public affair.

club vets greg link (element) and hunter hensley (66 in NYC), partner with exec chef chris ennis (asia de cuba) to launch essex public house. the result? a gastropub with 20 craftsman beers on tap, plasmas and a patio for people watching. but the warm fennel encrusted goat cheese salad, yam gnocchi, and sichuan seared ahi isn't your average bar food. bottoms up. now open. 6683 hollywood boulevard. between las palmas and cherokee. hollywood. 323.460.6608. www.essexhollywood.com

sugar, sugar.

double your pleasure with premo spanish fritters (aka churros) at the second branch of xooro. mix and match with chocolate coconut, dulce de leche, lemon crème, maple bacon, etc. or select the sig peanut butter madness. it's all made to order with natural ingreds and healthy rice bran oil, there's even a gluten free option. fritter away. now open. 8360 melrose avenue. between orlando and kings. west hollywood. 323.951.9592. www.xooro.com

alphabet soup.

french chef laurent quenioux is game to open bistro LQ. try his specialties: pintade hen, squab, or duck. or explore the likes of baby goat with the three tasting menus. finish with avocado mousse, or get cheesy with 20-plus choices from nicole's gourmet imports. the art isn't just in the eats, check the walls for paintings by isabelle cuny (shown) this month. mais, oui. opens mid-july. 8009 beverly boulevard. between laurel and edinburgh. west hollywood. 323.951.1088. www.bistroLQ.com

99+ bottles of beer.

named after manhattan's corner bistro at the eponymous intersection, new boho gastropub west 4th/jane offers over 100 beers, from delerium tremens (that's a belgian brew) to hair of the dog, to the standard coors. chow down on "crack food" (beer steamed mussels, tater tots) or "real food" (steak, "the hangover sandwich" featuring peppered turkey, salami, hot coppacolla, and a fried egg). take one down, and pass it around. now open. 1432A 4th street. between broadway and santa monica. santa monica. 310.395.6765. www.west4thjane.com

speed dial.

the best pizza place in town (um, pizzeria mozza, pictured) expands with mozza2go. (fennel sausage, panna, & red onion, anyone?) take-out squash blossoms with burrata & tomato, or prosciutto di parma, ruccola & mozzarella. antipasti, nancy's chopped insalate, and a daily lasagna are also avail. save room for dolci faves, butterscotch budino and olive oil cakes. retail gourmet goodies and cooking classes are also on the menu. sure, you'll miss those dave grohl sightings, but you won't have to leave the house. now open. 6610 melrose avenue. between citrus and highland. 323.297.1130. los angeles. www.mozza2go.com