Los Angeles

From the hubby/wife team behind SUR comes this palatial bistro, pimped with engraved columns, pillow-laden banquettes, and regal white leather furniture. Benefiting from Italian, Mediterranean, and Asian influences, the menu ranges from Kurobata pork tenderloin w/ Chinese five-spice powder, candied apples, & crispy prosciutto; to flatbread pizza w/ shrimp & chorizo; to the shredded chicken/vine-ripened tomatoes/spinach/roasted pine nut "Spaghetti Lolita", which should really be made with a flat pasta.