty states in the United States of America. When Los Angeles was founded in 1781, it was called ‘El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de la Porciuncula’, which translated to ‘Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angeles of the Small Portion’. The City of Los Angeles moves approximately one-quarter of an inch to the east every year. The citizens of Los Angeles are called ‘Angelinos’, which incidentally, rhymes with casinos. Los Angeles is considered to be the world’s entertainment center. Here, on an everyday basis, here are over 100 movie and television production crews shooting for their respective soaps/ films on location. LOS ANGELES AIRPORT (LAX) LAX is the sixth busiest airport in the world and third busiest in the United States, and ranks 13th in the world in the amount of air cargo handled. The central complex features nine passenger terminals connected by a U-shaped two-level roadway. Curbside baggage check-in is available on the upper departure level. Baggage claim is on the lower level. Brand-named and ethnic-styled restaurants, cocktail lounges, gift shops, newsstands, duty free shops for international flights, restrooms, public telephones and business centers offer convenient services for the traveling public. LAX is a widely known airport and services all the major carriers with endless direct flights. Major Carriers: LAX Terminals 4 Alaska Allegiant Air American Airlines Delta Airlines Frontier Horizon Air Jet Blue Southwest Spirit United Airlines US Airways Virgin America Virgin Atlantic Airways LOS ANGELES RESTAURANTS KEY TO RATING RESTAURANTS: PRICE KEY: 5 Star Extraordinary to Perfection 4 Star Very Good to Excellent 3 Star Good to Very Good 2 Star Fair to Good 1 Star Poor to Fair (Based on 3 Course Meal) $$$$$ $50 ++ and Up $$$$ $40 - $50++ $$$ $30 - $40++ $$ $20 - $30++ $ Up to $20++ Typical Sales Tax and Gratuity: 9.25% / 20% RESTAURANTS NEAR LOEWS HOLLYWOOD HOTEL SADIE KITCHEN AND LOUNGE Sadie Kitchen and Lounge is Hollywood’s newest leading lady! Take in the vintage charm of their expansive multi-room venue where craft cocktails and heirloom recipes are served. Sip, savor and celebrate in private Cuisine: New upholstered booths and club chairs, or select global American vintages from Sadie’s Wine Room in the Center Rating: 4 Star Lounge. Seasonal dishes and sumptuous desserts are Price: $$ served under the stars in the Courtyard Dining Space, Distance From Hotel: offering intimate tables for few to communal tables for many! 0.3 Miles, Approx. 5 Minutes Walking BUTCHERS AND BARBERS Parlour Room: 30-100 seated The Center Lounge: 80 seated The Courtyard Dining Space: 150 seated A classic American bistro in the heart of Hollywood, Butchers & Barbers serves up quality comfort fare that is polished yet unfussy. Executive Chef Luke Reyes has created a menu that boasts seasonal, share-worthy plates, as well as a charcuterie program, where he will cure meats in-house. The cocktails are well-balanced and spirit-forward, crafted to complement the menu. Cuisine: New American Rating: 4 Star Price: $$ Distance From Hotel: Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD 0.5 Miles, Approx. 9 Minutes Walking MADERA KITCHEN Madera Kitchen is a farm to table seasonal restaurant in Hollywood, which serves new American cuisine. The inventive and changing menu is inspired by a wealth of American culinary traditions. Cuisine: Contemporary American Wine Room: 6-20 seated Rating: 4 Star Buyout: 250 seated, 400 reception Price: $$ Distance From Hotel: 0.6 Miles, Approx. 13 Minutes Walking 5 BIRCH The name Birch is a subtle homage to chef Brendan Collin’s hometown of Nottingham, England, where he grew up near a copse of birch trees. Collins has deCuisine: American signed Birch's menu to reference the diversity in Los Rating: 4 Star Angeles that has intrigued and influenced him over Price: $$ the years. Some examples include rabbit baklava with Distance From Hotel: dates, white beans, pistachio and carrots; monkfish 0.7 Miles, Approx. 13 tikka masala with quince chutney and lime pickles; Minutes and a whole fried snapper with lemon, fennel salad and a saffron rouille. Dishes will be shareable ranging from appetizer-like to larger format options, fostering a convivial atmosphere. No Private Dining; Buyout TBD AVENTINE HOLLYWOOD Aventine Hollywood introduces adventurous diners to a new and refreshing concept that offers authentic regional Italian cuisine and a taste of Tinsel Town’s social passage for all. The end result is the debut of the Cuisine: Italian “social trattoria” at Aventine Hollywood that embodRating: 3 1/2 Star ies the convivial essence of Italian cooking, the rural Price: $$ ambiance of a 100-year-old trattoria, and a place Distance From Hotel: where everyone feels like familia. 0.7 Miles, Approx. 14 Minutes Outdoor Patio: 75 Seated, 150 Reception Main Dining Room: 65 Seated, 100 Reception Indoor Bar: 75 Reception “The Alley”: 300 Reception ASA MEZA From the very start, Asa Meza has been a restaurant in Hollywood with a communal feel, not a “Hollywood restaurant.” Come in, slow down, and relax off of HolCuisine: Asian Fusion lywood Blvd. Enjoy a variety of luscious oysters from Rating: NEW! our raw bar, or relish an Asian or Latin dish that you’ve Price: $$$ never experienced before. Enhance your time away Distance From Hotel: from the daily grind with a drink from their unique bev0.8 Miles, Approx. 16 erage program. Minutes Private Dining Room 1: 70 Seated Private Dining Room 2: 50 Seated Patio: 100 seated Buyout TBD CLEO Tucked inside The Redbury Hotel at Hollywood and Vine, Cleo opens the door to another world. From the moment you step inside, the intoxicating aroma of the Cuisine: Eastern & nouveau Middle Eastern cuisine of Executive Chef Southern Danny Elmaleh's open kitchen envelopes your senses. Mediterranean The effervescent décor, thoughtfully… curated by Rating: 4 Star photographer Matthew Rolston, playfully marries clasPrice: $$ sic Tinseltown style with a relaxed Mediterranean Distance From Hotel: charm. 0.8 Miles, Approx. 16 Minutes Walking 6 Café Bar: 25 seated Main Dining Room: 200 seated WOOD & VINE Wood & Vine is a New American restaurant featuring a large cocktail bar and beautiful outdoor patio dining. Chef Kyle Schutte curates a seasonal ingredientCuisine: American driven shared plates menu in a social atmosphere, Rating: 4 Star complimented by small batch beers and wines, and Price: $$ craft cocktails. Staple dishes include Wood & Vine's Distance From Hotel: fried chicken and waffles, local sea fare, and market 0.8 Miles, Approx. 16 salads. Minutes Walking Mezzanine: 10-50 seated HOUSE OF MACAU House of Macau, the newest restaurant from entrepreneur and music mogul Manny Halley, epitomizes the ultimate ‘East meets West’ vibe with its modern take Cuisine: Chinese on classic Macanese fare in a sleek Hollywood setting. Rating: NEW! Classic Asian traditions and Macanese culture meet Price: $$$ 21st century Los Angeles at the new restaurant and Distance From Hotel: lounge. House of Macau represents the first Macanese 0.9 Miles, Approx. 17 restaurant in Los Angeles and offers a swanky atmosMinutes Walking phere for those looking for the consummate Hollywood experience. The restaurant, which transitions into a late night scene after hours, offers something totally different than the other neighborhood spots. Under the direction of Executive Chef Christoffer Binotto, previously of Japonais by Morimoto and MichelinStarred restaurant Graham Elliot, House of Macau is poised for success with both the late night crowd and Los Angeles’ culinary elite. Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD STELLA BARRA PIZZERIA Artisanal pizza & starter plates served in an airy, rusticchic space with an open kitchen. The perfect place to get lunch off of Hollywood Blvd! Cuisine: Italian No Private Dining Buyout TBD Rating: 4 Star Price: $$ Distance From Hotel: 0.9 Miles, Approx. 18 Minutes Walking THE HUNGRY CAT Since 2005, The Hungry Cat has offered the highest quality fish and meats matched with Southern California's abundant seasonal produce. The rest is not simpCuisine: Seafood ly a seafood house, but a continuously evolving resRating: 4 Star taurant, following the seasons, but always remaining Price: $$ true to the product. With a focus on the artisan, The Distance From Hotel: Hungry Cat produces its own in-house smoked meats 1.0 Miles, Approx. 19 and seafood, curing and pickling, as well as featuring Minutes Walking a unique farmers market driving cocktail program, esoteric wine list and rotating local beers. Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD 7 PAPILLES Papilles (pronounced “pah-PEE”) means “tastebuds” in French. Striving to serve elegant, sophisticated food in a fun, relaxed setting, Papilles is a casual bistro inspired by the bistronomique movement in Paris. Cuisine: French Rating: 4 1/2 Star Price: $$ Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD Distance From Hotel: 1.2 Miles, Approx. 10 Minutes VINTAGE ENOTECA Vintage Enoteca is a casual Italian-inspired, neighborhood wine bar, offering seasonal small plates and a crafted boutique wine and beer list. Located on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, Vintage Enoteca combines a friendly, chic vibe with delicious food and drink. Cuisine: Wine Bar Rating: 4 1/2 Star Price: $$ Distance From Hotel: 1.2 Miles, Approx. 10 Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD Minutes OSTERIA MOZZA Nancy Silverton, Mario Batali and Joseph Bastianich meld their prodigious talents to bring Pizzeria Mozza and Osteria Mozza to the heart of Los Angeles. With Cuisine: Italian the devout commitment to product, environment and Rating: 4 Star hospitality, the two unique but equally engaging conPrice: $$$$$ cepts provide dynamic templates for displaying the Distance From Hotel: group's profound passions. 1.3 Miles, Approx. 8 Minutes CHI SPACCA Primo Ministro Room: 36 seated Chi Spacca is the new meat-intensive restaurant room in Mozza's Italian-cuisine complex on Melrose, overseen by Nancy Silverton (and her partners Joe Bastianich and Mario Batali) and the particular obsession of its chef Chad Colby, who has been the young meat chef to watch in Los Angeles for years. Cuisine: Italian Rating: 4 1/2 Stars Price: $$$$$ Distance From Hotel: 1.4 Miles, Approx. 10 Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD Minutes 8 PIZZERIA MOZZA Nancy Silverton, Mario Batali and Joseph Bastianich meld their prodigious talents to bring Pizzeria Mozza and Osteria Mozza to the heart of Los Angeles. With Cuisine: Italian, Pizza the devout commitment to product, environment and Rating: 4 Star hospitality, the two unique but equally engaging conPrice: $$$ cepts provide dynamic templates for displaying the Distance From Hotel: group's profound passions. 1.4 Miles, Approx. 10 Minutes SUGARFISH Jack Warner Room: 30 seated Sugarfish by Sushi Nozawa, with multiple locations in Los Angeles, is a different kind of sushi dining experience. Our restaurants serve only traditional sushi of the highest quality based on Chef Nozawa’s style of sushi. Our passion is to carry forward his great tradition and style of food – which many believe is the best sushi there is. Cuisine: Sushi Bar, Japanese Rating: 4 Star Price: $$$ Distance From Hotel: 1.4 Miles, Approx. 10 No Private Dining; No Buyout Minutes MUD HEN TAVERN From acclaimed Chef Susan Feniger and the talented team behind the celebrated STREET comes Mud Hen Tavern, a new neighborhood bar and restaurant, Cuisine: Gastropub which offers seasonal, gourmet pub and comfort food Rating: 4 Star in a warm and relaxed setting. The menu consists of a Price: $$ wide variety of rustic dishes and bar food, with the ocDistance From Hotel: casional global inflections that that Susan and Execu1.5 Miles, Approx. 10 tive Chef/Partner Kajsa Alger naturally bring to the taMinutes ble. Buyout: 120 Seated, 350 Reception PETIT TROIS Cozy spot with Parisian flare offers classic French fare & full bar from the team behind Trois Mec. There may be no better place of escargot in town than at Petit Trois. The stripped down menu could be that of a simple café instead of a formal restaurant. Cuisine: French Rating: 4 Star Price: $$$ Distance From Hotel: Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD 1.5 Miles, Approx. 10 Minutes 9 TROIS MEC Trois Mec by Chef Ludo Lefebvre offers one fivecourse set menu on each night of service. Reservations are released on every other Friday at 8 am. If the Cuisine: Traditional gods smile and you score a table, you can then purAmerican, French chase a non-refundable (but fully transferrable) Rating: 4 Star “ticket” to your dinner. On the day of your reservation, Price: $$$$$ you must show up on time, else the dinner start withDistance From Hotel: out you. Different? Yes! Worth it? Definitely! 1.5 Miles, Approx. 10 Minutes SALT'S CURE No Private Dining; Buyout TBD Salt's Cure is a New American Restaurant. Every meal at Salt's Cure proudly sources ingredients grown & raised in California, all of which are carefully butchered & crafted in house. We offer a complete beer and wine list of all "natural" California craft beers and wine. Moving locations to Hollywood. Cuisine: New American Rating: 4 Star Price: $$$ Distance From Hotel: Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD 1.7 Miles, Approx. 10 Minutes PROVIDENCE Chef Cimarusti is completely dedicated to procuring the finest sustainable seafood—from regional coasts and international waters—and treats those ingredients Cuisine: Seafood with uncompromising respect and sophisticated techRating: 5 Star nique. The accolades for Providence include multiple Price: $$$$$ James Beard Award nominations; “Top 50 Restaurants Distance From Hotel: in the United States” by Gourmet magazine; “Best 1.8 Miles, Approx. 12 Seafood Restaurant” by Los Angeles magazine; the #1 Minutes ranking in “Jonathan Gold’s 101 Best Restaurants” in the Los Angeles Times; and two highly coveted Michelin stars. Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD SMOKE. OIL. SALT. Smoke.oil.salt. is an authentic Spanish restaurant and wine bar, featuring traditional Catalan dishes, including paella, fideua, wood-grilled fish and seaCuisine: Spanish foods, vegetarian specialties, high-quality hams and Rating: 4 Star cheeses, and more. Plus an extensive book of regionPrice: $$$ al wines, caves and sherries, specifically curated to Distance From Hotel: match the unique flavors of the food. 1.9 Miles, Approx. 10 Minutes 10 Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD LAUREL HARDWARE Laurel Hardware is a neighborhood eatery and bar embracing the local culture, inspired cocktails and wine, and a casual atmosphere. Their menu is new American with global influences, focused on local and seasonal organic produce, hormone free and free range proteins, and shared food. Cuisine: Contemporary American Rating: 4 Star Price: $$ Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD Distance From Hotel: 2.3 Miles, Approx. 10 Minutes YSABEL Lively cocktail bar with a mixology focus serves out of a back and front bar, plus an outdoor patio. Cuisine: Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD Contemporary American Rating: 4 Star Price: $$ Distance From Hotel: 2.3 Miles, Approx. 11 Minutes CONNIE & TED'S At Connie and Ted’s you’ll find simply prepared fish and shellfish, inspired by the classic clam shacks, oyster bars, and fish houses, that dot the New England Cuisine: American Seaboard and the Western Coast. Enjoy one (or two) Rating: 4 Star of 24 California craft beers on tap, while sampling Price: $$$ from our large variety of oysters, clams and shellfish, Distance From Hotel: shucked to order, at our Raw Bar. Wind down the day 2.4 Miles, Approx. 