Press Releases

FIRST LOOK: THE BRANDY IN GLENDALE IS MEZZE MAGIC

Bazrkanian and team have created a selection of staple mezze plates like creamy labneh and drizzled with pomegranate carrot salsa, orange-marinated spiced olives served with warm grilled pita bread and hummus decorated with almonds and chili tahini.

MICHELE STUEVEN

Ricardo Zarate has a new Latin American destination: Short Stories Restaurant

A Mediterranean restaurant and hookah bar is now open in Glendale, bringing pastas, charred branzino, mezze, fortified-wine cocktails and live jazz to Brand Boulevard. The Brandy, from owners Hovig and Jizell Chahanian, launched in late December in the former home of kebab shop Royal Vanak and offers a full-service restaurant indoors with a hookah bar on the patio.

STEPHANIE BREIJO

The Infatuation

The Brandy is a new Mediterranean restaurant in Glendale serving dishes like labneh and olives drizzled in pomegranate carrot salsa, charred branzino, and pesto fusilli with whipped ricotta. They also have an extensive mixology program (which in English, translates to ‘bar menu’) with creative cocktails that contain citrus soju, peach bitters, and more. Outside, you’ll find a patio equipped with a hookah set-up, plus live DJs every night.

SYLVIO MARTINS

New Glendale Restaurant The Brandy Coalesces Mediterranean Cuisine, Hookah and Live Music

The Brandy is a modern Mediterranean fusion restaurant that elevates its unique dining experience by serving hand-picked wine, craft cocktails and hookah, which you can partake in on the quaint outdoor patio. What’s more, diners can also come in for live music. Club music pulses every night, while Sundays evenings are reserved for live jazz nights in the dining room from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

MICHELE STUEVEN