GOOD TASTE.JACQUES PEPIN CELEBRATES IN L.A.: Chef, cookbook author and PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, television show cooking host Jacques Pepin will celebrate his new cookbook, "Chez chez prep. At the home of; at or by. [French, from Old French, from Latin casa, cottage, hut.] chez prep at the home of [French] Jacques: Traditions and Rituals of a Cook" (Stewart, Tabori & Change; $45) at a special fund-raising wine dinner Saturday. Pepin's hefty coffee-table volume is a treasury of great food, lore and memorable landscapes and gives you a glimpse into what makes Pepin tick. It also includes a beautiful sampling of the author's paintings along with color photos of finished dishes he serves friends and family. The fundraising dinner is 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at McCormick & Schmick's, 2 Rodeo Drive Rodeo Drive (IPA: /roʊˈdeɪoʊ/) generally refers to a famous three-block long stretch of boutiques and shops in Beverly Hills, California, United States, although the street stretches further north and south. , Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. . Tickets are $150 per person (includes dinner and autographed cookbook). RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. to (323) 953-5802 or twyatt@kcet.org (seating is limited). Proceeds from the event will benefit local PBS station KCET. -- Natalie Haughton CALIFORNIA CHEESES WIN GOLD: A Bandage Wrapped Extra Mature Cheddar cheese produced by Fiscalini Cheese Co., Modesto, took first place in the Extra Mature Traditional Cheddar (made after Oct. 31, 2005) category at the 2007 World Cheese Awards held in London recently. It was the first time a U.S. cheese took first place in the category and also was the first non-British cheese to win the Wyke Farms Trophy for the judging's Best Extra Mature Traditional Cheese. Some 2,000 cheeses from around the world were entered in more than 60 categories. Marin French Cheese Co., Petaluma, won first place in the Brie Made From Pasteurized Milk Noun 1. pasteurized milk - milk that has been exposed briefly to high temperatures to destroy microorganisms and prevent fermentation milk - a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings category (usually dominated by Europeans) for its Marin French Gold. A triple creme brie from Marin French won a gold award in 2005. The bandage wrapped Fiscalini cheese is available online at www. fiscalinicheese.com or at select Whole Foods, Vons, Ralph's, Trader Joe's and Bristol Farms with a suggested retail price of $17 per pound. The Marin French Gold is $9 per 8-ounce package and available at select Albertsons and Whole Foods stores. -- N.H. FREE HAAGEN-DAZS CONES: Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream Shops will be offering free samples of their two newest flavors -- Haagen-Dazs Cinnamon Dulce de Leche Dulce de leche in Spanish, dolç de llet in Catalan, or doce de leite in Portuguese ("milk candy"), is a milk-based syrup. Found as both a sauce and a caramel-like candy, it is popular in Argentina. and Haagen-Dazs Sticky Toffee Pudding Sticky toffee pudding is a British dessert (or pudding) consisting of a moist sponge cake made with fine chopped dates and covered in a toffee sauce. It was originally called "icky sticky toffee sponge". today at participating shops (you'll find locations online at www.haagendazs.com) from 4 to 8 p.m. The Sticky Toffee Pudding flavor, a mix of vanilla ice cream, chunks of moist, brown-sugary cake and swirls of gooey See GUI. toffee sauce, was the winner of the most recent Scoop Flavor Search contest. -- N.H. GRILL RATINGS: Grill sales are hitting record highs thanks to low prices, year-round grilling and more outdoor living spaces. Consumer Reports tested 30 liquid propane grills to arrive at the results in the magazine's June issue. Although the Weber Genesis E-320 (recently recalled because of a fire hazard with a gas hose that Weber is replacing for free) and Vermont Casting Signature Series (VCS (1) (Verilog Computer Simulator) See Verilog. (2) (Version Control System) See version control. 3507P), $700 each, topped the ratings each with scores of 86, two midsize grills under $500 outperformed other grills that cost up to three times the price. Designed as CR Best Buys -- the $450 Blue Ember by Fiesta (FG50069-U401) and the $300 Char-Broil Commercial Series (463268007) ranked at 84 and 79, respectively -- scoring higher in CR's ratings than the $1,100 Frigidaire Gallery (GL30LKEC), which scored 58. -- N.H. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) no caption (Marin French Gold) (3 -- color) no caption (cookbook: "Chez Jacques: Traditions and Rituals of a Cook") (4 -- color) no caption (Haagen-Dazs: Sticky Toffee Pudding) |
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