12 with a classic cocktail at the bar, or enjoy a warm lobMinutes ster roll outside on the covered, open-air patio overlooking Santa Monica Boulevard. Patio: Up to 16 Buyout TBD SYCAMORE KITCHEN For their next project, Karen and Quinn Hatfield debuted The Sycamore Kitchen in the Summer of 2012, redefining the urban bakery-eatery with their signature handcrafted yet refined touch. Delectable pastries Cuisine: Bakery, like the Salted Caramel Pecan Babka are paired with Café a world-class coffee program by Stumptown Coffee Rating: 4 Star Roasters. Sandwiches with house-baked bread, like a Price: $$ Double B-LTA mixing crispy and braised bacon with Distance From Hotel: balsamic tomatoes, meet delicate market salads stud2.4 Miles, Approx. 12 ded with seasonal highlights. Breakfast spans savory classics like the Croque Madame to sweet iterations Minutes such as Cinnamon Brioche French Toast with creme fraiche and grated apple slaw. Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD 11 ANGELINI OSTERIA Known for manning the stoves at high-end restaurants Rex and Vincenti, Chef Gino Angelini is dishing out quality Italian fare at his own place. Even the most Cuisine: Italian been-there-ate-that gourmand will savor the simple, Rating: 5 Star yet sublime starters, from the paper-thin pizzas to the Price: $$$$$ steamed mussels and clams bathing in a garlicDistance From Hotel: infused broth. Nonna Elvira's green lasagna is a dozen 2.4 Miles, Approx. 13 layers of bliss with blankets of pasta enveloping a mild Minutes cheese. Continue with a deliciously soft, moist branzino (salt-encrusted sea bass), or a pork chop sided with braised red cabbage. Desserts deserve special attention, such as a buttery mascarpone, or a scoop of vanilla gelato with a shot of steaming espresso. Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD ODYS AND PENELOPE Karen and Quinn Hatfield’s newest restaurant focuses on seasonal and sustainable meat and fish cooked over wood. The open kitchen gives you a great view of the live fire grill, Brazilian Churrasco, and wood smoker. This is a casual restaurant in the popular District LA Brea neighborhood with a full bar and a focused wine list specializing in bio-dynamic and organic wines from around the world. Cuisine: New American Rating: NEW! Price: $$$ Distance From Hotel: 2.4 Miles, Approx. 13 Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD Minutes UNION Chef Bruce Kalman and Marie Petulla partnered to open UNION, a 50-seat restaurant and bar featuring a deeply personal, seasonally Californian interpretation Cuisine: Italian of Northern Italian cuisine. They have created an intiRating: 4 1/2 Star mate neighborhood restaurant that brings the farmer Price: $$$ and guest together to celebrate the simplicity of inDistance From Hotel: gredients and the delight of a meal with friends. 2.4 Miles, Approx. 14 Minutes PETTY CASH TAQUERIA Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD Walter Manzke's Petty Cash is a semi-authentic taqueria with myriad talent drawn from East LA, Baja and beyond. Petty Cash's menu features reconceptualized street food classics driven by the best local, seasonal ingredients, rooted in multigenerational tradition and technique. Cuisine: Mexican Rating: 4 Star Price: $$$ Distance From Hotel: 2.5 Miles, Approx. 15 Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD Minutes 12 BLD Within its sunny space BLD (breakfast, lunch, dinner) is both a popular neighborhood spot as well as a great destination restaurant. This latest venture of husband Cuisine: and wife team Neal and Amy Knoll Fraser with partner Contemporary Richard Drapkin, is another successful collaboration of American the talented team from Grace Restaurant just down Rating: 4 Star the street. At BLD diners can remain comfortable all Price: $$ day long in a friendly, upscale café atmosphere. The Distance From Hotel: enticing space and the service are approachable 2.6 Miles, Approx. 10 from the moment the doors open early in the morning until they finally close late at night. BLD has become Minutes the go-to spot for all day gourmet comfort food. House-made pastries, salads, sandwiches, and more feature seasonal ingredients. The all-day charcuterie and artisanal cheese section may just be LA’s answer to the ultimate bar food. Private Dining TbD; Buyout TBD THE HART & THE HUNTER A newer restaurant located in the Palihotel, The Hart & The Hunter is known for serving up Southern-style dishes on small plates. The walls of this small dining room are blue-tiled and the décor is quirky farm-swank. Cuisine: New There are paintings of horses, mismatched flowered American, Tapas plates and wooden tables. Straight Southern food with Rating: 4 Star biscuits, fried green tomatoes, shrimp and grits and Price: $$$ even pimento cheese. Their philosophy is to pair Distance From Hotel: Southern ingredients with fresh American and Europe2.7 Miles, Approx. 12 an influences. Minutes TERRONI Courtyard: 15 Seated Buyout: 50 Seated Terroni is rooted in traditional Italian cuisine, wine and a culture they work tirelessly to bring to their customers with a disctinct Southern Italian experience. Cuisine: Italian Rating: 3 1/2 Star The Market Café (Private): 40 Seated, 65 Reception Price: $$ The Upstairs Wine Room: 20 Seated Distance From Hotel: 2.8 Miles, Approx. 13 Minutes LA BREA BAKERY CAFÉ When the original La Brea Bakery in Los Angeles opened its doors in 1989, no one knew that the small bakery would spark an artisan bread renaissance and eventually lead to La Brea Bakery breads being sold at the finest grocery stores and restaurants across the country. Serves freshly baked pastries, bread, salads and entrees. Cuisine: Bakery Rating: 4 Star Price: $$ Distance From Hotel: 2.9 Miles, Approx. 12 No Private Dining; No Buyout Minutes 13 THE CHURCH KEY Along with creative cocktails, this restaurant is serving up unique dim-sum style service where trollies loaded with ready-to-eat dishes are carted around while dinCuisine: New Ameriers pick their courses on a whim. No need to sit and can, Dim Sum wait around, guests get instant gratification. And if Rating: 4 1/2 Stars you’re feeling thirsty, they offer otter pop and canned Price: $$$ cocktails on these roaming carts with servers dressed Distance From Hotel: as 1960 Pan Am stewardesses. 2.9 Miles, Approx. 13 Minutes Semi-Private Dining Available Buyout Capacity: 300 Seated EVELEIGH Eveleigh is country comfort: a genuine neighborhood restaurant and bar, where friends, community and family gather on the sunset strip. Eveleigh embraces a Cuisine: American seasonal, local-farm and market driven menu that Rating: 4 Star represents a rustic sensibility, drawing from the influPrice: $$ ences of old-world European and American country Distance From Hotel: cooking. Eveleigh's Wine & Spirits offering focuses on 2.9 Miles, Approx. 14 classic cocktails, using small batch spirits and a fresh Minutes fruit, juices, and house made syrups. The wine program is a smart and concise offering representing the finest grower-producers from California, France, and Australia. Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD ANIMAL Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo captured a certain idea that's remained at the prime place of restaurant culture in L.A. Minimal, pure, adventurous, controversial and comforting. Shook Dotolo's Fairfax restaurant doesn't feel bad about serving offal meat or unusual animals. Many have attempted to copy their approach, but fewhave suceeded. Cuisine: New American Rating: 4 Star Price: $$ Distance From Hotel: 3.0 Miles, Approx. 