Located in the residential area of Encino Sandra Costa was called to meet with six Japanese businessmen who spoke little English. The referral to the new build restaurant started with an introduction by her longtime client Stan Lerner. In addition to having Sandra design his ultra-modern state of the art penthouse, Stan hired Sandra to remodel and furnish a 16 story Skyline Condominium property in downtown Los Angeles. The project as he explained would be simple. “In the main dining room, my vision was for Japan to meet Time Square. The colors of the moving rotating shades were hypnotic. I balanced the glamorous ceiling with a giant onyx slab that resembled an oyster shell. In the entry, I had the giant head carved from Styrofoam.