GOOD TASTES.JOSEPH SCHMIDT CHOCOLATES IN SHERMAN OAKS: The 20-year-old San Francisco-based gourmet Joseph Schmidt Confections Joseph Schmidt Confections is a San Francisco-based chocolatier, which produces gourmet confections using imported Belgian chocolate. The company is known for the quality and flavor of its hand-decorated confections and its stylish and creative hand-made packaging which changes , with a single company-owned retail store in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , recently opened several kiosks in malls in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . Until now, the popular confections were found in this area in gourmet food stores alongside department stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. like Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue Saks Fifth Avenue is a chain of upscale American department stores that is owned and operated by Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises (SFAE), a subsidiary of Saks Incorporated. It competes in the elite luxury department store market with Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and Barneys New . Now you will find a large assortment of creatively packaged chocolate truffles, mosaics, other hand-made fall and holiday candies, tea and champagne cookies on a cart in Westfield Shoppingtown Fashion Square in Sherman Oaks (center court on the second floor), Westside Pavilion Shopping Center in Los Angeles (on the third level across from the food court) and malls in Laguna Hills, Mission Viejo and Palm Desert. Among the offerings will be a three-pack of large pumpkin truffles for $8; a 12-pack of mini-truffles for $12; and a harvest basket containing 12 large truffles for $32. All are made with Belgian chocolate. Founder and creative director Joseph Schmidt emigrated from Jerusalem to the United States in his early 20s. After a six-year stint at a Manhattan pastry shop and 11 years at Fantasia fantasia (făntā`zhə) [Ital.,=fancy], musical composition not restricted to a formal design, but constructed freely in the manner of an improvisation. In the 16th and 17th cent. Confections in San Francisco, he opened his own shop in 1983, becoming known for his pastry and chocolate creations. But chocolate took over - and currently more than 100 employees turn out 50,000 truffles a day. If you'd like to meet Schmidt, head to the Sherman Oaks kiosk, 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 6. - Natalie Haughton LOCAL STUDENTS SELL PIES If you're hungry for a pumpkin or sweet potato pie Sweet Potato Pie is a traditional dessert popular in the Southern United States. It is a usually made as a large tart in an open pie shell without a top crust. The filling consists of sweet potatoes, milk, sugar and eggs, flavored with spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg. , teen chefs enrolled in Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP C-CAP Coast Watch Change Analysis Program (US NOAA) ) at 22 L.A. Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. high schools will be baking and offering pies to consumers. Through Nov. 18 you can order and purchase an 8-inch pie in either flavor for $5 (pick up is from 3 to 5 p.m. at the high school designated). To order (at least one to three days in advance), call Vernida Owens at (213) 207-2295. Among the high schools participating are Van Nuys, Monroe (in North Hills), Sylmar, Granada Hills, Polytechnic (in Sun Valley) and Glendale. Cash or checks to C-CAP accepted. - N.H. DINING OUT: When chef Ben Ford closed Chadwick in Beverly Hills, it allowed his talented associate chef, Govind Armstrong, to open his own place, Table 8, in the former Bouchon space on Melrose Avenue. Table 8 has quickly developed into one of the city's hot dining spots with its Euro sidewalk cafe exterior, sophisticated dining room decor and Californian-American menu sprinkled with squashes, corn, nuts and fruit. Armstrong uses summer squashes with his slow-roasted California white bass dish ($22) and kabocha squash with his pork chop Pork Chop An arrangement on the floor of the NYSE whereby clerks cover the booth of a floor broker and accept orders, phone calls, and associated tasks. Notes: The clerks in charge of maintaining the booths are directly compensated by the floor brokers who own them. entree ($21). Corn materializes as calico corn soup ($7), in succotash with sauteed sea scallops ($15) and as a flan with his lamb main course ($26). There's a walnut vinaigrette with his green bean salad ($9), hazelnuts with the duck breast plate ($20) and chestnuts with the aforementioned pork chop. As for fruit, figs and huckleberries are the most noticeable in the current appetizer and entree menu segments. Pricewise, starters run from $7 to $15, entrees from $18 to $27, and desserts cost around $7 per item. Table 8, at 7661 Melrose Ave., has a full bar, is open for dinner from 6 to 10:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, from 6 to 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. A limited menu is served Sundays from 7 to 11 p.m. Information and reservations: (323) 782-8258. - Larry Lipson CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (JOSEPH SCHMIDT CHOCOLATES IN SHERMAN OAKS) |
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