GOOD TASTES.GLORIOUS PIE Sweet Lady Jane recently unveiled Glory Pie (created by owner Jane Lockhart), a decadent-sounding whipped cream-topped chocolate mousse confection con·fec·tion n. A sweetened medicinal compound. Also called electuary. with a hazelnut crust and hazelnut cream on the bottom, a creation inspired by the play ''Glory Pie,'' which is now playing at the Coronet Theatre The Coronet Theatre is a longstanding Los Angeles theatre. Many Hollywood stars have played there, and it has been home to several important premiere productions. More than 300 plays have been produced at the Coronet. , West Hollywood West Hollywood A community of southern California northeast of Beverly Hills. It is mainly residential. Population: 36,600. , through May 21. The pie is available for $7 per slice or $48 for a whole 10-inch pie at the bakery at 8360 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles. Tickets to the play ($20 to $25) are available by calling (310) 657-7377. - Natalie Haughton NEW CAPPUCCINO cap·puc·ci·no n. pl. cap·puc·ci·nos Espresso coffee mixed or topped with steamed milk or cream. [Italian, BLASTS Need a caffeine pick-me-up? Baskin-Robbins has introduced three new flavors to its Cappuccino Blast line of frozen coffee beverages. They include Oreo 'n' Cookies Blast (Oreo cookies 'n' cream ice cream blended with chocolate cookies and coffee, then topped with whipped cream and a cookie crumble); Nutty S'mores Blast (rocky road ice cream Rocky road ice cream is a chocolate flavor, recently ranked tenth in popularity in the United States. Though there are variations on the flavor, it is traditionally composed of chocolate ice cream, nuts and marshmallows. blended with marshmallow marshmallow /marsh·mal·low/ (mahrsh´mel?o) (-mal?o) a perennial Eurasian herb, Althaea officinalis, topping and coffee, topped with whipped cream, chocolate drizzle and graham crackers); and Brownie Blast (chocolate ice cream with brownies and coffee, topped with whipped cream, chocolate drizzle and a brownie chunk). The drinks are available at Baskin-Robbins stores in 16-, 24- and 32-ounce sizes with a suggested retail price of $2.99 for the 16-ounce size. - N.H. SAN FRANCISCO NEXT FOR MICHELIN San Francisco and the Bay Area are next on the agenda for the Michelin Guide, the first-ever for the West Coast. It will cover hotels and restaurants in San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and Berkeley as well as Napa and Sonoma. It is scheduled to arrive in stores in October. It will join the Michelin Guide New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. 2006, the first in North America, which debuted in November 2005 (featuring 500 restaurants and 50 top hotels). Michelin inspectors - both European and American - conduct anonymous inspections to assess the level and consistency of the establishments. What city will be next? Who knows? Maybe Los Angeles. - N.H. EXTREME PIZZA How much bigger are pizzas going to get? Domino's has introduced the XLP XLP Xypoint Location Platform XLP X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Syndrome XLP Crosslinked Polyethylene XLP Extended Life Program XLP Literate Programming in XML XLP Extra Low Pulse (extra-large pizza). At 16 inches, it's 30 percent larger than Domino's large pizza. It comes with one topping for $9.99. Reportedly, it was designed for consumers' desire for more fresh pizza, at a good price - and for folks who found the large size didn't have enough servings, but didn't want to order two pizzas. While it may be a gimmick, it's capturing lots of attention - and for $9.99, it's a bargain (especially for Domino's fans). Don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. who will be ordering the regular size now - because you can refrigerate re·frig·er·ate tr.v. re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates 1. To cool or chill (a substance). 2. To preserve (food) by chilling. any leftovers from the XLP and nuke them in the microwave a few seconds. We sampled pepperoni and vegetable versions - and our pick was the latter. But suit your own personal topping preferences. - N.H. WIN ALASKAN SALMON Alaska Airlines is sponsoring a Copper River Salmon Sweepstakes - and 20 winners will each receive 20 pounds of salmon from Prime Select Seafoods, delivered to their doors. The grand-prize winner will receive an Alaskan fishing adventure for four with Alaskan Wilderness Outfitting Co., near and on the Tsiu River (100 miles southeast of Cordova, Alaska). For rules and to register, visit www.alaskaair.com. The sweepstakes ends April 28. - N.H. SUNSET CONTEST Want to win a weeklong vacation for two? You have six chances in the Sunset magazine Best of the West Recipe Contest. Entrants compete in six categories, each vacation prize correlated with them. Sunset will test recipes looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the most interesting and delicious and the easiest to prepare. The winners and recipes will be featured in the October issue. The categories include Best Wrap (win a trip to Santa Fe), Best Salad (a trip to Kauai), Grilled Entree (a trip to Napa Valley), Party Appetizer (a trip to Las Vegas) and Best Dessert (a trip to Aspen), with a special division for Safeway Organics (a cruise to Alaska). For rules and information, go to www.sunsetrecipecontest.com. The deadline for entries is May 1. - N.H. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Glory Pie) (2) no caption (Cappuccino Blast) (3) no caption (San Francisco and the Bay Area 2007) |
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