A LA CARTE : FOOD AND WINE FESTIVALS.Byline: Larry Lipson The season of food and wine festivals kicks into high gear around the middle of May in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . There are so many, most for terrifically worthwhile causes, that you could probably spend the rest of your summer weekends sipping and nibbling nibbling Nutrition The consumption of multiple–up to 17–'mini-meals' per day, as opposed to the usual 3 meals/day. Cf Bingeing, Gorging. . Here are just a few of the local ones worth consideration: Streets of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Where: Paramount Studios, Melrose Avenue, Hollywood. When: 6 to 10:15 p.m. Saturday. Phone: (818) 988-8002. Costs: $150. Participants: Winemasters of California, 30 top wineries including Williams & Selyem, Trefethen, Ferrari-Carano, Grgich Hills, Caymus and Chateau Montelena. Chefs and restaurateurs include Josie Le Balch, Celestino Drago, Roland Gibert, Thomas Keller, Leonard Schwartz, Piero Selvaggio and Robert Simon. Entertainment: David Perrin. Beneficiary: Cystic fibrosis cystic fibrosis (sĭs`tĭk fībrō`sĭs), inherited disorder of the exocrine glands (see gland), affecting children and young people; median survival is 25 years in females and 30 years in males. research. Taste of the Nation (Save Our Strength) Where: Universal Studios, Universal City. When: 7:30 p.m. to midnight Saturday. Phone: (800) 955-8278. Costs: $60 in advance ($75 at door) includes all food, beverages and entertainment, including admission to Back to the Future, the Ride. Participants: More than 75 restaurants, chefs, specialty food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. firms. Entertainment: Sacred Hearts and continuous live music provided by the House of Blues House of Blues (HOB) is a chain of music halls and restaurants founded in 1992 by Hard Rock Cafe founder Isaac Tigrett and his friend and investor Dan Aykroyd. It is a home for live music and southern-inspired cuisine, whose clubs celebrate African-American culture, specifically . Beneficiary: Hunger-relief programs. Taste of Tarzana Where: Tarzana Square, 18399 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana. When: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 9. Phone: (818) 343-3687. Costs: Admission $1. Children free. Tastes range from $1 to $4. Participants: That's Amore, Daily Grill, Trattoria trat·to·ri·a n. pl. trat·to·ri·as or trat·to·ri·e An informal restaurant or tavern serving simple Italian dishes. [Italian, from trattore, host, from trattare de Roma, Amore, Label's Table, Chin Chin, California Pizza Kitchen California Pizza Kitchen (NASDAQ: CPKI, known within the food industry as CPK) is a casual dining restaurant chain that specializes in California-style pizza. The restaurant was started in 1985 by attorneys Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax in Beverly Hills, California, , Mandarin Tiger, El Paso Bar-B-Q, Carrow's, Taj Mahal, Pizza Connection. Also arts-and-crafts boutiques and beverage providers. Entertainment: Western dancers, western and popular music. Beneficiary: Local schools, Encino-Tarzana Library, Tarzana Chamber of Commerce. Summerday Where: Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood. When: 2 to 6 p.m. June 16. Phone: (310) 450-5183. Costs: $60 per person (for $25 more, you can attend a wine auction June 12). Participants: 30 chefs and 300 different wines, beers, spirits and soft drinks. Entertainment: Provided by music programmers from KCRW-FM (89.9). Beneficiary: KCRW KCRW Kansas City Roller Warriors (women's roller derby league; Kansas City, Missouri) . L.A. a la Carte Where: Parking lot, corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Veteran Avenue, Westwood Village. When: 5 p.m. to midnight Aug. 9; noon to midnight Aug. 10; noon to 10 p.m. Aug 11. Phone: (714) 753-1654. Costs: Admission $8 per person (children 3-12, $3; 2 and under, free). Food and beverage tickets are $1 to $5. Participants: 40 restaurants. Also various producers of wine, beer, champagne and soft drinks. Entertainment: James Brown performs Aug. 9 to headline a continuous lineup on three stages of jazz, blues, oldies Oldies is a generic term commonly used to describe a radio format that usually concentrates on Top 40 music from the '50s, '60s and '70s. Oldies are typically from R&B, pop and rock music genres. , country, gospel, reggae and rock groups. Taste of Encino Where: Naval and Marine Reserve Center, 6377 Balboa Blvd., Encino. When: Sept. 27-29. Phone: (818) 789-4711. Costs: $3 admission ($1 seniors, children under 5 free). Tastes from $1 to $4. Participants: 30 or more local restaurants and several wineries plus arts-and-crafts booths, carnival and classic car show. Entertainment: Continuous live music. Beneficiary: Encino Chamber of Commerce and public schools. Wolfgang Puck's American Wine & Food Festival Where: Universal Studios back lot, Universal Studios. When: Sept. 28. Phone: (310) 652-3706. Costs: $175 per person, includes all food and drink tastes. Participants: Major restaurant chefs from around the nation and 70 of California's best wineries. Entertainment: Live band and dancing. Beneficiary: Meals on Wheels n. 1. A program that delivers hot meals to persons, such as the elderly or disabled, who are confined to their homes and unable to cook for themselves; also, the meals thus delivered. Such programs are usually conducted by governmental or charitable organizations. . |
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