GOOD TASTES.FREEBIE LEAFLET: For Americans who want to take a look at the morning meal, the American Institute for Cancer Research is offering a new 37-page brochure, ``The New American Plate for Breakfast.'' It's filled with ideas and recipes for reshaping breakfast, among them smoothies, pizzas, wraps, burritos and even a rice pudding and strata, all utilizing various combinations of vegetables, fruits, whole grains and even beans. Also included is information on weight control and portion size, the debate about fats and carbs and how to overcome obstacles to a healthier breakfast. For a free copy, call (800) 843-8114, Ext. 10, 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or order online at www.aicr.org. - Natalie Haughton NEW: From Barbara's Bakery come Puffins Cereal and Milk Bars in four flavors - Strawberry Yogurt, Blueberry Yogurt, French Toast and Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip. Enjoy them as a breakfast or on-the-go snack. Packed with Barbara's Puffins cereal, the individually wrapped bars are all-natural, wheat-free, a good source of fiber and protein, high in calcium, fortified with vitamins and minerals, and contain no trans fat or preservatives. Each 1.3-ounce bar, depending on flavor, has about 120 to 140 calories, 5 to 6 grams protein, 1.5 to 3.5 grams fat and 22 to 25 grams carbohydrates. Suggested retail is $4.29 per box of six individual bars. The bars don't taste bad. Tasters favored the Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip flavor. - N.H. MAMA MIA MIA n. A member of the armed services who is reported missing following a combat mission and whose status as to injury, capture, or death is unknown. [m(issing) i(n) a(ction). : The second annual Feast of San Gennaro The Feast of San Gennaro, originally a one-day religious commemoration, is now an 11-day street fair beginning on the second Thursday in September in the Little Italy area of Manhattan as an annual celebration of Italian culture and the Italian-American community. , L.A., a celebration of Italian culture, entertainment and food will be held from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sept. 19-21 at 1745 N. Ivar St., Hollywood. You can feast on food from more than 35 Italian restaurants and sample a variety of wines. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla and Tommy Lasorda, the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. kick off Sept. 18 in Hollywood with Prima Notte, a charity event, at the site. Benefit tickets are $100, available by calling (323) 913-7107. On Sept. 20, a special 9 a.m. Mass will be held at Christ the King Church, followed at 10:30 a.m. by a musical procession in which the statue of San Gennaro is carried up Vine Street from the church to the event site. Admission is free; food tastings $2 to $5. Proceeds from the event benefit LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Children's Support Group and Christ the King Church and School of Hollywood. Call (323) 969-8688 for info or visit www.feastofla.org. -N.H. DINING OUT The path of chef Don Dickman to his own new restaurant, Rocca in Santa Monica, included stints at the Queen Mary, the former Trumps, Twin Palms, the Grill and Daily Grill. Rocca, though, is Italian. And Dickman's personal Italian expression results in stuffed squash blossoms ($7), tripe tripe the scalded and cleaned rumen and reticulum. The omasum is discarded because of the difficulty in cleaning between the leaves. stewed in white wine Florentine-style ($6), the hot oil-with-anchovies vegetable dip called bagna cauda ($7) and pan-roasted Maine mussels ($8) as beginnings. Dickman's pasta offerings include butternut squash tortelloni ($7), bucatini Bucatini is a thick spaghetti-like pasta with a hole running through the center. The name comes from buco, meaning "hole" in Italian. Although primarily associated with Roman cooking, the area of origin for bucatini is Lazio, Naples, & Liguria. carbonara car·bo·na·ra n. A sauce for pasta containing eggs, minced bacon or ham, grated cheese, and seasonings. [Italian (alla) carbonara, (from) a charcoal grill, from carbone, ($7) and ricotta gnocchi gnoc·chi pl.n. Dumplings made of flour, semolina, or potatoes, boiled or baked and served with grated cheese or a sauce. [Italian, pl. with an oxtail ox·tail n. The tail of an ox, especially when used for food. ox  tail ragu ($8). Main courses range from grilled wild boar sausages ($11) to a balsamic balsamic (bäl·sämˑ·ik), n a substance that can soften and reduce mucus. skirt steak with arugula and shaved parmesan ($17). He makes a venison ragu ($15), pork shank ($13) and short ribs with porcinis ($16). Desserts include a chocolate polenta pudding cake ($6) and a warm peach and blueberry blueberry, plant of the large genus Vaccinium, widely distributed shrubs (occasionally small trees) of the family Ericaceae (heath family), usually found on acid soil. They are often confused with the related huckleberry. crostada ($6). Rocca's wine list of more than 50 bottlings features mostly Italians designated by region and priced from $25 to $125. California wines run from $29 to $79 with a half-bottle of 2000 Havens merlot for $24. $15 corkage per bottle is waived for every bottle purchased off the list. Rocca at 1432 Fourth St., Santa Monica, is open for dinner only from 5:30 to 10 p.m. nightly, to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Reservations and information: (310) 395-6765. - Larry Lipson CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Puff Cereal and Milk Bars) (2) no caption (``The New American Plate for Breakfast'') |
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