New Year's Day Dining
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When I took a Francophile friend to dinner in Santa Monica last week, she stood on the tiny octagonal tiles spelling out the name Anisette...
Santa Monica just got a new French stage set. And while it may not be appropriate to break out that beret you bought in Paris, by all means, dress for the part.
>> First Look: S. Irene Virbila on Anisette
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First impressions: Anisette Brasserie (Metromix)
Chef Alain Giraud and his worthy staff have in the space of three weeks brought an authentic French Brasserie, (read standard menu, great cooking, relaxed atmosphere) to Santa Monica/Los Angeles. Try the oysters, sample a great cocktail, select good values from the wine menu, emphasizing Californian, French, Oregonian. I relished...
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Wonderful food, slightly pricy for what it is, but some great tastes there. We had a bunch of appetizers and they were each very nice. Steak tartare was...

Good food, great service & decor.

Strange kind of split going on here: delicious food, really nicely done; served by handsome and inexperienced waiters and greeters. Nothing to complain...
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