DINING BEAT : AWARDS MISHMASH 3LARRY LIPSON.There was a miscue mis·cue n. 1. Games A stroke in billiards that misses or just brushes the ball because of a slip of the cue. 2. A mistake. intr.v. mis·cued, mis·cu·ing, mis·cues 1. when the California Restaurant Writers Association announced its award for Most Promising New Restaurant - Cafe Pinot was announced as the winner, then it was Fenix, then it was called a tie. But the rest of the annual event was a breeze as the group enjoyed an informal sit-down meal and wine at the Museum of Flying at Santa Monica Airport Santa Monica Airport (IATA: SMO, ICAO: KSMO, FAA LID: SMO), also known as Santa Monica Municipal Airport, is a general aviation airport located in the heart of the residential community of Santa Monica, California, United States. last weekend. Restaurateur res·tau·ra·teur also res·tau·ran·teur n. The manager or owner of a restaurant. [French, from restaurer, to restore; see restaurant. of the Year was also a tie, between Dan Tana of Dan Tana's, and Paul Bruggemans of Le Vallauris. Maitre d' of the Year was a tie between Robert Trusella of Madeo and Patricia Davis of Cafe Pierre; and Chef of the Year was tied between Alice Waters Alice Louise Waters (born 28 April 1944 in Chatham, New Jersey), one of the best-known and most influential American chefs since the 1970s, is credited with single-handedly creating a culinary revolution in the United States. of Chez Panisse and Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Holczer of Aurora. Other major winners for the year were sommelier Paul Maddison of Duane's, Sylvia Wu of Madame Wu's Garden as humanitarian, Ben and Bill Smith of Dal Rae as pioneers, and Bernadette Sperry of Lawry's the Prime Rib as pastry chef. Only two restaurants in the state were awarded five stars for supreme achievement. Both hotel restaurants, they were Diaghilev in the Wyndham Bel Age Hotel and the Dining Room of the Hotel Bel-Air. Complete results in a booklet are available for $8 (plus $2 handling and postage) from the CRWA CRWA Charles River Watershed Association (Massachusetts) CRWA Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 (UK) , 7715 Sunset Blvd., Suite 214, Los Angeles, Calif. 90046, (213) 851-1023. Goodbye, Michael J's Sunday is the last day of business for Michael J's in Sherman Oaks. Closing after 13 years, Michael J's was a neighborhood favorite that gained a modicum mod·i·cum n. pl. mod·i·cums or mod·i·ca A small, moderate, or token amount: "England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists" Ian Jack. of fame for its stuffed pizzas. Owner Michael J. Ourieff, who at age 23 vaulted onto the local dining scene in 1976 with a restaurant called the Michael Parent Cafe, said he is merging his catering business with the mini-chain of Maria's Italian Kitchens, headquartered in Van Nuys, where he'll become director of catering. As to the future of the current location of Michael J's at 15025 Ventura Blvd., where it moved after the Northridge earthquake, Ourieff said it is being taken over by Chris Wessling, who intends to call it Fiore's 20th Century Cafe-Pizzeria. |
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