A LA CARTE : HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS.Byline: Larry Lipson Witches, warlocks, goblins, vampires, zombies and other ghoulish ghoul n. 1. One who delights in the revolting, morbid, or loathsome. 2. A grave robber. 3. An evil spirit or demon in Muslim folklore believed to plunder graves and feed on corpses. , scary types will be invading numerous restaurants on or around Oct. 31, ironically the day that Daylight Saving Time daylight saving time (DST), time observed when clocks and other timepieces are set ahead so that the sun will rise and set later in the day as measured by civil time. ends, and they'll undoubtedly be digging into a pumpkin dish or two. If you consider yourself one of the above, or merely an interested onlooker, you may wish to know where such happenings occur. Here are a few restaurants worth Halloween consideration: Border Grill Address: 1445 Fourth St., Santa Monica. Phone: (310) 451-1655. Cuisine: Mexican. What: The Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos Día de los Muer·tos n. See Day of the Dead. [Spanish : día, day + de, of + los, the + muertos, pl. of muerto, dead.] ), Mexico's equivalent to All Hallows Eve, is celebrated annually here. When: Nov. 1-6. How much: No extra charges. Food specials vary in price. Good information: Look for such dishes as duck and black bean tamales with tomato-chipotle salsa, huitlacoche huit·la·co·che n. Variant of cuitlacoche. quesadillas, cochinita pibil, pescado tickenchik, spiny spiny sharp spines protrude. spiny amaranth amaranthusspinosum. spiny anteater see echidna. spiny clotburr xanthiumspinosum. spiny emex see emex australis. lobster with achiote a·chi·o·te n. See annatto. [American Spanish, from Nahuatl achiotl.] butter, flan de calabasas, Oaxacan mocha Mocha (mō`kə), town (1990 est. pop. 2,000), S Yemen, a port on the Red Sea. It was noted for the export of the coffee to which it gave its name but declined as a trading port in the late 19th cent. with the rise of Hodeida and Aden. cake. Miscellaneous: The restaurant is appropriately decorated and includes the traditional skeleton on the alter. Cha Cha Encino Address: 17499 Ventura Blvd., Encino. Phone: (818) 789-3600. Cuisine: Carib-Latino. What: Party atmosphere with appropriate decorations and costumed servers. When: Oct. 31. How much: Special appetizers range from $6.50 to $7.50, entrees from $18 to $22. Food information: Spooky sherry lobster bisque bisque 1 n. 1. a. A rich, creamy soup made from meat, fish, or shellfish. b. A thick cream soup made of puréed vegetables. 2. Ice cream mixed with crushed macaroons or nuts. in a pumpkin shell, witches coven cov·en n. An assembly of 13 witches. [Perhaps from Middle English covent, assembly, convent; see convent. crispy coconut shrimp, grilled wild mushroom salad, zombies' Caribbean paella, tournedos a la midnight, Sargasso Sea Arctic char. Miscellaneous: 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. magician and psychic tarot reader on hand. Fins Calabasas Address: 23504 Calabasas Road, Calabasas. Phone: (818) 223-3467. Cuisine: Seafood. What: Party atmosphere, decorations, customers invited to come costumed. When: Oct. 31. How much: No extra charges. Special dish prices below. Food information: Special items include potato-crusted halibut over calabasas (pumpkin) seed sauce ($18.95), coven-roasted seafood with spooky spaghetti squash ($24.95), pumpkin and black ravioli with scallops ($14.95), pumpkin and black linguini with lobster ($18.95), pumpkin cheesecake ($6). Greek Bistro Address: 17337 Ventura Blv., Encino. Phone: (818) 789-2888. Cuisine: Greek. What: Billed as ``the last Halloween party of the century.'' When: Oct. 30. How much: No extra charges. Food information: Unspecified food and drink specials throughout the evening. Miscellaneous: Prizes awarded for the best, worst and most original costumes, also the best costumed couple. Greek and international music and dancing. Belly dancing by Laila. One Address: 672 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles. Phone: (323) 692-0540. Cuisine: Alsatian-French-Asian fusion. What: Special prix-fixe dinner. When: Oct. 31. How much: $35. Food information: Three-course dinner begins with squash risotto and pan-seared foie gras. Main course is whole roasted papaya papaya (pəpī`ə), soft-stemmed tree (Carica papaya) of tropical America resembling a palm with a crown of palmately lobed leaves. filled with minced beef and five-spice papaya ``jus.'' Dessert is apricot tart on apple-saffron compote. Stinking Rose Address: 55 N. La Cienega Blvd., Beverly Hills. Phone: (310) 652-7673. Cuisine: Garlic-laden Italian. What: The usual year-round environment here happens to provide the perfect atmosphere choice for Halloween dining, especially the area dubbed Dracula's Grotto. When: Oct. 31. How much: No extra charges. Food information: The signature 40-clove garlic chicken dish with garlic mashed potatoes should keep any vampires at bay, also friends and relatives. Miscellaneous: Note that Dracula himself answers the phone. Taix Address: 1911 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles. Phone: (213) 484-1265. Cuisine: Country French. What: Party atmosphere, Costumed staffers. When: Oct. 31. How much: $11.95. Food information: The special Halloween entrees are warlock steak and witches-brew seafood stew. Dinners include a tureen of soup, green salad and pumpkin ice cream. |
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