A LA CARTE : BE COOL, SIP GAZPACHO.Byline: Larry Lipson Spanish gazpacho has replaced vichyssoise vi·chys·soise n. A thick creamy potato soup flavored with leeks and onions, usually served cold. [French, from feminine of vichyssois, of Vichy.] Noun 1. as America's favorite cold soup. Yet there are as many versions of it as its sister Spanish dish, paella. Sometimes it is served with a hint of Tabasco or chile pepper to spice it up. But it's usually an easy-to-make tomato-based blend of vegetables to which a variety of condiments and seasonings may be added. And some aficionados believe it tastes better after sitting in the refrigerator for 24 hours Adv. 1. for 24 hours - without stopping; "she worked around the clock" around the clock, round the clock . The Spanish say that a good gazpacho gives a tingle to life. Here are a few local restaurants where that tingle may be found: Cava Address: Beverly Plaza Hotel The Plaza Hotel in New York City is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel with a height of 250 feet (76 m) and length of 400 feet that (122 m) occupies the west side of Grand Army Plaza, from which it derives its name, and extends along Central Park South in Manhattan. , 8384 W. Third St., Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . Phone: (323) 658-8898. Cuisine: Spanish. Description: Tomato, cucumber, onion, bell pepper, watercress watercress, hardy perennial European herb (Nasturtium officinale) of the family Cruciferae (mustard family), widely naturalized in North America, found in or around water. , fresh garlic, olive oil olive oil, pale yellow to greenish oil obtained from the pulp of olives by separating the liquids from solids. Olive oil was used in the ancient world for lighting, in the preparation of food, and as an anointing oil for both ritual and cosmetic purposes. , sugar, basil, salt and pepper
tr.v. pu·réed or pu·reed, pu·rée·ing or pu·ree·ing, pu·rées or pu·rees To rub through a strainer or process (food) in a blender. n. . The puree is chilled and served with roasted garlic croutons. Price: $4. Daily Grill Address: 16101 Ventura Blvd., Encino. (Also in Studio CIty, Brentwood, Beverly Connection, Irvine, Newport Beach, Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX and Palm Desert.) Phone: (818) 986-4111. Cuisine: American. Description: Made fresh daily with peeled and seeded tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic, lemon juice, water and seasonings. Ingredients are rough chopped with julienned onions. Soup is garnished with scallions and avocado and served with the house sourdough. Price: $3.75 per cup, $4.50 per bowl. El Patio Andaluz Address: 7257 Topanga Canyon Blvd., West Hills. Phone: (818) 999-4598. Cuisine: Spanish. Description: Made with fresh tomatoes, cucumber, red and green bell peppers, onions and garlic. Ingredients are blended and strained and flavored with olive oil, salt and Spanish vinegar. Served with side condiments of chopped green pepper, chopped tomato, diced cucumber and finely chopped onion. Price: $4.25 per bowl. La Paella Address: 476 S. San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles. Phone: (323) 951-0745. Cuisine: Spanish. Description: The classic Andalusian recipe calls for a mixture of lightly roasted, peeled and seeded ripe roma tomatoes; white country bread with crust removed; lightly roasted, peeled and seeded green pepper; fresh garlic cloves; sherry wine vinegar; Spanish extra virgin olive oil; salt; and water. It's served with chopped onion, tomato, green pepper and cucumber plus croutons. Price: $4 per large cup. Le Petit Bistro Address: 13360 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. (Also at 631 N. La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood.) Phone: (818) 501-7999. Cuisine: French. Description: Roma tomatoes, peeled and seeded cucumbers, celery stalks, scallions, white onions, garlic, cilantro, sherry vinegar, olive oil, salt, pepper and Tabasco are marinated for 24 hours after the solid ingredients are finely ground. Tomato juice is added, the soup mixture is then chilled and served with a parsley garnish. Price: $4.95 per crock crock - [American scatologism "crock of shit"] 1. An awkward feature or programming technique that ought to be made cleaner. For example, using small integers to represent error codes without the program interpreting them to the user (as in, for example, Unix "make(1)", which . Mistral Mis·tral , Frédéric 1830-1914. French writer and leader in the revival of Provençal as a literary language. He shared the 1904 Nobel Prize for literature. mis·tral n. Address: 13422 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Phone: (818) 981-6650. Cuisine: French. Description: Traditional chilled broth made with tomato, onion, garlic, cucumber and green pepper. Price: $5.50 per bowl. Montefrio de Madrid Address: 222 S. Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank. Phone: (818) 954-0159. Cuisine: Spanish. Description: Fresh tomato, red pepper, onion, white bread, garlic, cucumber, olive oil, water and vinegar are blended and chilled. Served with crucibles of finely chopped tomato, red pepper, cucumber. Price: $5 per bowl. Riverside Cafe Address: 1221 W. Riverside Drive, Burbank. Phone: (818) 563-3567. Cuisine: Continental. Description: Ingredients are peeled ripe tomatoes, onions, garlic, peeled and seeded cucumber, green bell pepper, tomato juice, balsamic vinegar, tarragon tarragon (târ`əgŏn), perennial aromatic Old World herb (Artemisia dracunculus) of the family Asteraceae (aster family), of the same genus as wormwood and sagebrush. and cracked black pepper. Solid items are hand-chopped. Mixture is chilled overnight and served with a La Brea Bakery baguette. Price: $2.75 per cup, $4.75 per bowl. Spencer's Address: 70 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena. Phone: (626) 583-8275. Cuisine: Continental. Description: Made with finely hand-diced tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumber, onions, avocado, garlic and chile pepper. Herbs and spices are added. The mixture is served chilled for lunch or dinner. Price: $2.75 per cup, $3.50 per bowl. |
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