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Jet to Jetty Celebrates 30 Years of Raising Money for Mental Health...page 2 Runners participate in last year’s Jet to Jetty Race. This year’s event will take place Saturday, September 6 at Playa del Rey’s Dockweiler Beach.
Bacari PDR brings new small plates dining concept to Playa del Rey Restaurateurs Lior Hillel and brothers Robert and Daniel Kronfli are looking to put their newest restaurant, Bacari PDR, on the map for casual, neighborhood dining in Playa del Rey. This is the third restaurant for the Kronflis and Hillel, who also own Bacaro LA and Nature’s Brew in
Downtown Los Angeles. Bacari PDR (pronounced BACHCAR-E) officially opened its doors on Wednesday, September 3 and its owners are excited to bring their Mediterranean-inspired small plates dining concept to the community. The three opened up their first
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restaurant six years ago after Daniel took an extended tour of Northern Italy and became inspired after visiting over 100 “bacaros”– small wine bars where people meet and socialize. The partners used that inspiration for their first restaurant, which they opened near the Kronflis’
USC. With the success of their first two restaurants and a line of natural sauces and dressing, the culinary trio set their sights on opening a beachside restaurant and searched for months before coming across a space for lease in Playa del Rey, at the former (continued on page 6)
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