14 No Private Dining; No Buyout Minutes GENWA KOREAN BBQ Choose from a delectable selection of various beef, pork, chicken or fish; then cook it all up on state of the art smokeless grills, right at your table! Enjoy portions of traditional Banchan accompanied with every meal as well as a selection from our drink menu. Cuisine: Korean Rating: 4 1/2 Star Price: $ Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD Distance From Hotel: 3.0 Miles, Approx. 14 Minutes 14 RED O Dining at Red O is an experience like no other - offering a unique combination of Prime Steak & Seafood with Rick Bayless’ signature Mexican inspired influCuisine: Mexican, ences. By sourcing local and sustainable ingredients, Steakhouse Red O creates flavorful dishes with a mindset on qualiRating: 4 Star ty while still being true to the flavors of Mexico. Red O Price: $$$ also features an impressive bar and lounge, where Distance From Hotel: you’ll find their specialty cocktails, an extensive tequila 3.0 Miles, Approx. 14 list and award winning wine list. Minutes Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD RÉPUBLIQUE Centered in the heart of Los Angeles in an iconic building originally erected in 1929 as Charlie Chaplin’s offices. The restaurant builds on its storied past with its Cuisine: French latest incarnation, offering the public a gastronomic Rating: 4 Star environment of history and grandeur. The space feaPrice: $$$$$ tures a casual bar and bistro in the front with a more Distance From Hotel: formal restaurant located in the rear, both of which 3.0 Miles, Approx. 14 are rooted in French cuisine brought to you by Chef Minutes Walter Manzke. Upstairs Private Room: 14-16 Seated Mezzanine Upstairs (Semi-Private): 40 Seated Back Bistro (Semi Private): 60 Seated Buyout: 175-200 Seated, 360 Reception CAVATINA Located inside the Sunset Marquis Hotel in West Hollywood, Cavatina embodies a casual, relaxed vibe and atmosphere and offers guests 4 courses of indulgencCuisine: New es including Snacks, Crudo, Small Plates and Entrees, American and features a wide variety of options like Oysters on Rating: 4 1/2 Star Half Shell, Yellowtail with Uni & Caviar, Crispy Brussels Price: $$$ Sprouts with Bacon & Jalapeños, Charred Octopus, Distance From Hotel: Prime Steak, and of course, Schlow’s Award winning 3.1 Miles, Approx. 15 Burger! Minutes CROSSROADS KITCHEN Patio-Exterior: 80-100 Seated Interior: 50 Seated Spa Garden: 25 Seated Buyout: 150 Seated Crossroads offers diners Mediterranean-themed small dishes, salads, farm-to-glass cocktails, and desserts in a fine-dining dinner style that encourages exploration. With its stylish atmosphere and refreshing sensibility, Crossroads isn't just a leap forward in refined plantbased cuisine — it's one of the most innovative culinary destinations in Los Angeles. It’s a decadent and indulgent dining experience approached in a conscious and cohesive manner. Cuisine: Vegan, Mediterranean, Tapas Rating: 4 Star Price: $$$ Distance From Hotel: 3.1 Miles, Approx. 15 Private Dining Room: 15 Seated Wine & Cheese Room: 40 Seated, 75 Reception Minutes Buyout: 125 Seated, 250 Reception 15 PLAN CHECK KITCHEN + BAR Serving modern American comfort food in a small plate format along with unique cocktails, premium whiskeys and craft beers. The Plan Check embodies the architectural/creative lifestyle and the culture that Cuisine: Burgers, surrounds its flagship location, effortlessly blending vinTraditional American tage architectural office elements with industrial piecRating: 4 Star es, rich materials and a warm atmosphere. Price: $$ Distance From Hotel: No Private Dining; No Buyouts 3.1 Miles, Approx. 15 Minutes Modern American Steakhouse with Indonesian roots. HUTCHINSON COCKTAILS & GRILL Featuring a wood-fired grill, premium cocktails, and late night dining. Accommodations include two covered & heated patios, and private dining. Private dining room features a fireplace, hidden TV, dedicated entrance and private outdoor space. Cuisine: Steakhouse Rating: 4 Star Price: $$$ Distance From Hotel: Private Dining Room: 30 seated 3.2 Miles, Approx. 13 Buyout TBD Minutes COOK’S COUNTY RESTAURANT The husband and wife Chef Duo of Daniel Mattern and Roxana Jullapat have created a low-key, unpretentious, farm-to-table café. There’s a rustic simplicity to the décor that perfectly matches the food. HardCuisine: New wood floors are buffed to a shine, and a few Edison American bulbs dangle from the exposed wooden rafters. VinRating: 4 Star tage metal tractor seats have been reborn as bar Price: $ stools and a chalkboard above the kitchen window Distance From Hotel: serves as the wine list. 3.3 Miles, Approx. 15 Minutes Buyout: 70 seated INK. Ink. is Chef Michael Voltaggio’s first signature restaurant. Alluding to the idea of permanence, ink. endeavors to create an indelible impression with flavor Cuisine: New profiles that are inspired by the myriad of cultures that American make up the city of Los Angeles. Thusly, he describes Rating: 4 Star the food at ink. as “modern Los Angeles cuisine” and Price: $$$$$ aspires to create an experience that will repurpose Distance From Hotel: the term “fine dining” for Angelenos. 3.3 Miles, Approx. 15 Minutes 16 Private Dining Room: 12 seated Buyout: 95 seated FIG & OLIVE Fig & Olive brings you authentic, fresh and flavorful ingredients, simple yet refined dishes, the health benefits of the olive oil and the Mediterranean diet, and Cuisine: antioxidant quality of figs and olives. Fig & Olive KitchMediterranean en and Tasting Bar, leaves no doubt about its MediterRating: 4 Star ranean loyalties. The chalk-white stucco walls evoke Price: $$$ the region, and the menu is dominated by dishes preDistance From Hotel: pared with olive oil. 3.4 Miles, Approx. 15 Minutes First Floor Bar, Lounge & Communal Table: 80 seated Main Dining Room & Patio: 130 seated Second Floor Bar & Lounge: 50 seated Outside Café: 40 seated Buyout: 300 seated NIGHT + MARKET Night + Market is at the top for best Thai food in Los Angeles! Chef Kris Yenbamron presents the flavors of Northern Thailand in a stylish stripped down room Cuisine: Thai that’s full of neon orange and blue colors. It just might Rating: 4 Star be the happiest place to eat in LA. Dine on casual Price: $$ and spicy Thai bites or time-tested favorite like a Fried Distance From Hotel: Chicken Sandwich. 3.4 Minutes, Approx. 16 Minutes Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD EP & LP E.P, offers guests a multi-level modern Asian dining experience by Astralia's award-winning Executive Chef Louis Tikaram. Situated along La Cienaga Blvd's busCuisine: tling culinary corridor, E.P. Asian Eating House will Contemporary Asian showcase modern Southeast Asian cuisine featuring Rating: 4 Star ingredients rarely seen outside of Asia and the South Price: $$$ Pacific blended with Southern California's world reDistance From Hotel: nowned produce. 3.5 Miles, Approx. 15 Minutes LUCQUES EP Restaurant: 130 seated LP Rooftop: 250 guests Buyout: 700+ guests From the exposed brick and inviting hearth at the center of the main dining room to the all season garden area, the spaces are great for any occasion! Dining at Lucques is a singular experience; fine dining in a wonderfully comfortable environment. Lucques serves California cuisine with French and Mediterranean influences. Cuisine: Mediterranean Rating: 4 Star Price: $$$$$ Distance From Hotel: 3.5 Miles, Approx. 15 No Private Dining Buyout: 200 guests Minutes 17 BISTRO BAGATELLE Bringing the taste of South of France to Los Angeles, Bistro Bagatelle’s motif reflects the salon of a Parisian apartment of an international jet-setter, recalling an Cuisine: French ambiance and style that is effortlessly elegant, spaRating: 5 Star cious and slightly cosmopolitan with crisp detail. PayPrice: $$$ ing homage to Californian alfresco lifestyle while infusDistance From Hotel: ing the South of France sophistication, guests can en3.6 Miles, Approx. 