NEW & NOTEWORTHY.BE MY VALENTINE:A thoughtful gift for a Valentine lover is the Kiss Me gift box from Windsor Vineyards, a Sonoma County winery win·er·y n. pl. win·er·ies An establishment at which wine is made. Noun 1. winery - distillery where wine is made wine maker . It includes a bottle of champagne (or cabernet sauvignon Cab·er·net Sauvignon n. 1. A variety of black grape used to make red wine, notably in Bordeaux and the Napa Valley. 2. A dry red wine made from this grape. [French. or chardonnay), a minibook, ``The Kiss,'' a pink champagne-scented candle in a champagne glass, two foil-wrapped chocolate hearts and three frog-shaped milk chocolate truffles for $59. For an added touch of romance, you can have the wine label personalized (up to three lines) for no extra charge. To order (deadline is Friday), call (800) 333-9987. - Natalie Haughton SNACKING To kick off Super Bowl snacking, heat up Safeway Select Verdi Frozen Pizzas, available at Vons and Pavillons. If you haven't tried them, the 11-inch pizzas are available in four flavors - four cheese, three-meat, pepperoni and a combination supreme. No preheating of the oven is necessary. With self-rising crusts, you simply pop them in a cold oven for 20 to 25 minutes. We tried the supreme combination and found it more than adequate, but not in the gourmet category. However, it had lots of sauce and a good mix of toppings including sausage, pepperoni, green and red peppers, black olives, roasted onions and a blend of cheeses. Unlike some of its counterparts, the onions were not overwhelming, which tasters appreciated, but a slightly hot, spicy afterbite was detected. The pizzas retail for $5 each, but you might be lucky enough to find them on sale for a bargain $3.99, as we did last week. -N.H DINING OUT Have you noticed how restaurant names are getting shorter and easier to remember? Among the one-word wonders is Breeze, which opened in the recently renovated Century Plaza Hotel The Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel forming a sweeping crescent design fronting the spectacular fountains on Avenue of the Stars adjacent to the twin Century Plaza Towers. & Spa in Century City. It features a California-style grill menu paired with a 10-seat modern seafood bar. Chef is Mark Gold, formerly of Water Grill. Zax zax n. A tool similar to a hatchet, used for cutting and dressing roofing slates. [Variant of sax, from Middle English, knife, from Old English seax; see sek- is the replacement for Woodside, 11604 San Vicente San Vicente (sän vēsān`tā), city (1993 pop. 28,529), central El Salvador. Among its industries are textile manufacturing and sugar milling. San Vicente is the commercial center of a region that produces coffee and sugarcane. Blvd., Brentwood, with new owners Chantal and Chris Schaefer at the helm and a youthful chef, 22-year-old Brooke Williamson. Direction is contemporary American food. Interestingly, Barfly bar·fly n. pl. bar·flies Slang One who frequents drinking establishments. , the Euro-style club-restaurant on the Sunset Strip The Sunset Strip is the name given to the mile and a half stretch of Sunset Boulevard that passes through West Hollywood, California. It extends from West Hollywood's east border with Hollywood at Marmont Lane to its west border with Beverly Hills at Phyllis street. , was managed by Schaefer and designed by Stephen Francis Jones Francis Jones may refer to more than one person:
For information and reservations, call Breeze at (310) 551-3334 and Zax at (310) 571-3800. - Larry Lipson CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Kiss Me gift box from Windsor Vineyards) (2) no caption (Safeway Select Verdi Frozen Pizza) |
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