SMALL BITES DINE OVER THE MALIBU SUNSET.Byline: - Larry Lipson Beach-area restaurants have become a specialty of the entrepreneurial duo of Rodolfo Costella and Franco Simplicio. Their latest acquisition is the two-story building right on the edge of the sand in Malibu at 6800 Westward Beach Road. It previously had been the Gray Whale and, before that, Monroe's and Splash. It will open early next year as the Sunset Restaurant & Beach Bar. Costella of Ca' Del Sole in North Hollywood and Simplicio of Allegria in Malibu have within a year or so successfully taken over and transformed Moonshadows in Malibu from mediocrity to distinction and more recently opened Frascati in Redondo Beach Redondo Beach (rĭdŏn`dō), city (1990 pop. 60,167), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1892. Once a commercial port for Los Angeles, it is a residential and resort city with a protected harbor and an excellent marina. . Sunset is the perfect name for their newest restaurant. A window table in the upstairs dining room offers one of the best sunset-over-the-Pacific views of any local beach restaurant. Costella said that the goal was to open in January with a contemporary American menu with some Asian influences. Approximate prices, he said, would be appetizers no higher than $12, most entrees under $20 and desserts around $6 each. Vito Roberto has been named the managing partner. Information: (310) 589-1007. SIX SENSE: Both the chili cheese and bacon cheese ``six dollar'' burgers introduced by Carl's Jr. this month bring the total of these burgers to five with the original priced at $3.95 and the others at $4.29. The guacamole bacon burger was introduced in January this year and the Western bacon burger in July. HERE COMES TRUFFLE truffle (trŭf`əl) [Fr.], subterranean edible fungus that forms a mutually beneficial (symbiotic) relationship with the roots of certain trees and plants. The part of the fungus used as food is the ascoma, the fruiting body of the fungus. : If you see a flurry of white truffle dinners being offered around town, they're probably the result of the consortium of local chefs, restaurateurs and a winemaker who raised $100,000 for three separate charities - UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Neuropsychiatric neu·ro·psy·chi·a·try n. The medical study of disorders with both neurological and psychiatric features. neu Institute Adolescent Unit; Meals on Wheels n. 1. A program that delivers hot meals to persons, such as the elderly or disabled, who are confined to their homes and unable to cook for themselves; also, the meals thus delivered. Such programs are usually conducted by governmental or charitable organizations. , Kids' House; and Special Olympics of Southern California - at a satellite auction dinner at Valentino restaurant in Santa Monica earlier this month. A 400-gram (14 ounces) white truffle elicited a winning bid of $35,000, split equally by Stacy Selvaggio (Valentino), Michael McCarty (Michael's), Barbara Lazaroff (Spago, Granita gra·ni·ta n. A granular dessert ice with a sugar-syrup base, usually flavored with fruit purée, coffee, or wine. [Italian, from feminine past participle of granire, to make grainy, granulate , Chinois), Tanino Drago (Tanino), Giacomino Drago (Il Pastaio), Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Chu (The Casino at Hollywood Park) and Jim Clendenin of Au Bon Climat Au Bon Climat is a U.S. based winery, founded in 1982. The winery is in Santa Maria, California. The winery produces over 30,000 cases of wine annually, including Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris varietals. Winery. Others of note participating were Michael Cimarusti (Water Grill), Ken Frank (La Toque), Steve Wallace (Wally's Wine & Spirits) and Bruce Marder and Marvin Zeidler (Broadway Deli, Brentwood, Capo). White truffles from Alba and parts of Tuscany, Italy, are currently selling for more than $3,000 per pound. |
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