SMALL BITES PHOENICIA RETURNS.Byline: - Larry Lipson Ara Kalfayan, Glendale's consummate restaurant host, has resurfaced as the owner of an expanded new Phoenicia, the restaurant he originally opened in 1978. At that time, Phoenicia, located at 343 N. Central Ave., was labeled a continental restaurant and its signature item was chicken baked in clay. Today's Phoenicia, for a while called Kix and still at the same address, sports a full Lebanese menu, one very similar to that of Kalfayan's previous venture, Mandaloun, which he left in May 2005. The revived Phoenicia, which Kalfayan unveiled the first week in November, offers 32 hot and cold starter dishes from $4 to $10 that include quails, frog legs, two different sausage dishes, numerous cheese recipes, beef tartare
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In addition, there are six specialty dishes ($6.50 and $6.95) ranging from lamb tongue to chicken livers braised braise tr.v. braised, brais·ing, brais·es To cook (meat or vegetables) by browning in fat, then simmering in a small quantity of liquid in a covered container. in pomegranate juice Pomegranate juice is a juice made from the pomegranate fruit. Culinary use Pomegranate juice is enjoyed as a drink in the Middle East. It is also used as an ingredient in the Persian dishes fesenjan and ash-e anar. . A moderately priced grill entree list, with five items priced under $10, presents lamb several ways, three chicken dishes and a trio of beef offerings. Fresh fish and shrimp plates round out the regular menu along with a listing of three multicourse prix-fixe dinners for two or more at $19, $24 and $29 per person. Dancing and musical entertainment on stage with bands, singers and a belly dancing show is presented Friday and Saturday nights at 9 p.m. when a special menu goes into effect. Phoenicia has both a full bar and well-stocked wine cellar. Reservations and information: (818) 956-7800. IN SEASON: At the entrance to the new Hampton's, the upscale restaurant in the just-opened Four Seasons Hotel, 2 Dole Drive, Westlake Village, diners pass by two floor-to-ceiling wine storage units each holding 1,000 bottles of wine. Hampton's specializes in double-featured entrees like its beef 100 plate of Neiman Ranch filet mignon fi·let mi·gnon n. pl. fi·lets mi·gnons A small, round, very choice cut of beef from the loin. [French : filet, fillet + mignon, dainty.] Noun 1. and braised short ribs short ribs pl.n. The rib ends of beef between the rib roast and the plate. Noun 1. short ribs - cut of beef containing rib ends near the sternum cut of beef - cut of meat from beef cattle ($36) and its Shelton's Farm chicken main course prepared two ways ($25). The hotel also has a Japanese-accented restaurant dubbed Onyx, featuring sushi, sashimi and tempura Tempura - Language based on temporal logic. "Executing Temporal Logic Programs", B. Moszkowski, Camb U Press 1986. . Reservations and information: (818) 575-3000. SIPS AND NIBBLES: The new Burbank location of McCormick & Schmick's, at 3500 W. Olive Ave., officially opened Monday. Information: (818) 260-0505. ... Rao's, the four-generation-run Italian restaurant in New York's Harlem, now has a branch in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. at Caesars Palace Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. Caesars Palace is owned and operated by Harrah's Entertainment. Caesars is located on the west side of the Strip, between the Bellagio and the Mirage. . Information and reservations: (702-731-7267. |
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