DINING BEAT : FOOD FESTIVALS PROVIDE LUSH GRAZING GROUNDS.Byline: Larry Lipson If you're a food and wine lover Noun 1. wine lover - a connoisseur of fine wines; a grape nut cognoscente, connoisseur - an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts , the last weekend in September will be a good time to stay in town. That's when both the Taste of Encino and Wolfgang Puck's annual food and wine festival are happening. The Encino event is Sept. 27-29 and Puck's charitable affair is Sept. 28. Puck's 14th American Wine American wine production in the United States wine has existed for over 300 years. Today wine production exist in all fifty states, with California leading the way in wine production followed by Washington State, Oregon and New York.[1]. and Food Festival returns to the backlot backlot Noun an area outside a film or television studio used for outdoor filming at Universal Studios again this year. Set for 6 p.m., the lavish event brings the top chefs from around the nation and some of the best California wines together for a fund-raiser for Meals on Wheels n. 1. A program that delivers hot meals to persons, such as the elderly or disabled, who are confined to their homes and unable to cook for themselves; also, the meals thus delivered. Such programs are usually conducted by governmental or charitable organizations. . Admission covers all food and wine sampling, plus dancing. For tickets ($175 each), call Pam Korman at (213) 652-3706. The three-day Taste of Encino moves this year to the Naval & Marine Corps Reserve Center at 6337 Balboa Blvd., expanding its offerings from the usual local restaurants to include Naval and Marine bands, a classic car show, a carnival, strolling performers, a special children's show, and arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. vendors. Admission is $3 ($1 for seniors and children under 13, kids under 5 free). Food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. tastes range from $1 to $4. Information: (818) 789-4711. Munching 'round the clock: Reader Damian J. DeCarlo of Arleta wants to know, where are the 24-hour eating places other than Norms, Denny's, Twain's and Jerry's Deli? ``We get tired of going to the same places,'' he writes. Sorry Damian, but the pickings are extremely slim. Pacific Dining Car near downtown is the only major L.A. dinner house-type restaurant that stays open 24 hours. Others that come to mind are the Original Pantry, also downtown, Canter's on Fairfax Avenue and Larry Parker's in Beverly Hills. Damian also wants to know where he can find kibbeh, a lamb and cracked-wheat dish served raw, baked or fried. Araz, 11717 Moorpark St., Studio City, serves a raw version, and Cafe Mediterranean, 10151 Riverside Drive, Toluca Lake, serves it raw or fried. At the fancy Al Amir, 5750 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, there's a chef whose only job is to fashion kibbeh maqli, a tiny lamb and cracked wheat delicacy, one of the many superb appetizers offered there. Etc.: Cafe St. Michel, 11929 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, (818) 761-9800, is now serving Saturday and Sunday sit-down waffle See WAFL. , quiche quiche n. A rich unsweetened custard pie, often containing ingredients such as vegetables, cheese, or seafood. [French, from German dialectal Küche, diminutive of German Kuchen, cake and egg brunches (entrees $6 to $10). |
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