GOOD TASTES.GET A TASTE OF SCOTLAND: Scotland has lots to offer, as you'll see in the May issue of Bon Appetit magazine, which is devoted to the country - excellent food, wonderful hotels and cozy inns, breathtaking scenery, shopping, golfing and more. If you're inspired to book a trip, or just want to take a leisurely armchair visit, you'll find lots of food for thought. Among the many recipes included to give you a taste of Scottish fare are Seared Salmon With Honeyed hon·eyed v. A past tense and a past participle of honey. adj. also hon·ied 1. Containing, full of, or sweetened with honey. 2. Ingratiating; sugary: honeyed words. Eggplant and Hollandaise Sauce; Steak, Potato and Leek Pies; Classic Scones; Jam Buns; Mussels in Cider; Brie and Apple 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. ; and Dundee Cake With Hot Marmalade Sauce. Travelers are sure to appreciate the pullout travel guide with all the hotels, restaurants and shops mentioned in the issue. - Natalie Haughton TOP FOOD AND WINE EXPERIENCES: If you're interested in experiencing culinary adventures when you travel, pick up a copy of the May issue of Travel + Leisure Magazine. It includes a list of 34 top cooking/culinary schools, wine courses and star chef seminars throughout the world. How about attending a 7-day cooking school at La Foresteria, a 14th- century estate in Verona, or a 5-day adventure at Casa Vecchie in Sicily, where Anna Tasca Lanza welcomes visitors to her family winery and guests stay in converted farmhouses? Also included are cooking schools and programs in Florence, London, Paris, New York This article is about the New York town. For other uses, see Paris (disambiguation). Paris is a town in Oneida County, New York, USA. The population was 4,609 at the 2000 census. The town was named after an early benefactor, Colonel Isaac Paris. , California, Brittany, Provence, Morocco, New Orleans, Seattle, Mexico, Peru, Bali, India, Thailand and more. You can immerse yourself in wine courses in Rome, Napa, South Africa or Australia. Chefs seminars will take you to Palm Beach, Florida Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida. The Intracoastal Waterway separates it from the neighboring cities of West Palm Beach and Lake Worth. As of 2000, Palm Beach had a year-round population of 10,468, with an estimated seasonal population of 30,000. , Dallas, Texas, New Orleans or Lenox, Mass. If you're into Japanese cooking, close to home, the California Sushi Academy in Venice is mentioned, where you can learn 100 ways to prepare bluefin toro. Even if you aren't traveling this year, you can plan and dream about a future trip. All the particulars along with phone numbers, Web sites and beginning prices are included. Just reading about all the choices makes one want to book a trip - either near or far! - N.H. WINE TASTING & AUCTION: The Barristers of the Beverly Hills Bar Association hosts the 16th annual Vintage Bouquet Charity Wine Auction from 1 to 4 p.m. June 14 at the Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills. Attendees will have an opportunity to sample wines from more than a dozen California wineries, including Grgich Hills Cellar Grgich Hills Cellar is a winery located in Rutherford, California in the heart of the Napa Valley. Winemaker Mike Grgich had gained international recognition at the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 when the Chardonnay he produced at Chateau Montelena won first prize among white , Firestone Family Estates, Far Niente Winery, Chaparral and Quady Winery along with food from several Los Angeles area restaurants. Musical entertainment will also be featured in the park-like outdoor setting - and there will be live and silent auctions of rare wines and wine packages, travel packages and more. Tickets, $75 per person, are available by calling Knock Out Productions at (818) 986-7990. Proceeds from the event will help fund law-related education and community service projects of the Beverly Hills Bar Association. -N.H. BLENDED DRINK TRIO FOR SUMMER: The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf has introduced three ice-blended drink flavors to beat the heat this summer - 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 extreme Caramba are new, while Pina Colada is back by popular demand. They will be available in 16- and 24-ounce serving sizes now through Sept. 7. If you're around on Saturday, head to the store on the Third Street Promenade The Third Street Promenade is a pedestrian street in Santa Monica, California, United States. It is considered one of the premier shopping destinations in West Los Angeles and frequently draws crowds from all over Los Angeles County. in Santa Monica from noon to 2 p.m. for the Coffee Bean Conga Challenge. A conga line will be formed in front of the store, and for each person that participates the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf will donate the price of an ice-blended beverage to P.S. ARTS, a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring the arts in public schools. - N.H. DINING OUT It may sound more like a football game than a cafe name, but for California Bowl in Woodland Hills, the closest it comes to pigskin is a pork cutlet ($6.50), a photo-shy listing under teriyaki ter·i·ya·ki n. A Japanese dish of grilled or broiled slices of marinated meat or shellfish. [Japanese : teri, glaze + yaki, to broil.] Noun 1. specials on its otherwise photo-filled menu. Specializing in teriyaki and sushi, the small, storefront eating place sports a few outside tables where customers can enjoy rice bowls that feature its signature California bowl ($5.25) topped with chicken teriyaki, pieces of California roll and vegetables. Other bowls are a beef rendition ($5.50) and a chicken and gyoza gyo·za n. A pocket of dough that is stuffed, as with minced pork or shrimp, and fried. [Japanese.] dumpling combination ($5.50). The remaining teriyaki specials range from a tofu tofu Soft, bland, custardlike food product made from soybeans. Believed to date from China's Han dynasty (206 BC–AD 220), tofu is today an important source of protein in the cuisines of East and Southeast Asia. plate ($5.50) to a chicken and beef ribs combo ($9.50). California Bowl makes bento A data structure used to store embedded documents in an OpenDoc compound document. Bento, which stands for lunch box in Japanese, provides a "container" to hold the data and a format for defining its contents. box combinations ($8.25 and $8.95), udon u·don n. A thick Japanese noodle made with wheat flour, usually served in soup or broth. [Japanese, wheat noodle.] noodle plates ($4.95 to $7.25), salads ($4.50 to $6.50) and numerous sushi roll offerings ($3.40 to $7.50). Featured sushi items are shrimp (four pieces, $3.25) and unagi (freshwater eel, two pieces, $3.95). Side orders include miso soup (75 cents), egg roll or potstickers ($1.95 each). California Bowl at 21036 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills, promising no MSG MSG: see glutamic acid. , low-fat and low-calorie fare, has no alcohol and is open from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily except Sunday. Information and take-out orders: (818) 883-7255. Coming Friday: No frills, inexpensive barbecue in Woodland Hills. - Larry Lipson CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Bon Appetit magazine) (2) no caption (Ice-blended drink) (3) no caption (Travel + Leisure Magazine) |
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