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RH at the Andaz, West  Hollywood - Crudité plate by Chuck T.

RH at the Andaz, West Hollywood - Crudité plate

We interrupt these uploads of our European trip to bring you food porn from my birthday!

A relatively new restaurant at the newly renovated Andaz Hotel (formerly the Hyatt, nicknamed "The Riot House" in the days when rock 'n roll musicians stayed there and would throw TV sets out the windows), RH takes its name from the hotel's former nickname and its chef, Sebastien Archambault, cooks the food of his native Périgord in southwestern France while featuring California ingredients.

And what could be more Californian than a plate of seasonal raw vegetables and a tangy dip?

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Chef at the pass by Chuck T.

Chef at the pass

RH has a gorgeous open kitchen.

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Wesly by Chuck T.

Wesly

who surprised me yet again this year ... I didn't have a clue we were going here for my birthday dinner.

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"Los Angeles" cocktail by Chuck T.

"Los Angeles" cocktail

Not to be confused with the (superior) cocktail of the same name at Seven Grand downtown, this one has Woodford Reserve bourbon as its base spirit, with "Anjou pear" (muddled, perhaps?), cinnamon and agave syrup. It was tasty but too heavy on the agave syrup.

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"Red Ferrari" cocktail by Chuck T.

"Red Ferrari" cocktail

I was confused by this one. It's got "red" in the name and lists pomegranate juice as one of its ingredients, but there's not a hint of red in this drink. I even asked our server to double-check, and she came back and assured me that the bartender had squeezed fresh pomegranate juice into the mixing glass. It must be the relatively rare white pomegranate, then, because I noticed neither the color nor much of the tartness. The cocktail was based on Corzo blanco tequila with St. Germain elderflower liqueur, lime and (yet again way too much) agave syrup.

The cocktails were not very well-balanced and not that great, although they are at least making an effort. This was the only glitch in what would prove to be an absolutely spectactular meal.

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