There are many reasons to dine at NOVE — Chef di Cucina Geno Bernardo’s kick-ass Italian food being first and foremost — but its hostesses are so pleasing to the eye, that we would eat there even if he served only Monti del Gennargentu casu marzu strewn atop Mellin Omogeneizzato Struzzo.

ELV is tempted to make a bad, off color pun invoking the name of the aforementioned restaurant, but in the spirit of tastefulness for which he is known, will hereby decline to do so. But these triplets* are so cute and good at their jobs that we would eat at Yellowtail even if it served only Kagoshima natto garnished with fermented umeboshi atop finely minced sakuraniku.**

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* ELV suspects they are not related, however. Just a hunch.

** Yellowtail does not serve such items. The sushi, sashimi, and Japanese fusion food it does serve is pretty nifty.

Okay…maybe Peter Varela, the G.M. of VG isn’t exactly Ricardo Montalban (but then again, ELV ain’t no Tyrone Power either), but Nicole — definitely qualifies for our Hot Hostess Watch of the week. Showing true professionalism, she works the front bar/seating area of VG with an untiring smile, grace and skills that would make even Andalusian surstromming served on Peruvian tunnbrod with a heaping side of Sardinian lutefisk taste good.