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DINING BEAT : THE SCENE AT CANTEEN.


Byline: Larry Lipson

After closing their little California Cucina at 10658 Riverside Drive A number of cities around the world have a Riverside Drive.

In the United States:
  • Riverside Drive (Anderson, California)
  • Riverside Drive (Asotin County, Washington)
  • Riverside Drive (Austin, Texas)
  • Riverside Drive (Bandon, Oregon)
, Toluca Lake, owners Yannick Laborde and Jean Yves Etesse have utilized some of Cucina's furnishings in their California Canteen, 3311 Cahuenga Blvd. W., near Universal City, while giving the Canteen a few subtle cosmetic improvements.

To celebrate its expanded food and service policies along with its new interior looks, a five-course prix-fixe wine and food pairing event has been scheduled for Oct. 7.

French wines from the Loire, Provence, Dordogne and Bordeaux will be matched with a warm goat cheese in puff pastry puff pastry
n.
A light flaky pastry that is formed by rolling and folding the dough in layers so that it expands when baked.


puff pastry or US puff paste
Noun

a light flaky pastry
 starter, then a walnut-crusted tuna dish, a black peppered filet mignon main course, a salad of organic greens and a tarte tatin dessert.

Sorbet in Pineau des Charentes Pineau des Charentes, (Pineau Charentais, or simply Pineau) is an alcoholic aperitif drink, made from a blend of unfermented grape must and Cognac brandy. It is made in the départements of Charente and Charente-Maritime in western France.  will precede the steak dish.

Tab is $65 per person (includes tax and tip), and seating is limited to 38.

Reservations (by Oct. 1): (323) 876-1702 or (818) 509-1913.

Much ado with LaDou

California pizza innovator Ed LaDou has opened his Caioti Pizza Cafe in a new location at 4346 Tujunga Ave. in the Tujunga Village area of Studio City.

A former Prego and Spago pizza chef who developed the initial California Pizza Kitchen California Pizza Kitchen (NASDAQ: CPKI, known within the food industry as CPK) is a casual dining restaurant chain that specializes in California-style pizza. The restaurant was started in 1985 by attorneys Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax in Beverly Hills, California,  menu, LaDou is specializing in classical and contemporary (Italian, New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 and California) pizzas at his new facility.

A full menu of pastas, salads and entrees also is available, including LaDou's famous balsamic balsamic (bäl·sämˑ·ik),
n a substance that can soften and reduce mucus.
 vinaigrette-dressed salad that's reputed to bring on labor to overdue pregnant women.

Information: (818) 761-3588.

Jimmy's no more

Sorry to see that Jimmy's in Beverly Hills has expired. St. Patty's Day will never be the same in these parts without Jimmy Murphy's annual bash. And where will Sen. Ted Kennedy dine henceforth when he comes to L.A.?

Napkin notes

Does anyone care if a restaurant critic sings the blues?

Judy Chamberlain, an Orange County-based restaurant writer and reviewer, will be in the jazz vocal spotlight Sept. 26 at Lunaria, 10351 Santa Monica Blvd., West Los Angeles
  • West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, a neighborhood of Los Angeles
  • West Los Angeles (region), a popularly identified region of Los Angeles, incorporating the neighborhood above
, a respected French restaurant that presents late-night entertainment.

She says she'll only sing at restaurants where the food is worthy.

Reservations and information: (310) 282-8870.
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Date:Sep 18, 1998
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