NEW & NOTEWORTHY.NEW Who doesn't occasionally rely on refrigerated 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. aerosol whipped cream in a can? It comes in handy sometimes for topping hot coffee and other drinks as well as sundaes, pies, puddings, tarts and more. Now there's a chocolate version - Chocolate Reddi-Wip - made with chocolate and whipped cream. Although one taster taster /tast·er/ (tas´ter) an individual capable of tasting a particular test substance (e.g., phenylthiourea, used in genetic studies). anticipated a more intense chocolate flavor, others liked its mild flavor, especially on sundaes and hot coffee/hot chocolate drinks. Packaged in 6.5-ounce cans, suggested retail price is $2.45 each. Now there's no excuse for not serving chocolate whipped cream. Goldfish cracker lovers, take note. Now Pepperidge Farm Pepperidge Farm was founded in 1937 by Margaret Rudkin, who named the brand for a property her family owned in Connecticut (which itself was named for the pepperidge tree, Nyssa sylvatica). In 1961, the company was purchased by Campbell's. has added Baby Goldfish crackers to its popular cracker line. Smaller than regular Goldfish, Baby Goldfish are baked, Cheddar-flavored snack crackers shaped like a Goldfish with the famous smile. Available in a 6.5-ounce bag in supermarkets, the suggested retail price is $1.79. - Natalie Haughton CHEFS ACROSS AMERICA: Mickey Bakst of Tribune Restaurant in Michigan founded this organization, which raises funds to help those in the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of food and restaurant industry who were displaced by the Sept. 11 attacks. It has planned 10 dinners in 10 different cities this month with more than 40 of the nation's top chefs cooking. The 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. dinner will be hosted by Wolfgang Puck Wolfgang Johann Puck (born Wolfgang Johann Topfschnig on July 8, 1949) is an Austrian-American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and businessman based in Los Angeles. at Spago Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. on Monday. In addition to Puck, Todd English, Olives; Michael Ginor, Hudson Valley Foie Gras; Eric Ripert, Le Bernardin; Takashi Yagihashi, Tribute; and Conny Anderson, Four Seasons Hotel, Beverly Hills will be cooking. Tickets are $750 per person. For reservations, call (310) 385-0880. All of the participating chefs will unite for a final cocktail party and gala dinner in New York on Jan. 28 at the Regent Wall Street Hotel. Tickets for the cocktail party only are $300 each and for the cocktail party and dinner $1250 per person. For tickets, call (212) 642-1917. - N.H. DINING OUT: A six-seat chef's table has finally been unveiled in the new Patina kitchen, a follow-up of the renovation of celebrity chef Joachim Splichal's flagship restaurant that took place two summers ago when the proposed dining-in-the-kitchen idea was first announced. Patina's chef's table ``Menu from the Market'' dinner consists of a special eight-course meal created on a day-to-day basis by resident executive chef Walter Manzke. It's $600 for six diners excluding tax, tip and wine. With wine matched to each course by Patina's sommelier Chris Meeske, the price goes up to $1,200 for six but includes tax and tip as well. A five-course lunch version for six, available on Friday only, is $450 excluding tax, tip or wines. There is no reduction in price for parties of less than six persons. Diners are seated on an olive-toned plush banquette ban·quette n. 1. A platform lining a trench or parapet wall on which soldiers may stand when firing. 2. also ban·kit Southern Louisiana & East Texas A raised sidewalk: against cherry wood-paneled walls with an unobstructed view of the kitchen through a glass partition. Lucky ones may even catch a glimpse Verb 1. catch a glimpse - see something for a brief time catch sight, get a look see - perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he of Splichal, who sometimes can be found in the kitchen. Patina, located at 5955 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, is closed Sunday. For information about reserving the chef's table, call (323) 960-1762. - Larry Lipson CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) no caption (can of chocolate Reddi-wip) (2) no caption (Pepperridge Farm's package of baby goldfish crackers) |
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