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Today's food-perverts are more obsessed with Elite Restaurant than the elite pretense and deadlocked menu of Mr. Chow, but that isn't stopping the celeb-heavy home for opulent Chinese cuisine from a successful expansion. Patch reports that Mr. Chow will open a Malibu location on Monday, December 31, taking over for the former site of Nobu at Malibu Country Mart, which moved to glamorous new digs back in August.

El Segundo Brewing Co., makers of the Citra Pale Ale, one of our favorite new brew finds of 2012, plans to release two of its ales in bottles in the weeks to come. L.A. Mag's Digest spots the brewery's Standard Crude Imperial Stout on its way to the federal approval process at 10.3% ABV, as well as plans to bottle half-wheat, half-barley White Dog IPA, both in 22 Oz. formats. The beers are likely to hit store shelves in mid-to-late January, while the brewery is currently working to double its output with the addition of new fermentation tanks. [DIgest]

Answering the demand of L.A.'s Peruvian community, Eric Garcetti is introducing a motion that would designate the Hollywood blocks of Vine Street in between Sunset and Melrose as "Peru Village," home to four Peruvian restaurants, including local favorites like Balcones del Peru, Mario's, and El Dorado. Supporters envision the area growing to include businesses that promote the culture, of which there are few more powerful examples than those serving food, while Garcetti tells The L.A. Times, "I don't think people want a city that's a soup where you mix it all together and you can't taste any of them. I think they want distinct flavors and places with character." [LAT]