SMALL BITES KIWI-STYLE OSCAR MENU.Byline: - Larry Lipson As Oscar night approaches, area restaurants are announcing special promotions as tie-ins to the movie awards. Because this year there are some strong New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. connections (``The Lord of the Rings,'' with 11 nominations, was filmed there, and New Zealand's Keisha Castle-Hughes Keisha Castle-Hughes (born March 24, 1990) is an Academy Award-nominated New Zealand actress. Biography Early life Born in Donnybrook, Western Australia to Desrae Hughes, a Māori mother and Tim Castle, an English-Australian father, Castle-Hughes was four is a best actress nominee for ``Whale Rider''), one of that country's strongest food and wine supporters, chef Neal Fraser, is cooking a special meal. Fraser, chef-partner of Grace, 7360 Beverly Blvd., will cook a five- course dinner ($60) Tuesday through Friday featuring New Zealand's Coromandel Cor`o`man´del n. 1. (Geol.) The west coast, or a portion of the west coast, of the Bay of Bengal. Coromandel gooseberry See Carambola. Coromandel wood Calamander wood. oysters, langoustines, Tai snapper snapper, name for members of the Lutianidae, a family of spiny-finned food and game fishes found chiefly in tropical coastal waters. Snappers are carnivorous, active, and voracious, with large mouths and sharp teeth. Most species travel in dense schools. , organic range beef and a Pavlova dessert. Information and reservations: (323) 934-4400. Meanwhile, many restaurants are offering Oscar ballots to customers who can snag a variety of prizes if they name the winners. One of them, Maggiano's Little Italy
Little Italy is a general name for an ethnic enclave populated primarily by Italians or people of Italian ancestry, usually in an urban neighborhood. , 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills (also in 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. at the Grove), will give abbreviated ballots to those picking up food to go (or just showing up) on Oscar night (Feb. 29). Ballots listing eight categories will be filled out on the spot and turned in (no purchase necessary) and those selecting at least seven of the eight winners will receive a $50 gift certificate. Information: Woodland Hills: (818) 887-3373, L.A.: (323) 965-9661. NAPKIN NOTES: Zagat has released its Las Vegas 2004 restaurant survey booklet ($11.95), giving the top ratings to Picasso at the Bellagio for most popular and top decor, Nobu at the Hard Rock for best food and Renoir at the Mirage for top service. Information: (212) 977-6000 or www.zagat.com. ... Enchiladas de pipian ($9.99) with pork or chicken and pumpkin seed sauce is one of Mexico's Puebla region specialties available at El Torito (Woodland Hills, Northridge, Burbank and elsewhere) through April 6. ... The Distinguished Restaurants of North America (DiRoNA) organization, claiming to be the ``only independent, completely anonymous, professionally conducted restaurant inspection program in North America backed by a fine dining guarantee'' publishes a ``Guide to Distinguished Restaurants of North America'' and offers a free online location resource at www.dirona.com. ... Congratulations to Cafe Pacifico at the Ventura Beach Marriott Hotel, 2055 Harbor Blvd., for ranking 19th out of 307 Marriott restaurants nationwide, and to its chef Kirk Parks, nominated for the J. Willard Marriott John Willard Marriott (September 17, 1900 – August 13, 1985) was an American entrepreneur and businessman. He was the founder of the Marriott Corporation (which became Marriott International in 1993), the parent company of one of the world's largest hospitality, hotel chains award of excellence. He's only been in his position for one year. Reservations: (805) 643-6000. ... New spicy goodies at Ruby's Diner, 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills (also in Marina del Rey, Pasadena and elsewhere) include the Santa Fe burger, the Southwest chicken finger feast and the chipotle chi·pot·le n. A ripe jalapeño pepper that has been dried and smoked for use in cooking. [American Spanish, from Nahuatl xipotli.] Noun 1. chicken plate. Information: (818) 340-7829. |
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