13 joy an enclosed dining room and bar area as well as Minutes an open patio space from season to season! Inside: 125 seated Outside: 50 seated Bar: 50 seated Buyout: 145 seated BAO DIM SUM Bao brings authentic Hong Kong-style dim sum to the west-side in a chic but old-world atmosphere. Great food comes from great people and expert handCuisine: Dim Sum picked Chinese chefs are masters of the culinary arts. Rating: 4 Star Their experience can be tasted with every bite you Price: $ take. Bao holds a “family” philosophy with friendly Distance From Hotel: wait staff and it shows in the service we provide. 3.6 Miles, Approx. 15 Whether it’s the first time you’ve tried dim sum or Minutes you’re a foodie who is coming back, you’ll always feel like you’re coming back to a familiar place. Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD JAR Jar, the highly acclaimed restaurant by Chef Suzanne Tracht, is a modern day chophouse which fares great appetizers and salads, a la carte Broilers & Roasts, Cuisine: American Braises & Sautes, supplemented by an array of sides Rating: 4 Star and sauces, and dessert. Chef Suzanne Tracht and Price: $$$$$ Chef de Cuisine Preech Narkthong continue to create Distance From Hotel: a contemporary American cuisine with dishes that ap3.6 Miles, Approx. 15 peal to everyone. The room is infused with the artistry Minutes and flair of a 1940's Supper Club and the signature dishes have brought rave reviews for almost a decade. Lounge Dining Room: 18 Seated Main Dining Room: 86 Seated, 165 Reception TERRINE Terrine is a lively California Brasserie by Chef Kris Morningstar, serving rustic food inspired by the French classics, cooked with California flair. The wine program Cuisine: New revolves mainly around French wines, with a few choAmerican sen locals to round up the list ; the spirited cocktail Rating: 4 Star program, created by Ryan Wainwright, insists on the Price: $$ classics. Terrine is warm, romantic and happy to share Distance From Hotel: with you one of the most iconic dining gardens in all of 3.6 Miles, Approx. 15 Los Angeles. Minutes 18 Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD BARTON G. THE RESTAURANT By combining fine dining with fun dining, Barton G. The Restaurant makes each meal an experience, fulfilling the senses with enticing fragrances, extraordinary food and over-the-top presentations. The ambiance is sleek and modern, yet features a laid-back California sensibility. Cuisine: American Rating: 3 Star Price: $$ Distance From Hotel: Semi-Private: 20-25 seated 3.7 Miles, Approx. 15 Minutes MERCADO LOS ANGELES Mercado Los Angeles offers a high-level of hospitality as and an inventive new cuisine and cocktail creations. The menu exemplifies the flavor of the Chefs’ Mexican roots, featuring signature creations such as Cuisine: Mexican Chef Acevedo’s revered carnitas and what has come Rating: 4 Star to be known as the "best flan in the universe." The Price: $$ Chefs continue to surprise and delight diners with daily Distance From Hotel: specials created from local farmer’s market fresh of3.7 Miles, Approx. 15 ferings. Minutes Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD PISTOLA Chef Vic Casanova brings the next evolution of the classic Italian restaurant to life in Los Angeles with his newest venture, Pistola, alongside partner Seth GlassCuisine: Italian man. The restaurant fills its menu with the highest qualiRating: 4 Star ty, freshly imported ingredients from all over Italy, comPrice: $$$ bined with local, predominately organic ingredients. Distance From Hotel: Classic dishes like Shrimp Scampi, Linguine Vongole, 3.9 Miles, Approx. 19 Lobster Fra Diavolo, Dover Sole Francese and Veal Minutes Parmigiana are spun with unique twists and elevated to new levels to make diners experience the past, present and future of Italian food. Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD RAY’S & STARK BAR Ray's and Stark Bar is located conveniently by LACMA. The Mediterranean-inspired menu includes dishes from the restaurant’s wood-burning oven and grill, with an emphasis on farm-to-table, seasonal fare from Executive Chef Kris Morningstar. To drink: seasonal cocktails, a California-centric wine list, and artisan beers and spirits. Cuisine: New American, Mediterranean Rating: 4 Star Price: $$ Distance From Hotel: Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD 3.9 Miles, Approx. 19 Minutes 19 SUR Cuisine: New American/ Mediterranean/ French Lisa Vanderpump, of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, just celebrated the opening of her new creation, SUR Lounge, in West Hollywood. The development and design of the new space plays out on Lisa’s show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 2. Continuing the sensual, dark, exotic vibe present at SUR Restaurant next door, Sur Lounge is an eclectic blend of coarse, industrial pieces and romantic, whimsical charm. Rating: 4 Star Price: $$ Distance From Hotel: VIP Room: 8-14 seated 4.1 Miles, Approx. 17 Kimono Room: 16-36 seated VIP & Kimono: 50 seated Minutes Hidden Garden: 75 seated Veranda Room: 15 seated Buyout: 140 seated CRAIG’S Slide into a curved teal booth and order the signature filet over blue cheese-stuffed ravioli, ricotta cavatelli with vodka sauce (secret ingredient: prosciutto), or a Cuisine: American wood oven-fired pizza. Lighter options (seared ahi with Rating: 4 Star mango salsa, chicken with jalapeno jus) are just as Price: $$$ satisfying, but be sure to leave room for white-andDistance From Hotel: dark-chocolate bread pudding. Craig’s aims to 4.1 Miles, Approx. 18 please! Minutes GRACIAS MADRE No Private Dining; No Buyout They serve cuisine inspired by the kitchens of Mexico sourced from locally grown organic ingredients. Welcome to a seat at love’s table. Un lugar en la mesa del amor. Wanting to serve both organic food as well as honor the mothers who work tirelessly in the kitchens of Mexico. Serving organic, vegan and farm fresh food localled sourced full of love and flavor. Cuisine: Vegan, Mexican Rating: 4 Star Price: $$ Distance From Hotel: 4.1 Miles, Approx. 18 Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD Minutes SON OF A GUN A hip, nautical-themed restaurant known for its shrimp toast, lobster roll and fried chicken sandwich. Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo's quasi-Southern, seafoodCuisine: Seafood focused restaurant serves all that salty fun. WoodRating: 4 Star paneled walls and beach-house tchotchkes set the Price: $$$$$ stage for this fish house, where oysters reside on the Distance From Hotel: menu next to crudo, and raw king salmon comes with 4.1 Miles, Approx. 19 jerk spice and kiwi. Minutes 20 No Private Dining; Buyout TBD TOCA MADERA Toca Madera is a traditional Mexican concept emphasizing small plates and a variety of options served a la carte. Owned by EDL Mangement group and enCuisine: Mexican trepreneur Tosh Berman (AV Nightclub), the 120-seat Rating: NEW! eatery will include a full-bar with a complete tequila Price: $$$ program. Menu items, such as tacos and ceviche, will Distance From Hotel: be prepared with fresh, local ingredients. 4.2 Miles, Approx. 17 Minutes Upstairs: 40 seated Buyout TBD CECCONI’S This London-based restaurant caters to the wellheeled clientele who come to schmooze over bellinis and ciccheti (small plates). Pastas, including a beauCuisine: Italian tiful artichoke tortelli and seafood such as grilled octoRating: 4 Star pus with capers are some of the favorites at CeccoPrice: $$ ni’s. Menus range from breakfast, brunch, lunch, and Distance From Hotel: dinner; also offers a cicchetti or pizzette course! 