OK. Here are some choices for nosh/drinks around the Egyptian
Bella Cucina Italiana - got a great review in the Times yesterday.
Another Dolce Group restaurant is one block further up the street:
Geisha House
Boardners is an old old place up the street that could be fun for drinks.
The Hollywood Roosevelt has turned into a place for Paris Hilton and Lindsy Lohan to hang out and I'm not really into flash-in-the-pan swank but the quieter poolside bar may be fun. I'm just not standing in any velvet rope line so I can be bored.
