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This atmospheric production of Brilliant Traces features extraordinary actors, expressive direction, and gripping dialog reminiscent of a hectic night shift at a psychiatric facility. more › Go here to read the rest: Deranged Duo Gets Deconstructionist in ‘Brilliant Traces’ at Lounge 2
As reported yesterday , chef Jet Tila (Wazuzu at Encore Las Vegas) is in the process of taking over Angel’s cocktail bar in Santa Monica and reopening the venue as a dinner and drinks spot called The Charleston . Not, in fact, a gastropub as originally rumored . On his decision to makeover the bar Tila explains, “I’m going away from my roots as an Asian chef by highlighting my roots as a restaurateur. I wanted to be home. I wanted to have an F&B presence back home….It’s a fantastic location. No one has really understood how to cut this diamond to make it shine.” While the lounge will stay open during renovations, or as Tila puts it, “ We take the car into the body shop for a few weeks and pimp it out ,” expect to see a major renovation of the menu and cocktail list. “Basically I want everyone to understand it’s going to be a bar with great food first ,” Tila says. “We’ll be debuting brunch by the mid part of this year. We’ll feature very beverage-friendly small bites.” Tila plans to serve Thai street fare similar to the plates he introduces next week during a pop-up dinner at Origin India Restaurant and Lounge in Las Vegas. “[The Charleston] will be a laboratory for me to play where I come up with some crazy ideas. I don’t want to call it a gastropub. It’s a fun place to have a bunch of food and drinks.” At his pop-up dinner in Vegas, he’s partnering with master mixologist Tony Abou-Ganim who will create a cocktail pairing for the night. Abou-Ganim is also giving The Charleston drink menu “an eyeball to see if he can inspire some cocktails.” In other Tila news, the common ownership between Bru Haus and The Charleston could turn his consulting gig at the pub into something more in the future, but no plans are inked. Tila will also continue his Breadbar Bistronomics pop-up dinners sometime in the spring. · Jet Tila Opening The Charleston in Former Angel’s Home [~ELA~] · Chef Jet Tila Consults on Bru Haus Menu, Also Part of New SaMo Gastropub The Charleston [~ELA~] — Susan Stapleton Original post: Switcheroos: New Details: Jet Tila Waxes Poetic on The Charleston
Caramel is undergoing a renovation. [Photo: Bellagio] In the past, Eater LA has tracked the notable goings on in the original City of Sin, Las Vegas. With this week’s launch of Eater Las Vegas we’ve handed over most coverage, and instead will run weekly recaps chronicling all the hotness. Here we go! BELLAGIO— The Light Group plans to overhaul Caramel Bar & Lounge into Lily Bar & Lounge . By day the re-conceived venue will offer food from Fix Restaurant & Bar, and by night it will function as a club. THE STRIP— New York Mets slugger Carlos Beltran currently operates two Puerto Rican restaurants in New York called Sofrito . Next he is considering branches in Vegas and South Beach. PARIS/CAESARAS— Gordon Ramsay Steak will open in the Paris, meanwhile a second Gordo project will replace Bradley Ogden in Caesars. WYNN— Chef Jet Tila has finally signed out of Wazuzu to work on his upcoming LA project and a tv show. Read more here: Sin City Wrap : Caramel Becoming Lily Bar & Lounge, Sofrito to LV, Jet Tila Leaves Wazuzu, More!
