SMALL BITES PETIT OWNER HAS BIG PLANS.Byline: - Larry Lipson Jacques Lachkar, whose brothers run Le Petit Bistro in Sherman Oaks, is in the process of buying August Chris Cafe, 13456 Ventura Blvd., also in Sherman Oaks and previously known as Paul's Cafe. Lachkar said he intends to call it Le Petit Jacques and will put chef Grey Meyers in charge of the typical bistro French kitchen. If the sale proceeds smoothly, a late-April/early-May opening is possible. Lachkar said he'll have a $2 soup or salad (with entree) policy and charge $5 corkage at his new restaurant. NEW LOOK, NEW MENU: Six years short of the century mark, the restaurant at the landmark Pierpont Inn, 550 Sanjon Road, Ventura, has been renovated and sports a new menu said to ``rival the L.A. restaurant scene.'' Information and reservations: (805) 643-6144. SADDLE UP: The current tasting menu at Saddle Peak Lodge, 419 Cold Canyon Road, Calabasas, is a four-course meal beginning with a Peeky Toe crabcake and candy-striped beets and ending with profiteroles. Chef Warren Schwartz grills quail for his second course and pan-roasts a wild boar chop for the main course. Without appropriate wines the meal is $67. Add $22 for a flight of three wines, each a 3-ounce pour. Information and reservations: (818) 222-3888. NIBBLES & SIPS: The undiscovered Mexican wines of Baja California can be tasted at an interesting five-course wine dinner at Senor Fred, 13730 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks on April 18. Sweet corn soup will be matched with 2002 Chateau Camou Flor de Guadalupe blanc de blancs sparkling wine as a starter. Yellowtail ceviche ce·vi·che or se·vi·che n. Raw fish marinated in lime or lemon juice with olive oil and spices and served as an appetizer. [American Spanish, from Spanish cebiche, fish stew, from and 2001 Monte Xanic vina vi·na also vee·na n. A stringed instrument of India that has a long, fretted fingerboard with resonating gourds at each end. [Hindi v kristel will be followed by breast of chicken with fava bean mole and Michoacan tamale Tamale (təmä`lē), town (1984 pop. 136,828), capital of the Northern Region, N Ghana. It is a road junction and agricultural trade and education center. complemented by a 2000 Santa Tomas barbera. A main course of lamb shank with a roasted poblano po·bla·no n. A cultivar of the tropical pepper (Capsicum annum) having a mild or fairly pungent dark green, thick-skinned fruit used in cooking. stuffed with goat cheese shares honors with 1999 Chateau Camou Gran Vino Tinto Tin´to n. 1. A red Madeira wine, wanting the high aroma of the white sorts, and, when old, resembling tawny port. , and the same winery's 1999 El Gran Divino accompanies Senor Fred's pumpkin flan as the finale. Information and reservations: (818) 789-3200. NAPKIN NOTES: Readying to open at 9229 Sunset Blvd. is a Northern California import, Blowfish A secret key cryptography method that uses a variable length key from 32 to 448 bits long. It uses the block cipher method, which breaks the text into 64-bit blocks before encrypting them. , aptly subtitled ``Sushi to Die For.'' Information and reservations: (310) 887-3848. (Note: the last four digits spell ``fugu fu·gu n. Any of various poisonous fish related to the puffers that are used as food, especially in Japan, after the poisonous skin and organs have been removed. [Japanese. ,'' the Japanese name for blowfish. ... Wendy's is introducing a new summer spinach and chicken salad ($3.99). ... Also on the salad bandwagon is El Pollo Loco El Pollo Loco is a fast-food restaurant chain and Mexican grilled chicken franchise. "El Pollo Loco" is Spanish for "The Crazy Chicken". Juan Francisco Ochoa started the restaurant in Guasave, Mexico, in 1975. , with its new Monterrey pollo salad dressed with a creamy cilantro ($4.99). ... New restaurants: Russian Teahouse, 143 S. Maryland Ave., Glendale, (818) 243-7393; and El Mariachi, 7147 Foothill Blvd., Tujunga, (818) 353-9910. |
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