Longtime Partners Go Separate Ways

Bosc on His Own: Silvio de Mori has split with his longtime partner, chef Jean-Pierre Bosc. Bosc is in the process of buying out De Mori’s interest in Mimosa, the French bistro on Beverly Boulevard in L.A., and Cafe des Artistes on McCadden Place in Hollywood. Bosc now cooks at Mimosa nightly (Oliver de Mori, Silvio’s son, remains the maitre d’ at Cafe des Artistes).

That’s De Mori: Silvio de Mori, meanwhile, has just opened a restaurant on his own, this time an Italian one, called simply De Mori. It’s in a somewhat cursed location in Beverly Hills’ Rodeo Collection, the one that last housed the cowboy-cuisine restaurant Reata. De Mori takes up only half the space that Reata did, but does have the whole patio area. Silvio also wangled free parking from the landlord. Opening chef David Giani is no longer with the project, however. As for the menu, Silvio tells us, “It’s mama’s cooking ....I want to prepare the pasta like at home.” Give de Mori a few weeks to find its direction. It’s serving lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday.

* De Mori, the Rodeo Collection, 421 N. Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills; (310) 274-1500.

Pass on Sea Bass: The “Take a Pass on Chilean Sea Bass” campaign has hit L.A. Already underway in San Francisco, this movement by the National Environmental Trust aims to keep the Patagonian toothfish (known as Chilean sea bass until 10 years ago) from being fished into extinction. So you won’t see it at Lucques on Melrose, Chaya Brasserie in L.A., Chaya Venice, any King’s Fish House location, I Cugini in Santa Monica, Ocean Avenue Seafood in Santa Monica, Clearwater Seafood in Pasadena, Water Grill downtown, 555 East Steakhouse in Long Beach or Royale in San Diego. King’s Seafood fish market in Glendale has also stopped stocking it. For more information, visit the National Environmental Trust’s Web site, www.environet. policy.net/marine/csb/.

Medieval Nouvelle: On Sunday, the American Institute of Wine & Food is putting on an evening of creative interpretations of 14th- and 15th-century dishes by leading L.A. chefs. The Pageant of the Chefs begins at 5 p.m. with roving appetizers and wine, accompanied by jugglers, jesters and madrigals. The chefs cooking the five-course meal are Lee Hefter of Spago, Raphael Lunetta of JiRaffe, Terri Buzzard of the Restaurant at the Getty Center, Michael Cimarusti of Water Grill, Suzanne Goin of Lucques and Nancy Silverton of Campanile, with breads from Buona Forchetta Bakery. It will all happen at the Pasadena Masonic Temple, 200 S. Euclid Ave., Pasadena. The pageant is a fund-raiser to create culinary scholarships for underprivileged teens; tickets are $225. Contact Roberta Mitchell of the AIWF at (818) 902-3724.

Homeless Care Fund-Raiser: Also on Sunday, Maple Drive hosts a dinner to benefit Homeless Health Care Los Angeles, an organization that provides healthcare services to homeless men, women and children. Maple Drive’s chef-owner Leonard Schwartz asked his purveyors to donate meat, wine and produce for this event so that more money would go directly to the charity. He’ll make a three-course meal for the night with passed hors d’ oeuvres and cocktails. Josh Groban will provide musical entertainment. The evening begins at 6 p.m. The price is a $200 donation. Make your reservation at (213) 741-0325.

* Maple Drive, 345 N. Maple Drive, Beverly Hills; (310) 274-9800.