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Lavo by Ludo

By Betty HallockDeputy Food Editor 
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Lavo? Really? It’s the name of the Las Vegas restaurant opening in the Palazzo hotel (not to be confused with the Plaza Hotel downtown — don’t let a cabbie pull that one on you), where Ludovic Lefebvre, formerly of Bastide in West Hollywood, is now chef.

It’s Lavo, as in ‘to bathe or cleanse’ in Latin, or as in Lavo by Ludo (has a ring to it). Eater LA and Los Angeles magazine had reported on the new 300-seat restaurant featuring Eastern Mediterranean small plates, and a news release came out this week with further details: It’s opening in August, and the lounge will be ‘surrounded by worn tile walls and water stained plaster.’ Other highlights include Turkish water basins to evoke the ‘bathhouses of ancient Mediterranean culture.’

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Maybe the name is apropos, because if the above photo from Lefebvre’s cookbook (‘Crave: The Feast of the 5ive Senses’) is any indication, he likes water. Certainly, he must be a chef who surfs.

And hey, it’s Vegas. Vini, vidi, lavi!

— Betty Hallock

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Betty Hallock

Betty Hallock is deputy Food editor at the Los Angeles Times. She has co-written four cookbooks, including “Bäco: Vivid Recipes from the Heart of Los Angeles,” “Amá: A Modern Tex-Mex Kitchen” and “Baking at République.” She started her journalism career at the Wall Street Journal and Scientific American in New York, worked on the L.A. Times’ Business desk, and was interim food editor at Los Angeles Magazine. Hallock also helped launch a food and nutrition vertical for wellness app RoundGlass. She’s a graduate of UCLA and New York University.

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