GOOD TASTES.GREEK FEST: Mark your calendar and get a taste of Greece. The L.A. Greek Fest is Friday through Sunday at St. Sophia Cathedral The Ascension Cathedral in the town of Sophia (now a part of Pushkin) in the vicinity of Saint Petersburg, was one of the first purely Palladian churches to be built in Russia. , 1324 S. Normandie Ave., Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . Along with Greek folk dancing, 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. and live music, there will be plenty of delicious eats. Indulge in Greek pastries, spanikopitas, tyropitas, moussaka mous·sa·ka n. A Greek dish consisting of layers of ground lamb or beef and sliced eggplant topped with a cheese sauce and baked. [Serbo-Croatian, from Turkish mussakka , pastitsio, whole roasted lamb, chicken, lamb or pork shish kebabs, Greek sausage, gyros This article is about the food dish. For other uses, see Gyro. Gyros or gyro (Greek: γύρος, "turning") (IPA: [ˈjɪːɹəʊ] (a mixture of beef and lamb), a vegetarian plate, seafood selections and more. Prices range from $1.50 (baklava) to $10 for dinner plates. Hours are 5 to 11 p.m. Friday (free admission); 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday ($3 admission Saturday and Sunday). Children under 12 are free. For information, call (323) 737-2424 or visit www.lagreekfest.com. -Natalie Haughton RED HAWK Red Hawk may refer to
The contest attracted 615 American-made cheeses this year - and it took 22 judges two days of tasting to come up with the winners in the various categories like Cheddars, Soft Ripened Cheese, American Originals, Italian Type Cheese, Blue Mold Cheese, etc. For a complete list of winners, go to www.cheesesociety.org. If you're headed to San Francisco, visit the new Cowgirl Creamery Artisan Cheese shop in the San Francisco Ferry Building at 1 Ferry Plaza, along the Embarcadero. You'll find a selection of artisan cheeses from around the world. Mt. Tam is another terrific Cowgirl Creamery cheese worth trying. A triple cream, mold-ripened cheese, also made from Straus organic cow's milk, it's buttery rich with a mellow earthy mushroom flavor (it's not as pungent as the Red Hawk). - N.H. PEPSI VANILLA: Pepsi-Cola North America just launched Pepsi Vanilla and Diet Pepsi Vanilla. Look for the drinks - Pepsi with a splash of vanilla flavoring - in 20-ounce and 2-liter bottles and 12-pack cans in supermarkets, drugstores, mass merchandise outlets, etc. - N.H. NEW: McConnell's Fine Ice Creams of Santa Barbara recently introduced California Lemon Zest, which joins 22 other flavors available to consumers in pints. It got mixed reviews. Some tasters liked this new addition, while others would have preferred a more pronounced lemon flavor. But it was definitely rich. If you're a citrus fan, give it a try. Look for it at Gelson's, Bristol Farms and some Ralphs, Whole Foods and Pavilions. Suggested retail price is about $3.79 per pint. - N.H. DINING OUT The new Boe restaurant in the recently opened Crescent Hotel in Beverly Hills is described in its press notices as the ``heart'' of the hotel. Called an indoor-outdoor restaurant, Boe offers fare by executive chef Max Schlutz from a limited one-page menu of nine regular items that range from pommes allumettes (Belgian fries with herbs, raw garlic, Parmesan and white truffle oil) for $10 to a shrimp and crusty loaf platter for $18. There's a Cairo street food dish called dukkah ($13) made with ground nuts and spices and served with warm flatbread and olive oil. And there's bulgogi, ($13) the Korean creation of thinly sliced, marinated grilled beef, here accompanied by lettuce leaves, kimchee and Asian pears. An Italian Amalfi coast item titled piccolo piccolo, small transverse flute pitched an octave higher than the standard flute. Its tone is bright and shrill, and it can produce the highest notes in the orchestral range. The piccolo is used in orchestras and especially in military bands. See fife. frito ($12) translates into vegetables, herbs, fish and meats fried in a light chardonnay batter. And there are organic veggies Veggies of Nottingham, also known as Veggies Catering Campaign, is a campaigning group based in Nottingham, England, promoting ethicalbum alternatives to mainstream fast food. ($18), Filipino lumpia ($13), a Greek plate ($15) and tuna tartare
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An interesting array of wines by the glass ($7 to $26) are listed with a menu recommendation as a food pairing. For instance, an Australian semillon white wine ($9) is recommended with the Greek platter. The Dodd Mitchell-designed hotel and Boe restaurant is at 403 N. Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills. The restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Information and reservations: (310) 247-0505. - Larry Lipson CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) no caption (McConnell's Fine Ice Creams - California Lemon Zest) (2) no caption (Pepsi Vanilla and Diet Pepsi Vanilla) |
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