4.3 Miles, Approx. 18 Minutes Butterfly Room: 40 seated MORTON’S Located in the heart of the historic Beverly Hills “Restaurant Row,” adjacent to the SLS Hotel, two blocks from the Beverly Center Mall, and just a mile Cuisine: American away from the famed Sunset Strip and Rodeo Drive, Steakhouse Morton’s newly renovated restaurant is a celebrity hot Rating: 4 Star spot, and welcoming to both large and small groups! Price: $$$$$ Morton’s is famous for their steaks, however also serves Distance From Hotel: a wide variety of seafood, seafood, and side dishes to 4.3 Miles, Approx. 18 complete the meal! Minutes Dining Room: 116 seated Private Dining Room A: 30 seated Private Dining Room B: 30 seated Private Dining Room A & B Combined: 75 seated THE BAZAAR BY JOSÉ ANDRÉS The Bazaar is a groundbreaking culinary experience from the innovative artistry of award-winning Chef Jose Andres and the prodigious mind of visionary designer Phillipe Starck. Andres redefines modern dining by Cuisine: Spanish masterfully reimagining Spanish cuisine. The Bazaar Rating: 4 Star takes visitors on a wild sensory adventure, blending Price: $$$ Old World delicacies with avant-garde delights in a Distance From Hotel: bold, multifaceted atmosphere where anything is pos4.3 Miles, Approx. 20 sible! Minutes 21 Saam Room: 50 seated MADEO If you can get past the paparazzi, this "celeb-loaded" Northern Italian in West Hollywood offers excellent, old -school dishes. Among the delicacies, the Bolognese is a favorite. Come enjoy a cocktail and the tastes of Italy! Cuisine: Italian Rating: 4 Star Price: $$$$$ Distance From Hotel: No Private Dining; Buyout TBD 4.4 Miles, Approx. 18 Minutes MATSUHISA Still the gold standard for LA sushi after 28 years, Nobu Matsuhisa's Beverly Hills flagship attracts everyone from billionaires to celebrities. An extensive menu of traditional and avant-garde sushi with beguiling Peruvian accents. In addition to the Chef’s signature dishes, Nobu also features local specials! Cuisine: Japanese Rating: 4 1/2 Star Price: $$$$$ Distance From Hotel: 4.4 Miles, Approx. 19 Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD Minutes AOC A.O.C. is a small plates restaurant driven by seasonal ingredients, locally sourced. The California French cuisine was developed by Chef Suzanne Goin, and has Cuisine: Californian some Mediterranean influences as well. A.O.C. has 24 Rating: 4 1/2 Stars wines by the glass and 150 bottles to choose from, cuPrice: $$ rated by Caroline Styne, all of which are either organDistance From Hotel: ic, biodynamic or sustainable. 4.4 Miles, Approx. 20 Minutes Wine Room: 40 seated Patio: 70 seated Patio and Main Dining Room: 150 seated Buyout: 190 seated, 275 reception FOGO DE CHAO The city’s best Brazilian barbecue steakhouse! An important element of this culture is churrasco, the Gaucho way of roasting meats over fire pits of open fire for Cuisine: Brazilian delicious barbecues, which is always present at every Steakhouse festive occasion! With muraled walls and soaring ceilRating: 4 Star ings, Fogo de Chao invites you to enjoy a delicious Price: $$$ preparation of gaucho chefs along with gourmet salDistance From Hotel: ad bar, authentic Brazilian side dishes and award win4.4 Miles, Approx. 20 ning wine lists! Minutes 22 Private Dining Room: 45 seated THE DISTRICT BY HANNAH AN As the first solo project from Hannah An—member of the Crustacean hospitality family—The District by Hannah An is set to reflect An's multicultural upbringing with food that incorporates French, Vietnamese, ChiCuisine: Vietnamese nese and Japanese cuisine, along with California seaRating: NEW! food and local produce. The restaurant, located on Price: $$$ Third Street next to A.O.C., will invoke a French coloniDistance From Hotel: al atmosphere. Think "Paris of the East"...in Los Angeles. 4.4 Miles, Approx. 20 Minutes Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD BOWERY BUNGLAOW Nestled in the heart of Silverlake at Sunset Junction, Bowery Bungalow is a charming cottage with indoor and outdoor seating, and a bar housing craft beer and select wine. Bowery Bungalow’s menu is a modCuisine: ern homage to the cuisine of the Levantine, North AfriMediterranean ca, Anatolia & the Mediterranean. It is the first of this Rating: 4 1/2 Star concept to enter into the culinary playground of Los Price: $$ Angeles. George Abou-Daoud's creative menu reDistance From Hotel: volves around farm-to-table modern Mideast cuisine 4.5 Miles, Approx. 16 focused on the rich traditional flavors of the Middle East and its environs. Minutes Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD LAWRY’S THE PRIME The moment you arrive, you’ll know Lawry's The Prime Rib is an extraordinary restaurant – a place of grand RIB style, classic elegance, luxurious comfort and home of the world famous Lawry’s Seasoned Salt. The unique menu feature Roasted Prime Ribs of Beef served tableside from gleaming silver carts. Enjoy the warm hospitality, exceptional service and award-winning food that have made Lawry’s a dining legend for 75 years. Cuisine: American Steakhouse Rating: 4 Star Price: $$$ Distance From Hotel: 4.5 Miles, Approx. 18 Oak Room: 80 seated Vintage Room: 36 seated Minutes Buyout: 400+ PINE & CRANE A new, fast-casual, Taiwanese-Chinese restaurant excited to open doors in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. Their goal is to bring authentic, delicious Cuisine: Taiwanese Taiwanese-Chinese fare in a comfortable, modern Rating: 4 1/2 Star setting. Passionate about what they do, they make all Price: $$ food using simple, fresh ingredients. In fact, most proDistance From Hotel: duce is sourced from the family's Asian vegetable 4.8 Miles, Approx. 18 farm menu. Minutes 23 Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD ALIMENTO Alimento is a creative and soulful Italian restaurant from owner and Chef Zach Pollack. Located in L.A.'s historic Silver Lake neighborhood on a bustling corridor Cuisine: Italian of shops and restaurants adjacent to the famous resRating: 4 Star ervoir, the food at Alimento draws inspiration from ItaPrice: $$$ ly's regional traditions while not adhering too strictly to Distance From Hotel: them. Carefully sourced ingredients from local artisans 5.0 Miles, Approx. 22 and growers feature prominently among the menu's Minutes selection of small plates, pastas, and large platters designed for sharing. Buyout TBD NIC’S BEVERLY HILLS Nic's Beverly Hills is the best kept secret in Beverly Hills. It's where celebs mingle quietly with the local crowd, it's the cheers bar with a martini attitude. Nic's features the VODBOX: a walk-in, drink-in exhibition freezer, Cuisine: showcasing the world's finest vodkas, hand selected Contemporary by Larry Nicola the Vodkateur. Guests don faux fur American coats while inside the VODBOX sipping vodka flights. Rating: 4 Star Nic's Beverly Hills is the fusion of a modern supper club and a stylish, bohemian cocktail lounge that invites Price: $$$ Distance From Hotel: guests to enjoy an invigorating mix of flavorful con5.0 Miles, Approx. 22 temporary American, Californian cuisine, artisan cocktails, an artistic interior decor and regular live enterMinutes tainment in a lively, yet intimate atmosphere. Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD NOZAWA BAR At Nozawa Bar, they aim is to serve the very best tradition-based omakase sushi meal. Their multi-course menu — primarily nigiri sushi plus sashimi and handrolls Cuisine: Sushi Bar — features many of the more adventurous sushi items Rating: 4 1/2 Stars that dedicated sushi eaters have come to appreciPrice: $$$$$ ate. The menu is created early each morning when Distance From Hotel: the Chefs visit the LA fish markets to select the fish for 5.1 Miles, Approx. 