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La Playita server Mayro Angulo shows how the new face of South Bay dining wears a mask. Photo by JP Cordero For the first time since I started writing this column almost 20 years ago, there isn’t a single restaurant opening to announce. That’s not particularly surprising given the current circumstances, but it’s still sad. There are new places on the horizon, of course, since construction work has continued at many projects that were already in the works. Captain Kidd’s Glen Miciano. Phopto by JP Cordero There are even two new enterprises recently announced. Ensenada’s Surf & Turf Grill, which has popular locations in El Segundo and Lawndale, is taking over the former Yellow Vase on PCH in Hermosa. It’s the end of a conspicuously unsuccessful attempt at creating a local mini chain, as the Yellow Vases in Manhattan and Hermosa lasted less than a year. The Hermosa spot is a hard location that was a failure for a frozen yogurt shop before Yellow Vase moved in, but Ensenada’s has been very successful elsewhere… The other newcomer is more of a surprise. The owners of Baran’s 2239 bought the former Marie Callender’s takeout operation on PCH in Redondo. They plan to offer artisanal…
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