A LA CARTE : AND THE SEASON BEGINS.Byline: Larry Lipson Although the emphasis this year has been on New Year's Eve celebrations, the regular holiday season is well under way. Consequently, local restaurants are offering special events and special foods. Hotels, in particular, traditionally schedule ceremonies and holiday happenings. Here are a few restaurants with festive offerings worth consideration: Admiral Risty Address: 31244 Palos Verdes Drive W., Rancho Palos Verdes Rancho Pal·os Ver·des A city of southern California on a channel of the Pacific Ocean west of Long Beach. Population: 42,100. . Phone: (310) 377-0050. Cuisine: American. Happenings: Tableside ta·ble·side n. The area beside or around a table, especially in a restaurant. adv. & adj. Made or prepared alongside a table: lamb that was carved tableside; a tableside recitation of the menu. caroling 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, noon Dec. 19. Christmas Eve dinner from 5 to 10 p.m. with entertainer Patti Roberts in the lounge. Beverly Hilton Hotel Address: 9876 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills. Phone: Griff's: (310) 285-1268; Trader Vic's: (310) 276-6345. Cuisine: Continental buffet in Griff's; Pacific Island/Asian in Trader Vic's. Happenings: Lunch and dinner champagne buffets ($52, children 12 and under $26) on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at Griff's. Christmas Eve dinner with Hawaiian dance entertainment and an a la carte menu has seatings at 5, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Cafe Cordiale Address: 14015 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Phone: (818) 789-1985. Cuisine: New Anglo-American. Happenings: Traditional English Christmas Eve dinner with musical entertainment by Victorian period performers. Century Plaza Hotel The Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel forming a sweeping crescent design fronting the spectacular fountains on Avenue of the Stars adjacent to the twin Century Plaza Towers. Address: 2025 Avenue of the Stars, Century City. Phone: Cafe Plaza: (310) 551-3334; Terrace il Ristorante: (310) 551-3359. Cuisine: American and Italian. Happenings: Four-course Christmas Eve dinner and Christmas Day buffet meal (noon to 10 p.m., $27; children 6 to 13, $13; 5 and under free) in Cafe Plaza. Christmas Day dinner in the Terrace is a four-course meal ($48; children 6 to 13, $21; 5 and under free). La Cachette Address: 10506 Santa Monica Blvd., West Los Angeles
Phone: (310) 470-4992. Cuisine: French. Happenings: Four-course Christmas Eve dinner has Maine lobster and black truffles in appetizers, venison and veal loin chop entrees and Christmas log dessert for $65 per person. Lawry's The Prime Rib Address: 100 N. La Cienega Blvd., Beverly Hills. Phone: (310) 652-2827. Cuisine: American. Happenings: Strolling carolers and festive decorations are a tradition here. Closed on Christmas Day. Le Chardonnay Address: 8284 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles. Phone: (323) 655-8880. Cuisine: French. Happenings: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day four-course meals are $40 and include various options including chicken and duck liver terrine ter·rine n. 1. An earthenware container for cooking and serving food. 2. Any of various dishes prepared or cooked in a terrine. [French; see tureen. , ragout ra·gout n. A well-seasoned meat or fish stew, usually with vegetables. [French ragoût, from ragoûter, to revive the taste, from Old French ragouster : re-, of crayfish crayfish or crawfish, freshwater crustacean smaller than but structurally very similar to its marine relative the lobster, and found in ponds and streams in most parts of the world except Africa. Crayfish grow some 3 to 4 in. (7.6–10. on spinach, roasted turkey, rotisserie rack of pork, entrecote en·tre·côte n. A cut of steak taken from between the ribs. [French : entre, between (from Latin inter; see inter-) + côte, rib (from Latin costa of beef, monkfish monkfish Any of 10–12 species (genus Squatina, family Squatinidae) of sharks having a flattened head and body, with winglike pectoral and pelvic fins that make them resemble rays. The tail bears two dorsal fins, and behind each eye is a prominent spiracle. medallions and buche de Noel (Christmas log). Tanino Address: 1043 Westwood Blvd., Westwood Village. Phone: (310) 208-0444. Cuisine: Italian. Happenings: Traditional Italian Christmas Eve dinner is six courses and $50 per person. It includes chestnut soup, fresh sardines, or a lentil lentil, leguminous Old World annual plant (Lens culinaris) with whitish or pale blue flowers. Its pods contain two greenish-brown or dark-colored seeds, also called lentils, which when fully ripe are ground into meal or used in soups and stews. and sausage stew, baked codfish (baccala) and two pasta dishes. Wine Bistro Address: 11915 Ventura Blvd., Studio City. Phone: (818) 766-6233. Cuisine: Bistro French. Happenings: Both the Wine Bistro and its sister restaurant, Le Sanglier (5522 Crebs Ave., Tarzana, 818-345-0470), will be serving Christmas Eve dinners. |
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