23 the day. During the meal, each course is served to all Minutes guests at once. Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD SCARPETTA Found also in New York City, Scarpetta has garnered glowing reviews, including a selection as one of the “Best New Restaurants in America” and “Best New Cuisine: Italian Restaurant from the James Beard Foundation.” Chef Rating: 4 Star Scott Conant, has appeared on The Today Show, Price: $$ MARTHA and Bravo’s Top Chef. He is the host of the Distance From Hotel: Food Network’s “24 Hour Restaurant Battle”, a judge 5.1 Miles, Approx. 23 on “Chopped” and has published two cookbooks. Minutes Scarpetta’s beautiful al fresco dining augments the Mediterranean-inspired experience, creating an enchanting backdrop for dinner. Chef’s Counter: 6 seated Chef’s Table: 14 seated Muse Private Dining Room: 22 seated Kitchen Patio: 30 seated Muse Mezzanine: 50 seated 24 SPAGO In the heart of Beverly Hills, one block from Rodeo Drive, Spago is the quintessential Los Angeles dining experience. Renowned Chef, Wolfgang Puck, serves Cuisine: American innovative American cuisine with influences from EuRating: 4 Star rope and Asia. Keep your eyes open for celebrities, Price: $$$$$ Spago has been crowded with Hollywood stars from Distance From Hotel: the day it opened! Spago is also the location for 5.1 Miles, Approx. 26 many extravagant pre and post-Oscar parties. Minutes Private Dining Rooms - #1: 24 seated; #2: 72 seated Private Dining Rooms 1&2 Combined: 98 seated Gallery Room, Private Dining Room 1&2: 150 seated Buyout: 300 seated IL FORNAIO Everyone loves this sunny Italian trattoria where newspapers are available at the espresso bar, plump chickens turn on the rotisserie, and fresh bread is Cuisine: Italian baked in the back twice daily. Enjoy the focaccia Rating: 3 Star and breadsticks, and stick with the Italian basics: salPrice: $$ ads, pizzas, pastas, and yes, that juicy chicken. Watch Distance From Hotel: for monthly-changing specials reflecting various re5.2 Miles, Approx. 23 gions of Italy. Great Italian food is topped off with an Minutes ocean view from the patio. Sala Alfresco Room: 60 seated MASTRO’S STEAKHOUSE Mastro’s - the Steakhouse with a Personality, offers an unparalleled dining experience featuring a cutting edge menu of the finest in prime steaks and fresh seafood accompanied by live music and dancing in the piano bar. The dining experience at Mastro’s is completed with a masterful wine list, and outstanding service and personal attention. Cuisine: American Steakhouse Rating: 5 Star Price: $$$$$ Distance From Hotel: Napa Wine Room Executive: 40 seated 5.2 Miles, Approx. 23 Napa Wine Room 401: 20 seated Napa Wine Room 402: 25 seated Minutes Mastros Room Exclusive: 50 seated Mastros East: 25 seated; Mastros West: 20 seated Mastro’s Penthouse: 20 seated Buyout: 500 seated THE PALM Palm is a stunning example of quality and success at every turn. Ideal for any variety of business or social occasions, and fundraisers, The Palm can host anyCuisine: Italian thing from social gatherings to corporate business Steakhouse events. The Palm is the perfect place for you and your Rating: 4 Star company to tantalize clients over a succulent filet miPrice: $$$ gnon or a jumbo three-pound lobster in a relaxed, yet Distance From Hotel: sophisticated setting. 5.2 Miles, Approx. 25 Minutes 25 Gigi Room: 60 seated FLEMING’S PRIME STEAKHOUSE & WINE BAR Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar is the ultimate steakhouse destination for food and wine lovers seeking a stylish and memorable dining experience. Nationally renowned for its Prime beef and steakhouse fare, Fleming’s is equally celebrated for Fleming’s 100, its award winning program that features 100 wines served by the glass! Cuisine: Latin Rating: 3 Star Price: $$$ Distance From Hotel: Champagne Room: 10 seated 5.3 Miles, Approx. 24 Mabec Room: 18 seated Cabernet Room: 24 seated Minutes Claret Room: 42 seated Meritage Room: 36 seated Bordeaux Room: 65 seated VILLA BLANCA Lisa Vanderpump’s sexy, stylish, and romantic restaurant serves Mediterranean, Italian, and Asian dishes to enjoy either inside of the restaurant or on the patio. This restaurant is famous for the celebrity sightings that occur daily! Cuisine: Mediterranean/ Italian/Asian Rating: 4 Star Buyout: 150 seated Price: $$ Distance From Hotel: 5.3 Miles, Approx. 24 Minutes CRUSTACEAN With a show-stopping koi-filled stream that undulates through the bar and into the two-level dining room decorated in Southeast Asian antiques, this is a sumptuous modern interpretation of a Vietnamese clubrestaurant during the French-Colonial period. Cuisine: American Rating: 4 Star Price: $$$$$ Distance From Hotel: Private Dining Room: 22 seated 5.4 Miles, Approx. 22 Minutes URASAWA Intimate & luxurious Japanese restaurant serving small plates & sushi crafted by a renowned chef Urasawa. Cuisine: Japanese Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD Rating: 4 Star Price: $$$$ Distance From Hotel: 5.4 Miles, Approx. 26 Minutes 26 KNUCKLE & CLAW Bringing classic Maine lobster rolls to the wonderful community of Silver Lake in the heart of Los Angeles. Cuisine: Seafood Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD Rating: 4 Star Price: $ Distance From Hotel: 5.5 Miles, Approx. 20 Minutes MAUDE Each month a single ingredient will inspire Chef Curtis Stone to create a menu of nine tasting plates, and this celebrated ingredient is creatively woven, to varying Cuisine: American degrees, through each course. Some courses call for Rating: 4 1/2 Stars the hero ingredient to be at the center of the plate Price: $$$$$ whilst at other times, it plays a supporting role to the Distance From Hotel: rest of the produce and proteins making up the dish. 5.5 Miles, Approx. 24 Minutes CUT Buyout Only: 24 Seated No corner has been cut to assure the success of CUT, the restaurant at the Beverly Wilshire. Legendary chef Wolfgang Puck and prominent architect Richard Meier, who designed The Getty Center, were chosen to make this steakhouse concept space an exceptional one. Cuisine: Steakhouse Rating: 4 Star Price: $$$$$ Distance From Hotel: 5.5 Miles, Approx. 28 Rodeo Tier (Semi-Private): 30 seated Minutes MR. CHOW This venerable swinging London import from the 60s is beloved by its many loyalists. The garlic noodles, still made in-house by hand, are delicious, and the Peking Cuisine: Chinese duck is served in the traditional, centuries-old manner. Rating: 4 Star Diced squab, eaten folded into lettuce leaves, and Price: $$$$$ black peppered lobster, are other house favorites. The Distance From Hotel: high profile clientele includes celebrities, entertain5.6 Miles, Approx. 25 ment industry movers-and-shakers, and a corps of hip Minutes artists and connoisseurs who identify with the owner, designer-painter-collector Michael Chow, a selfproclaimed Renaissance Man. Private Dining Rooms: 18-30 seated Half Buyout: 60 seated Buyout: 250 seated 27 FRIDA Frida’s menu incorporates the finest cuisine from various regions of Mexico, infusing Old World Recipes with a modern sensibility! Their artfully presented dishes Cuisine: Authentic include Tacos Del Guero, Filete Tres Chiles, and PescaMexican do a la Talla – regional specialties that are rarely Rating: 4 Star found on Mexican restaurant menus in the United Price: $$ States. These dishes feature ingredients, spices, and Distance From Hotel: the distinctive produce that flourish only in Mexico! 5.6 Miles, Approx. 27 Minutes L&E OYSTER BAR Buyout: 75 seated Each day oyster farmers harvest, pack, and ship out the best oysters available in North America. L & E showcases the oysterman and the fisherman, the rancher and the farmer, the brewmaster and the winemaker, and of course, the magnificent oyster! Cuisine: Seafood Rating: 4 Star Price: $$ Distance From Hotel: Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD 5.8 Miles, Approx. 