Casa Tua’s New Beverly Hills Location…

We knew that Miami’s hip Italian “food and lifestyle” brand, Casa Tua Cucina, was coming to Beverly Hills. It was first reported to be joining the massive One Beverly Hills project. But things seem to have changed. There’s a new ABC application up on the space at 153-159 S Beverly Dr that appears to show the lauded eatery is landing across the street from South Beverly Grill. What Now is confirming the new location. I’ll keep my eye on the space to see what develops, until then read more about Casa Tua here.

Lotus Indian Cafe Coming To Brentwood

Something new is coming to the glacial redevelopment of The Now shopping center (formerly Granville Plaza) at 11819 Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles. There’s window paper up on space #103 announcing the arrival of Lotus Indian Cafe. Lotusmenu offers an interesting fusion of Indian and Chinese, Mexican, Italian, and American food. Look for such things as butter chicken pizza, chicken tikka quesadilla, and gobi Manchurian. Lotus doesn’t have a big footprint yet, but you can explore more about them here.

Castanea Sicilian Cafe Coming To Beverly Hills

Breezy Italian charm is coming to 252B S Beverly Dr. in Beverly Hills. With one location in Venice Beach, Castanea Sicilian Cafe appears to be opening a second location at this address. According to the website, “castanea” means chestnut, and the cafe is named after a famous chestnut tree on Mount Etna. Castanea Sicilian Cafe is passionate about “authentic Sicilian flavors and coffee culture”. They are opening another location in Hollywood as well.

Fire My Pasta Replacing Iron Teapot Dim Sum In Palms…

A sharp-eyed reader (Thanks Sam!) wrote to tell me about the recent disappearance of Iron Teapot Dim Sum & Bar from its location at 10306 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles (Palms).  Wasting no time whatsoever, a new eatery is settling into the address.  Fire My Pasta will bring “Italian Inspired Cuisine & Bar”, with pasta and pizza on the menu.