SBE, nightlife powerhouse, goes forth with new restaurant. A "light meal" for $55. Hello, recession! Good thing Hollywood can't feel you. French Rococo atmosphere, and not just the decor: small plates, family-style, cheek-kissing, couches, cocktails. Glam crowd, and don't forget it. But do forget all your worries, forget all your cares...uptown.
This restaurant is now a private event space xiv restaurant review:
THE MENU IS UNDERGOING MAJOR CHANGES, SO UNTIL IT SETTLES DOWN WE WILL RETAIN OUR RATING. XIV derives its name from being the fourteenth restaurant of celebrated San Francisco chef Michael Mina. The Roman numeral moniker is also a nod to the Sun King (Louis XIV), whose opulent style helped inspire world-famous French designer Philippe Starck as he conceived the space. Upon entering the white...
SBE and celeb chef Michael Mina team up to recreate a quirky and sceney take on a French chateau worthy of royalty.:
What do you get when an alien space ship arrives on planet Earth, takes a slice of your eccentric aunt's 17th century French chateau and plops it in the middle of Sunset Boulevard? Enter this...