New Thai to Try

Thiptara at 5630 Pacific Coast Highway is now open for business seven days a week . Everyday from 11 am to 3 pm there's a $7 lunch special and it stays open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. The menu features lots of curry dishes and classics such as pad thai, and orders can be delivered within a 3 mile radius.

Out with the old restaurants, in with the new

I'm still mourning the demise of two of my favorite eastside hangouts--Ferraro's and The Mexican Affair. Both had great food and great service and a relaxed no frills atmosphere (if you don't consider Ferraro's amazing and constantly changing assortment of holiday decorations to be frills). Now Brulee, a French Californian restaurant, has opened in Ferraro's old stomping grounds. It's open from & am to 9 pm everyday and has an a la carte brunch on Sundays from 8 am to 2:30 pm. There's a $7 lunch special weekdays from 11 am to 2:30 pm and 50% off coffee, lattes and cappuccinos with purchase of breakfast pastry 7 to 10 am on weekdays until September 24.

The building where The Mexican Affair once held sway is undergoing a major renovation. The banner out front promises that Thiptara Restaurant will be opening soon.