ENTERTAINMENT > SMALL BITES PAELLA AND A PRESCRIPTION.Byline: > Larry Lipson Eating a hot dog from a cramped convenience store is nothing new. Eating a chicken paella from an airy, mod-looking convenience store while seated in a comfortable chair at a small table is not only new, it's almost exciting. We have to thank Japan for this. Popping up all over town (Glendale, Pasadena, Hollywood, West Hollywood West Hollywood A community of southern California northeast of Beverly Hills. It is mainly residential. Population: 36,600. , Torrance, Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Long Beach, Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. , downtown L.A. and elsewhere) are these upscale, Japanese-owned places called Famima. Besides all the things you would expect to find -- such as stationery, magazines, candy, and health and beauty products -- there's a plethora of 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. items.The emphasis is freshness, quality ingredients and good flavors. Famima's panini Panini (pä`nēnē), fl. c.400 B.C., Indian grammarian. His Ashtādhyāyī [eight books] (tr. 1891) is one of the earliest works of descriptive linguistics and is also the first individually authored treatise on Sanskrit. sandwiches actually resemble those you get in Italy. Salads are attractively packaged. Sushi looks and tastes almost as good as if it was just handed to you at a sushi bar. Even soup exceeds expectations. Prices seem relatively reasonable, running from $1.59 for a chocolate croissant to $5.95 for a meat loaf plate. Salads range from $2.80 to $7. Information: www.famima-usa.com. Sips and nibbles: Weekend seafood specials can now be had at the Village Cafe, 20122 Vanowen St., Canoga Park, (adjacent to the Canoga Park Bowl) which cooks international fare (Greek, Italian, continental items). Reservations and information: (818)610-7477. -- A summer prix-fixe meal worth trying is currently being offered at Roy's (appetizer, entree and dessert for $35) in Woodland Hills and elsewhere (www.roysrestaurant.com). -- The Thursday "au poivre, gourmet" burger (with black truffle truffle (trŭf`əl) [Fr.], subterranean edible fungus that forms a mutually beneficial (symbiotic) relationship with the roots of certain trees and plants. The part of the fungus used as food is the ascoma, the fruiting body of the fungus. cheese, $10) and specialty martini ($10) at The Sidecar 1. sidecar - Synonym slap on the side. Especially used of add-ons for the late and unlamented IBM PCjr. 2. sidecar - The IBM PC compatibility box that could be bolted onto the side of an Amiga. , 3029 E. Main St., Ventura, follows the almost 75-year-old restaurant's standing-room-only grilled cheese and jazz presentation every Tuesday. Information: (805) 653-7433. |
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