THE POD SQUAD.

This article informs that located in the heart of West Hollywood, the year-old O-liar is, in many ways, the quintessential see-and-be-seen kind of restaurant. Cocoon dining, in some shape or other, is featured at several high-profile new eateries, ranging from RM and Fleur de Lys in Las Vegas, to Mie N Yu in Washington, D.C., to Todd English's Olives chain, to New York concepts Spice Market, Casa La Femme North, Ono, and Duvet, the bed-themed latter featuring seven "private bedrooms," curtained-off spaces for up to 10 that include nightstands, couches, and TVs. Hubert Keller had extreme comfort in mind for the semi-private spaces at his recently opened Fleur de Lys at the Mandalay Bay in Vegas, a $5 million spin-off of his famed San Francisco namesake restaurant. While most of these operators see their cocooned tables as an amenity, something that adds to the overall cache and exclusivity of the restaurant— others consider them a profit center in their own right, and charge a separate fee for their use.