DINING BEAT : BYE FATTY, HELLO FRANCE.Byline: Larry Lipson It's official. Jean-Francois Meteigner of La Cachette in West Los Angeles
The new Southern French Provence-style bistro replaces Arbuckle's at 829 N. La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood, a converted residence that achieved its greatest success as a restaurant in the '50s and '60s when it was Patrone's Patrick Ponsaty from Manhattan's Park Bistro has been named chef. He'll be cooking lobster and crab 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. , fish soup, a black olive tart, a rabbit and duck terrine, pizzas with lobster or duck on them, bouillabaisse bouil·la·baisse n. 1. A highly seasoned stew made of several kinds of fish and shellfish. 2. A combination of various different, often incongruous elements: a bouillabaisse of special interests. , flank steak, lamb shank, tournedo of salmon and grilled lobster until 11:30 p.m. Prices will range mostly from $3.50 to $8 for starters, $9.50 to $19 for pizzas and $11.50 to $19 for entrees. Southern French wines and a few Californian offerings wines will be priced between $15 and $35 a bottle. Information and reservations: (310) 360-9064. Top of their game And let the game begin. It does annually this time of year at Patina, 5955 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, and the fresh game comes directly by jet from Scotland. They're expensive ($28 to $35 a dish) but where else will you find grouse, wild pigeon with poached quince quince, shrub or small tree of the Asian genera Chaenomeles and Cydonia of the family Rosaceae (rose family). The common quince (Cydonia oblonga , filet of hare, lasagna of wild duck, pheasant or roasted partridge? Information and reservations: (213) 467-1108. Napkin notes A Frescobaldi wine dinner Tuesday at Il Tiramisu tir·a·mi·su n. A dessert of cake infused with a liquid such as coffee or rum, layered with a rich cheese filling, and topped with grated chocolate. , 13705 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, includes four courses (includes stuffed polenta po·len·ta n. A thick mush made of cornmeal boiled in water or stock. [Italian, from Latin, crushed grain, barley meal.] Noun 1. , two pastas, a mixed grill of quail, lamb, veal and sausage and dessert) and five wines. Cost: $59. Reservations: (818) 986-2640. ... More new restaurants: Maui Beach Cafe, 1019 Westwood Blvd., Westwood, expects to open Thursday with a kitchen helmed by chef Mako mako (mä`kō), heavy-bodied, fast-swimming shark, genus Isurus, highly prized as a game fish. Also known as the sharp-nosed mackerel shark, it is a member of the mackerel shark family, which also includes the great white shark and the Segawa-Gonzales, previously chef and protege of Roy Yamaguchi at Yamaguchi's Roy's Poipu Bar & Grill in Kauai. Information: (310) 209-0494. ... And on Saturday night, the newest Il Fornaio, 1551 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica, will hold a private, preview black-tie-optional dinner prior to its projected Nov. 10 debut. ... White sturgeon fanciers will find their favorite fish on the menus at five Ritz Carlton hotels in California this month. Local Ritz-Carltons are in Pasadena, Marina del Rey and Dana Point. |
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