DINE BEAT : RESTAURANT NOTES HE HAS ONE FOR THE PALATE.Byline: - Larry Lipson, Daily News Restaurant Critic Serge Burckel, the talented chef who created such wondrous plates at a Redondo Beach hotel restaurant called Splash that he had at least half of the local foodie world at his feet for a couple of years, has opened his own restaurant. He calls it One, and it officially begins serving to the public Thursday following a few days of semi-private trial evenings. Located on the former Gadsby's site at 672 S. La Brea Ave., the intimate 48-seat restaurant serves dinner only, and is closed Sundays. The menu is smaller but similar to his Splash bill of fare, Burckel said. Look for such Burckel signature intrigues as spiced roasted Chinese-style duck with date puree pu·rée or pu·ree 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. and apple-quince compote ($21), rack of lamb Noun 1. rack of lamb - a roast of the rib section of lamb crown roast rack - rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton lamb roast, roast lamb - a cut of lamb suitable for roasting with polenta-mushroom-zucchini cake ($23) and a chocolate cigar ($8) as an ending. Starters are priced from $6.50 to $11, entrees from $15 to $36, desserts at $7 and $8 each. There's a four-course vegetarian dinner for $32, a five-course degustation degustation /de·gus·ta·tion/ (de?gus-ta´shun) tasting. de·gus·ta·tion n. 1. The act or function of tasting. 2. The sense of taste. dinner for $55 and five- and seven-course specially designed meals at the chef's table for eight or fewer by reservation only. A 27-label, single page, starting wine list offers bottlings from $24 (nine choices) to $110. Seven wines by the glass are $6 and $7 each. Weekday lunch service will start in late April, the chef-owner promised. Information and reservations: (323) 692-0540. Chadney's Cousins After a brief stay at 3575 Cahuenga Blvd. W. in Universal City following its relocation from its landmark site across from NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. in Burbank, Chadney's Universal is turning over its food operation to the ownership and kitchen staff of the former Country Cousins Cafe. Country Cousins, previously at 4724 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, and shuttered for two years, took over the cooking concession in this much larger facility Thursday, according to co-owner Amira Brooks. During its hiatus as a public restaurant, Country Cousins was operative but doing strictly private catering, said Brooks. Now, with Chadney's full bar and entertainment, it will have the same chef, Ken Roberts, along with Cousins' co-owner Deedee Morris-Smith. The restaurant gradually is moving toward its original menu, emphasizing Cajun, Creole and Southern fare, said Brooks, while continuing to cater private parties, many of them from the nearby studios. Currently, the menu in force lists the majority of the longtime familiar Chadney dishes with such additions as fried snapper snapper, name for members of the Lutianidae, a family of spiny-finned food and game fishes found chiefly in tropical coastal waters. Snappers are carnivorous, active, and voracious, with large mouths and sharp teeth. Most species travel in dense schools. , fried catfish or grilled salmon ($10.95 each) with collard greens Noun 1. collard greens - kale that has smooth leaves collards cole, kail, kale - coarse curly-leafed cabbage , cornbread and red beans and rice Red beans and rice is an emblematic dish of Louisiana Creole cuisine (not originally of Cajun cuisine), traditionally made on Mondays with red beans, vegetables (onion and celery), spices (thyme, cayenne pepper, and bay leaf), and pork bones left over from Sunday dinner, cooked or black-eyed peas and rice. Cajun jambalaya jam·ba·lay·a n. A Creole dish consisting of rice that has been cooked with shrimp, oysters, ham, or chicken and seasoned with spices and herbs. [Louisiana French, from Provençal jambalaia. with collard greens and cornbread ($11.95) is another new option. Information: (323) 851-1333. Napkin notes Last-minute Seder dinner celebrants for Passover can take advantage of the traditional Pesach dishes from the former Jewish ghetto of Venice, Italy, reproduced at Ca' del Sole, 4100 Cahuenga Blvd., North Hollywood, tonight and Thursday. The five-course meal includes Venetian-style chicken soup, a 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. lamb recipe, roasted salmon and a flourless chocolate cake. Price is $25. Call (818) 985-4669 for reservations. . . . Chef Claude Segal, who has resurfaced at the posh Pagani, 8800 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, brings his signature organic carrot and ginger soup ($7) along with such moderately priced entrees (for a restaurant of this type) as Maine lobster in wonton skin with snow peas ($17) and dim sum of duck and foie gras in pinot noir sauce with caramelized onions and portobello por·to·bel·lo or por·ta·bel·la or por·to·bel·la n. pl. por·to·bel·los or por·ta·bel·las A mature, very large cremini mushroom. [Origin unknown.] mushrooms ($18). Information and reservations: (310) 858-5801. |
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