Rolling Stone Magazine to Open a Restaurant

by Jennifer Lawinski, Posted Dec 4th 2009 @ 4:30PM

When you think Rolling Stone, the first thing that comes to mind isn't usually food.

But the iconic music magazine is hoping to leverage some of its cool cache with the launch of the first Rolling Stone restaurant in Los Angeles, planned to open in the Hollywood and Highland Center -- down the block from the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Grauman's Chinese Theater and the Kodak Theatre.

The multi-level 10,000-square foot venue will be host a bar, restaurant, lounge and private-event space. The decor will try to evoke the magazine's edgy style with exposed black brick, tufted leather and vaulted ceilings around an antique iron staircase. The restaurant is slated to open in summer 2010.

No word yet, however, on what kind of grub the Rolling Stone will dish up or on who may be cooking it.

The new Rolling Stone venue is the brain child of developer Lucky Rug Group, run by Niall Donnelly and Joe Altounian and Rolling Stone editor and publisher Jann S. Wenner.

"We've been looking for the ideal opportunity to expand the Rolling Stone brand for some time," Wenner said in a statement. "Southern California and the city of Los Angeles are deeply entrenched in the history of both Rolling Stone and rock music, and we're excited to bring to life Rolling Stone magazine in Hollywood through what will be a very special place."

Donnelly hopes to bring the magazine to life.

"We are both excited and determined to bring the spirit of the magazine to life – the edginess, the coolness, the classiness and the timelessness – in making this venue a place to see and be seen in," developer Donnelly said in a statement.

Would you eat at a Rolling Stone magazine-themed restaurant?

Filed Under: Magazines, Food News, Chefs & Restaurants, Restaurants
Tags: jann wenner, JannWenner, rolling stone magazine, rolling stone restaurant, RollingStoneMagazine, RollingStoneRestaurant

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12-05-2009 @4:00AM Julie said... Given the strength and popularity of the magazine I am sure the restaurant will draw a huge crowd..but once everyone has enjoyed the novelty of it all the food better be good to keep them coming back.
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12-05-2009 @11:55AM kevin said... "hoping to leverage some of its cool cache"

A "cache" (pronounced "cash") is "a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements." "Cachet" (pronounced "cashay") is "an indication of approval carrying great prestige."

As Michael Jackson would have said, "Don't be ignorant."

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12-07-2009 @7:38AM carltonco said... Yes, it is wrong.
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12-07-2009 @8:24AM Chester Borland said... Hey, why not. Hard Rock Cafe works so, why shouldn't this?
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12-07-2009 @9:26AM Lynn Fischer said... Chester, Hard Rock only works because it's run by American Indians and they pay no tax.
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12-07-2009 @12:15PM D said... I thought they only paid no tax if their business was on a reservation, not just owned by the reservation
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12-07-2009 @3:02PM LinC said... Hard Rock has restaurants all over the world so they aren't tax-exempt. If they work, then it's due to their menu. No reason why a Rolling Stone restaurant couldn't work if they pay more attention to the food than to the decor. (Planet Hollywood found that out.)
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