Where Appetizers Come In A Glass

When The Bazaar by Jose Andres first opened in Beverly Hills’ SLS Hotel, it was an instant hot spot in the trendy LA scene. Add to that the four stars from the Los Angeles Times, becoming a finalist for the James Beard Awards’ “Best New Restaurant,” plus numerous other awards and Andrés’ appearance on 60 minutes, and you’ve got an internet that’s inundated with reviews, from both lovers and naysayers…but mostly lovers. Therefore, I won’t bore you with yet another raving review, from yet another foodie; to be honest, I could never describe the restaurant as eloquently as S. Irene Virbila has and so I refer you to her article in the Los Angeles Times. In it, she describes the experience at the Bazaar as “Fellini-esque, a gastronomical circus, a flirtation with the flavors and soul of Spain,” all of which are accurate, but when a restaurant like this one has been so overhyped, over-characterized and overbooked,  how does the average person get in, get out, and get laid…wait no, I mean…get a fun, unique experience without getting sensory overload? Step one: eat at the bar.

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Tagged as: Beverly Hills, f*@#ability, Hotel Eats, Jose Andrés, molecular gastronomy, Spanish, tapas, West Hollywood

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