There’s nothing better than a great brunch to either kick off or cap the weekend’s festivities. Saturday and Sunday mornings (and often into the afternoons) are prime time for weekend dining warriors to grab a bloody mary, mimosa, or bellini, because, well, if there isn’t booze, brunch is just a late breakfast.
The Glen Centre is tucked way up in the curves above Beverly Hills, a micro-economy all its own with room for a few restaurants, a post office, and a Starbucks. As of today, it’s also home to Jolie, a rather glamorous new French bistro modeled on the plush decadence and fine foods of the French Riviera circa the 1960s.
Rossoblu is back
Widely-regarded as some of LA’s better Japanese quick service restaurants, Marugame Udon is setting up in two new shops in the next three months. The noodle specialty shop will open in the Glendale Galleria on December 20, with another at The Bloc in late January or early February.
Rock & Reilly’s is in the habit of opening around football season. The Irish sports pub did just that before opening the Downtown LA location in 2016, as with the Sunset Strip location in 2011. The restaurant group maintains this strategy with a new outlet opening this month in USC Village.