A LA CARTE : UPCOMING WINE DINNERS.Byline: Larry Lipson They used to call them winemaker dinners, because they were usually presided over by the actual winemaker or winery owner. But now they're simply called wine dinners, occasionally with a wine expert on hand to explain the characteristics and details of each wine poured. With or without an expert, they provide an interesting evening out. Here are a few restaurants that have scheduled wine dinners within the next few weeks: Engine Co. No. 28 Address: 644 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles. Phone: (213) 624-6996. Cuisine: American. Date of event: Thursday. Time: Reception 6:30 p.m., dinner 7 p.m. Cost: $80 per person (includes tax and tip). Number of courses: Six. Winery or vendor: Paul Bullard's wines. Menu/wine description: Sandeman sherries with appetizers, '96 Littorai Occidental chardonnay with parsnip Parsnip, river, Canada Parsnip, river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, rising in central British Columbia, Canada, and flowing northwest to join the Finlay River at Williston Lake and form the Peace River. 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. , '97 Paul Hobbs Hyde pinot noir with watercress-endive salad, '97 Pezzi King reserve zinfandel with lobster and mascarpone mas·car·po·ne n. A fresh soft Italian cheese with a high butterfat content, made from cow's milk enriched with cream. [Italian, augmentative of dialectal mascarpa, whey cheese. ravioli, '96 Plumpjack cabernet sauvignon with grilled veal tenderloin and black truffles, '97 Eric Ross zinfandel port with Bosc pear tart. Fins Calabasas Address: 23504 Calabasas Road, Calabasas. Phone: (818) 223-3467. Cuisine: Seafood. Date of event: Nov. 2. Time: Reception 6:30 p.m., dinner 7 p.m. Cost: $69 inclusive. Number of courses: Five. Winery or vendor: Mazzocco. Menu/wine description: '97 viognier with appetizers, '98 River Lane chardonnay with lobster tower, '95 Estate Matrix with wild mushroom brie turnover, '95 Dry Creek zinfandel with braised braise tr.v. braised, brais·ing, brais·es To cook (meat or vegetables) by browning in fat, then simmering in a small quantity of liquid in a covered container. osso buco, '95 cabernet sauvignon with flourless chocolate cake. Miscellaneous: Winery owner Dr. Tom Mazzocco will be present. Piero's The Next Generation Address: 2825 W. Olive Ave., Burbank. Phone: (818) 842-5159. Cuisine: New Italian. Date of event: Saturday. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $42.95 per person (plus tax and tip). Number of courses: Six. Winery or vendor: J. Lohr (no vintages listed). Menu/wine description: Pinot blanc with chilled shrimp, chardonnay with butternut butternut: see walnut. butternut Deciduous nut-producing tree (Juglans cinerea) of the walnut family, native to eastern North America. A mature tree has gray, deeply furrowed bark. squash soup, merlot with rigatoni rig·a·to·ni n. Pasta in ribbed, slightly curved, large-sized tubes. [Italian, from rigato, past participle of rigare, to draw a line, from riga, line, and chicken sausage, cabernet sauvignon with braised short ribs, white riesling with both goat cheese salad and warm gingerbread gingerbread In architecture and design, elaborately detailed embellishment, either lavish or superfluous. Though the term is occasionally applied to such highly detailed and decorative styles as the Rococo, it usually refers to the hand-carved and -sawn wood ornamentation of in pear-butterscotch sauce. Posto Address: 14928 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Phone: Wine Association, (818) 341-1234. Cuisine: Italian. Date of event: Nov. 4. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $85 nonmembers. Number of courses: Five. Winery or vendor: Joseph Phelps. Menu/wine description: '97 grenache rose, '98 sauvignon blanc, '98 viognier with appetizers; '97 Ovation chardonnay with tuna tartare
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n. pl. ri·sot·tos A dish of rice cooked in broth, usually with saffron, and served with grated cheese. [Italian, from riso, rice, from Old Italian; see rice. and quail ragu; '96 Backus and '97 Napa cabernet sauvignons, '76 and '97 Insignias with veal rollatine in red wine sauce or orata fish with Sicilian couscous cous·cous n. 1. A pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina. 2. A North African dish consisting of pasta steamed with a meat and vegetable stew. ; '97 Eisrebe and '97 late harvest Johannesburg riesling with apple tart. Taix Address: 1911 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles. Phone: (213) 484-1264. Cuisine: Country French. Date of event: Oct. 30. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $59 (includes tax and tip) for multicourse dinner and wines. Winery or vendor: Assorted zinfandels from Collier Falls, D-Cubed, Gary Farrell, Turley, Rosenblum, Greenwood Ridge and Unalii. |
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