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A restaurant in West Hollywood, located where the old Big & Tall Bookstore used to be, over across from El Coyote. They feature live music. What they're trying to cultivate is a kind of electronic cabaret environment.
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''"Lumpy Gravy"'' was a Los Angeles restaurant, named after Zappa's album  ''[[Lumpy Gravy]] (1968)''. It could be found at 7311 Beverly Blvd., and was opened by [[Gabor Csupo]] and his partner Brett Crain in 1997.  He described it as ''"a serious art gallery that serves exotic eclectic cuisine"''. There was live music on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday nights. The gallery upstairs featured Eastern European paintings, metallic collages, crazy industrial toys and the works of [[Moon Zappa]].
  
[[Gabor Csupo]] started this place with his lady [[Brett Crain]], to honor FZ.
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''"Lumpy Gravy"'' closed in June 1999.
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[[George Sarah]] books the bands. [[Howard Hallis]] runs the upstairs art emporium, CD store and webstation.
 
 
[[Moon Zappa]] created paintings for the gallery inside the restaurant.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 05:04, 15 August 2021

"Lumpy Gravy" was a Los Angeles restaurant, named after Zappa's album Lumpy Gravy (1968). It could be found at 7311 Beverly Blvd., and was opened by Gabor Csupo and his partner Brett Crain in 1997. He described it as "a serious art gallery that serves exotic eclectic cuisine". There was live music on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday nights. The gallery upstairs featured Eastern European paintings, metallic collages, crazy industrial toys and the works of Moon Zappa.

"Lumpy Gravy" closed in June 1999.