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Xiomara Ardolina of La Canada Flintridge has opened a restaurant, Xiomara, in Old Pasadena. It is located in a 100-year-old brick structure at 69 N. Raymond Ave. with masonry structure and the original burnished copper facade.

The 120-seat restaurant will feature contemporary American cuisine. The chef is Robert Gadsby, formerly of Checkers hotel in Los Angeles.