A Brentwood Mart scoop

The Brentwood Country Mart has scored a coup in signing rising culinary stars Zoe Nathan and Josh Loeb to run an ice cream parlor.

The couple opened the hit Huckleberry bakery in Santa Monica this year. (Loeb also owns Rustic Canyon Wine Bar & Seasonal Kitchen.)

The pair plan to open the shop in January and will make small batches of ice cream daily. “The idea is to go back to from-scratch craftsmanship of making ice cream in eight to 12 flavors. We’ll have ice cream sandwiches, ice cream cakes, root beer floats -- all things ice cream,” Loeb said.

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Gold’s Eva opens

Eva restaurant in the former Hatfield’s space on Beverly Boulevard is officially open, with chef-owner Mark Gold’s market-driven menu and a featured tasting menu each night. Sunday-night dinner parties offer family-style dinners for $35 per person. There’s no menu -- instead, Gold cooks whatever “he feels like cooking” and serves it up on platters for the table. 7458 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles; (323) 634-0700.

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A new Philippe

Philippe Chow plans to open the latest outpost of his Philippe chain of upscale Chinese restaurants Oct. 1 in the former Dolce space on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood. Chow recently was hit with a trademark lawsuit by his former employer, Michael Chow (a.k.a. Mr. Chow, no relation). The menu at the 175-seat restaurant will feature dishes such as chicken satay and spicy prawns. 8424 Melrose Ave., L.A.; (323) 951-1100; www.philippechow.com.

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Also . . .

Syrup Desserts has opened downtown in the Hayward Hotel at Spring and 6th streets. 611 S. Spring St., Los Angeles; (213) 488-5136.

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Betty Hallock and Roger Vincent