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Briefly Brilliant… I-Naba opened in Manhattan Beach last April as an upscale take out sushi counter, but in September suddenly blossomed into a full omakase sushi restaurant serving only eight people at a time. It just as suddenly closed last week, with a message on the door cryptically citing an issue with the building and promising to reappear elsewhere under a new name. They’re a member of the club that no restaurant wants to join, eateries that opened and closed before they reached their first anniversary. Here’s hoping they do return, because the experience was delightful… The End Of A Maverick… After months of erratic hours and being out of most of the menu, Hot’s Kitchen finally called it quits. The restaurant opened strong but had consistent problems maintaining staff and suffered from controversies over foie gras sparked by outspoken owner Sean Chaney. The downtown Hermosa location is desirable, so the space probably won’t remain vacant very long… The Perils Of A Classical Education… I have to start this piece with a mea culpa. In a recent edition of this column I referred to radici as being the Italian word for radish, and a reader pointed this out. That’s wrong, because…
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