Crustacean Beverly Hills marked its 10th anniversary late last month with the opening of two private dining rooms tucked away on the second floor of the popular French-Vietnamese eatery. The larger room, named the An Table after the restaurant's owners, seats 20 in cushy chairs covered in burnt-sienna velvet. The elegant room is equipped with a flat-screen TV and decorated with an altar table and other Asian antiques.
Just outside are two wine rooms behind glass—one for red and one for white. The red-wine room, also called the Sommelier Table, seats 10 for dinner. The concrete floor of the white-wine room is studded with crushed amber glass so it shimmers under lighting. There's also a bright crimson-and-blue cocktail lounge furnished with throw pillows covered in Vietnamese silk. All together, the private area designed by Michael Habicht can accommodate receptions for 120.Habicht also transformed Crustacean's ceiling into a space intended to evoke the look of an upside-down lotus garden for the restaurant's three-day celebration of its 10th birthday. Guided by owner Elizabeth An's love of jewel tones, Habicht strung giant artificial lotuses in purple and red from the ceiling and surrounded the space in fresh orchids.
The celebration included performances by Earth, Wind & Fire vocalist Philip Bailey, Patti LaBelle, and other singers. The restaurant also borrowed a page from Cirque du Soleil, bringing in aerialists to perform on a rope that dangled from the ceiling for the evening, while waiters garbed in crimson and blue silk vests circulated with An Catering's coconut shrimp and Dungeness crab puffs. The Ans hosted a seated dinner for friends and customers as well, plus another musical fete featuring Natalie Cole, as part of the multipronged celebration.
Just outside are two wine rooms behind glass—one for red and one for white. The red-wine room, also called the Sommelier Table, seats 10 for dinner. The concrete floor of the white-wine room is studded with crushed amber glass so it shimmers under lighting. There's also a bright crimson-and-blue cocktail lounge furnished with throw pillows covered in Vietnamese silk. All together, the private area designed by Michael Habicht can accommodate receptions for 120.Habicht also transformed Crustacean's ceiling into a space intended to evoke the look of an upside-down lotus garden for the restaurant's three-day celebration of its 10th birthday. Guided by owner Elizabeth An's love of jewel tones, Habicht strung giant artificial lotuses in purple and red from the ceiling and surrounded the space in fresh orchids.
The celebration included performances by Earth, Wind & Fire vocalist Philip Bailey, Patti LaBelle, and other singers. The restaurant also borrowed a page from Cirque du Soleil, bringing in aerialists to perform on a rope that dangled from the ceiling for the evening, while waiters garbed in crimson and blue silk vests circulated with An Catering's coconut shrimp and Dungeness crab puffs. The Ans hosted a seated dinner for friends and customers as well, plus another musical fete featuring Natalie Cole, as part of the multipronged celebration.
Crustacean's new An Table
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The new An Table, a private dining room at Crustacean, is decorated with a burnt-sienna palette and Asian antiques.
Photo: Courtesy of Rousso/Fischer Public Relations
The Sommelier Table, one of Crustacean's new private dining rooms, seats 10 in an intimate space for red-wine storage.
Photo: Courtesy of Rousso/Fischer Public Relations
Crustacean Beverly Hills draped its balcony with fresh orchids and turned its ceiling into an upside-down lotus garden for the restaurant's three-day celebration honoring its 10th anniversary.
Photo: Courtesy of Rousso/Fischer Public Relations
