Maria’s Italian Kitchen Closes Up Shop On Wilshire: Brentwood Branch Reopens

Posted on June 9, 2015 by toddrickallen

When God closes a Maria’s, he always opens another… About a year ago I told you about Maria’s Italian Kitchen opening at 3001 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica. They had taken over the troubled space that had housed the sports bar South. This was to be their temporary pop-up while they remodeled their Brentwood location. And now all of you Brentwood citizens who had to drive past 328 other Italian restaurants and a city boundary to get to your beloved Maria’s can heave a collective sigh of relief: The Maria’s in Santa Monica has officially closed and the Brentwood location has reopened at 11723 Barrington Court.

Soupure Making Soup Sexy In Brentwood

Posted on May 19, 2015 by toddrickallen

Lately on the Westside, it seems like you can’t swing a dead cat without hitting a couple of cold-pressed juice joints. But soup? According to Soupure, soup is the new juice. A diminutive kiosk has sprung up in the Brentwood Town Center on the corner of 26th and San Vicente peddling a variety of hot and cold soups in plastic bottles meant to be drunk like… well, juice. Promising us that soup is “sexy”, they offer such choices as: pumpkin miso, asparagus leek, lentil chickpea, strawberry cashew, lemongrass consommé, and the au courant craze of the moment, bone broths. With one other location in Studio City they also do cleanses and home delivery. Check out their website here.

Baltaire Will Open Tonight… Here’s A Peek Inside…

Posted on March 9, 2015 by toddrickallen

And while we’re on the subject of highly anticipated Westside restaurant debuts, Baltaire is opening today (Monday, March 9th). The “contemporary American steakhouse” took over the old Cheesecake Factory space at 11647 San Vicente Boulevard in Brentwood. After an extensive remodel, you’ll hardly recognize the space, but they have kept the patio dining area. Check out their website here and in the mean time, here’s a glimpse of what you can expect…

Earthbar To Hit Brentwood By Mid-February

Posted on January 30, 2015 by toddrickallen

What’s with 2015? Maybe it’s just the time of year, but it seems that almost every new opening is health-related. I’ve never seen so many smoothie, juice, bowl, and açaí joints landing all at once. Adding to the lengthy list, the Westside’s first free-standing Earthbar is slated to hit Brentwood by mid-February 2015 according to their website. Located at 11640 San Vicente Blvd., this is their latest in a string of outlets located mostly inside gyms and malls. Look for a menu of (guess what) smoothies, juices, and healthy snacks that you can read more about here.

Açaí Nation Replaces Mrs. Field’s In Brentwood

Posted on January 29, 2015 by toddrickallen

The açaí craze continues its inexorable march across the Westside… I recently noticed that something new had crept into the microscopic spot that used to house long-time resident Mrs. Field’s Cookies at 11740 San Vicente Blvd. in Brentwood. Now, instead of sugary treats, you can (rather ironically) stock up on superfoods. With one location in Pacific Palisades, Açaí Nation had quietly slipped into the space and offers a menu of bowls and smoothies that you can read more about here.

Baltaire Restaurant Arriving Soon To Brentwood…

Posted on November 7, 2014 by toddrickallen

I think many on the Westside were astonished and perhaps a bit nostalgic when that popular destroyer of waistlines, The Cheesecake Factory, abruptly closed its doors in 2012 at 11647 San Vicente Blvd. in Brentwood. It’s long been reported that The Coral Tree Café has been renovating the space to make way for a cavernous new steakhouse. And now we have a name… According to the sign tacked up on the plywood announcing a job fair, the new restaurant will be called Baltaire. No word on an exact opening date, but they appear to be getting close…

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