20 Minutes BOUCHON Bouchon offers traditional French Bistro fare with a menu that showcases the best products available each day. Bouchon also features a raw bar with seCuisine: French lect oysters on the half shell and many other fruits de Rating: 4 Star mer. Seasonal offerings change throughout the year Price: $$$ and are complemented by Vin de Carafe, a unique Distance From Hotel: wine program that brings recognition to local wine 5.9 Miles, Approx. 26 producers. Minutes Escoffier Room: 20 seated Champagne Salon: 16 seated Bar Bouchon & Garden: 56 seated Buyout: 120 seated PICCA At Picca, Chef Ricardo Zarate serves modern Peruvian cuisine with a Japanese flair. You’ll discover over 50 refined Peruvian dishes designed to be passed around Cuisine: Peruvian the table. The aforementioned beef heart, arrives on Rating: 4 Star a pair of skewers — they call this “anticucho” — of Price: $$$ which there are over a dozen to choose from. Even Distance From Hotel: the simple pollo, covered in rocoto pesto, will push to 6.2 Miles, Approx. 29 please. Minutes Private Dining: 16-40 Seated 28 FRED'S AT BARNEY'S Freds is the West Coast version of the famous New York City institution on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Cuisine: American Rating: 4 Star Private Dining Available Price: $$ Distance From Hotel: 6.5 Miles, Approx. 26 Minutes BUCATO New Italian restaurant with an open kitchen and big dining patios on either end with long wooden tables and heat lamps. Chef Funke’s mission is to combine Cuisine: Italian strong pungencies and seasonal vegetables with the Rating: 4 Star suppleness of fresh, well-cooked pasta (hand-made). Price: $$$ Currently only accepting day-of reservations Bucato Distance From Hotel: also enforces a strict no cell phone policy. 6.8 Miles, Approx. 25 Minutes Back Patio: 25 Seated Front Patio: 50 Seated Buyout: 115 Seated SOTTO RESTAURANT At Sotto, Chefs Zach and Steve deliver an honest, market-driven menu of regionally-inspired Southern Italian dishes, including fresh housemade pastas and Cuisine: Italian Neapolitan pizza cooked in an artisan wood burning Rating: 3 Star oven. This wood burning oven was built onsite by NeaPrice: $$$ politan craftsmen with traditional techniques that Distance From Hotel: have been passed on from generation to generation 6.8 Miles, Approx. 29 and is the first of its kind in the Los Angeles area. Food Minutes is complemented by a fresh, seasonally relevant cocktail program with a strong background in the classics and the utilization of lesser known Italian liqueurs. Dining Room: 90 seated Heated Enclosed Terrace: 10-20 seated HINOKI & THE BIRD Cuisine: Japanese/ Southeast Asian Rating: 5 Star Price: $$$$$ Distance From Hotel: 7.4 Miles, Approx. 29 Minutes 29 Inside luxury residential tower, the Century, David Myers shows his admiration of Japanese and Southeast Asian flavors in dishes such as lobster rolls with green curry and Thai basil and black cod scented with the smoke of the namesake hinoki wood. Private Dining Room: 35 seated Entire Patio: 101 seated Entire Dining Room: 54 seated Buyout: 155 seated THE WALLACE The Wallace is the vision of husband and wife team Michael and Carol Teich, serving locavore, sustainable fare inspired by the seasons. The Wallace has an Cuisine: Traditional underlying philosophy that food should be thoughtfully American executed, from start to finish, with a focus on stunning Rating: 4 Star preparations that bring out the essence of the ingrediPrice: $$$ ents. Whether a menu that highlights peak seasonal Distance From Hotel: produce and vegetables or the chef’s decision to 7.4 Miles, Approx. 32 serve only seafood deemed “safe and sustainable” by the Monterey Bay Aquarium, The Wallace is a rustic Minutes yet elegant dining destination that offers an inventive and welcoming culinary experience. Patio: 20 Seated Buyout: 100 Seated CRAFT Craft has its own one-story building off Constellation Boulevard, surrounded by high-rises but also by a fouracre park that brings light into the dining room Cuisine: American through floor-to-ceiling windows and makes the terRating: 4 Star race, where meals are served, a pleasant green rePrice: $$$ treat. The interior is done in gold and beige tones, with Distance From Hotel: a large bar area as you enter. 7.6 Miles, Approx. 30 Minutes WILDCRAFT Private Dining Room: 48 seated Private Cabanas: 12 seated each Main Dining Room: 140 seated Wildcraft features Chef Tin Vuong’s take on modern Italian cuisine with a focus on Northern Italian. The design is traditional Italian tavern aesthetic – intimate, sophisticated and fun – with the main dining room area closely connected to the kitchen and wood- burning oven. Cuisine: Italian Rating: 4 Star Price: $$ Distance From Hotel: 7.7 Miles, Approx. 35 Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD Minutes FUNDAMENTAL LA Produce inspired by the seasons, lovingly cooked using exacting techniques to bring the best out of the ingredients, and paired with thoughtfully sourced beer and wine from favorite regions. Cuisine: Contemporary American Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD Rating: 4 Star Price: $$ Distance From Hotel: 8.3 Miles, Approx. 32 Minutes 30 SUSHI ZO This is an omakse-only sushi bar, so only the chef gets to pick your selections of nigiri. Known for their pristine bite-size cuts of fish and body-temperature rice, there are no cut rolls here although the Chef will serve the occasional hand roll. Sushi bar seats up to 10 and tables can accommodate another 20 guests. Cuisine: Japanese, Sushi Bar Rating: 4 1/2 Star Price: $$$$ Distance From Hotel: Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD 8.3 Miles, Approx. 32 Minutes KIRIKO Founded in 1999 on Sawtelle Boulevard, Chef-owner Ken Namba delivers an authentic taste of Japan with creative flair from the modern influences of sushi resCuisine: Japanese taurants in Tokyo. Chef Ken provides a daily tapas Rating: 4 Star style (small plate) menu that changes with the season Price: $$$ and offerings of the marketplace. The setting seems Distance From Hotel: simple but the high quality sushichef from Kiriko pre9.4 Miles, Approx. 35 sent delectable varieties. Chef Shinji, Chef Kiyoshi and Minutes Chef Tomotaka were trained in Japan, and they share the same passion to preserve the purity of the Japanese taste and style. Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD FLORES & SONS Flores and Sons is a market driven restaurant specializing in country cuisine. With a pup-firendly patio, they offer local/handcrafted California wines and beers. Cuisine: American Rating: 4 Star Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD Price: $$$ Distance From Hotel: 9.7 Miles, Approx. 36 Minutes HIDE SUSHI A family owned restaurant, Hide Sushi serves only the highest quality fish for the enjoyment of their guests. Their authentic Japanese cuisine features home made teriyaki sauce, tempura sauce, ponzu sauce and salad dressing. Cuisine: Japanese Rating: 4 Star Price: $$ Distance From Hotel: Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD 9.7 Miles, Approx. 36 Minutes 31 SUSHI TSUJITA Sushi Tsujita serves classic Japanese cuisine based on Omakase to create a truly wonderful and exotic dining experience. A very chic and upscale restaurant that blends Japanese Bamboo with the modern contemporary style, Sushi Tsujita provides a uniquely relaxing atmosphere. Cuisine: Japanese Rating: 4 1/2 Star Price: $$$$$ Distance From Hotel: 9.8 Miles, Approx. 38 Private Dining TBD; Buyout TBD Minutes 32 Wishing you an amazing experience in Hollywood! 33