A LA CARTE : SINFUL SOUFFLES.Byline: Larry Lipson Creating the perfect dessert souffle souffle /souf·fle/ (soo´f'l) a soft, blowing auscultatory sound. cardiac souffle any cardiac or vascular murmur of a blowing quality. isn't easy. That's why not too many restaurants mess with mess with Verb Informal, chiefly US to interfere in, or become involved with, a dangerous person, thing, or situation: he had started messing with drugs them anymore. But as most souffle fanciers will readily attest, there's nothing quite as joyfully sinful as a rich, frothy froth·y adj. froth·i·er, froth·i·est 1. Made of, covered with, or resembling froth; foamy. 2. Playfully frivolous in character or content: a frothy French farce. souffle, firm enough to stand well-formed above the lip of its familiar souffle dish, flavored in your favorite manner - chocolate, strawberry, Grand Marnier Grand Marnier: see liqueur. or some other fruity, sugary way. Here are a few restaurants with souffles worth consideration: Arnie Morton's of Chicago Address: 435 S. La Cienega There are at least three places with the name La Cienega (from the Spanish La Ciénaga: swampland, marsh or bog): Phone: (310) 246-1501. Cuisine: American steakhouse. Flavors: Chocolate, Grand Marnier, lemon and raspberry. Price: $9.95. Comments: Everything's bigger here. The souffles are 6 inches in diameter, 8 to 10 inches in height. Enough for two or more. Bistro Garden at Coldwater Address: 12950 Ventura Blvd., Studio City. Phone: (818) 501-0202. Cuisine: Contemporary continental. Flavors: Chocolate only. Price: $6.50. JoeJoe's Address: 13355 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Phone: (818) 990-8280. Cuisine: New American. Flavors: Chocolate only. Price: $5. Comments: This is actually a souffle cake dessert, served with vanilla ice Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1968), better known as Vanilla Ice, is a Grammy Award nominated, American Music Award winning American rapper and actor known mostly for the 1990 single "Ice Ice Baby. cream on the side and a sprinkling of Valhrona cocoa powder Noun 1. cocoa powder - the powdery remains of chocolate liquor after cocoa butter is removed; used in baking and in low fat and low calorie recipes and as a flavoring for ice cream chocolate - a food made from roasted ground cacao beans . Le Chardonnay Address: 8284 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles. Phone: (213) 655-8880. Cuisine: French. Flavors: Chocolate, raspberry, Grand Marnier, lemon, strawberry or any flavor by request. Price: $6. 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. Flavors: Chocolate, Grand Marnier and lemon. Price: $6. Comments: Only one flavor served per night on a random basis. Moustache Cafe Address: 8155 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles. (Also in Westwood.) Phone: (213) 651-2111. Cuisine: French. Flavors: Chocolate, Grand Marnier and combo (half and half). Price: $6. Comments: Easily large enough for two. Queen Mary (Sir Winston's) Address: 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach. Phone: (562) 435-3511. Cuisine: Classic continental. Flavors: Chocolate Kahlua, raspberry and Grand Marnier. Price: $6. Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel (The Grill) Address: 141 S. Oak Knoll Ave., Pasadena. Phone: (818) 568-3900. Cuisine: Contemporary American. Flavors: Rum raisin, coconut creme-Anglaise, fresh raspberry, Kahlua cinnamon, Grand Marnier, chocolate chip mint. Price: $7.50. Comments: Different one featured nightly, but will take reasonable requests for others. Saddle Peak Lodge Address: 419 Cold Canyon Road, Calabasas. Phone: (818) 222-3888. Cuisine: Classic American. Flavors: Apricot or chocolate. Price: $7.75. Comments: Must be ordered with entree. Spago Beverly Hills Address: 176 N. Canon Drive, Beverly Hills. Phone: (310) 385-0880. Cuisine: Euro-Californian. Flavors: Currently it's a creme fraiche souffle, Austrian pancake-style, with sauteed strawberries, in a star anise star anise: see under anise. sauce. Price: $8. Comments: Other souffle desserts on occasion. |
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