SMALL BITES SADDLE PEAK GOES GHOSTLY.Byline: Larry Lipson The scenic Santa Monica Mountains The Santa Monica Mountains are a low transverse range in southern California in the United States. Geography They run for approximately 40 mi (64 km) east-west from the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles to Point Mugu in Ventura County. area of Calabasas where Saddle Peak Lodge sits at 419 Cold Canyon Road turns creepy Thursday, when Halloween will be celebrated with a special dinner in a building known for its many ghost stories. 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. wild boar, lobster brandade bran·dade n. A dish of Provençal origin prepared from salted cod. [French, from Provençal brandado, from Old Provençal, past participle of brandar, to shake, from brand, , buffalo tartare
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sweetbread organs, variety meat - edible viscera of a butchered animal , sauteed skate wing and pumpkin pie are among the several options in the four-course meal priced at $65 per person. Information and reservations: (818) 222-3888. 'FREAKY FILET' AT TAIX: Meanwhile, close to downtown L.A., Taix French Restaurant, 1911 Sunset Blvd., is calling its four-course Halloween steak dinner ($13.95) a ``Freaky Filet Mignon,'' while it plans for its 75th anniversary special, a roast chicken dinner for 75 cents from 4 to 8 p.m. Nov. 24 No reservations will be accepted for this dinner, to be sold at the same price as the booth-served, Taix chicken dinner in 1927. Halloween dinner reservations: (213) 484-1265. PINOT AND PATINA HOMECOMING: Alumni of Patina and Pinot Bistro are all over the place. Joachim and Christine Splichal's Pinot Bistro, 12969 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, recently brought alums Michael Wilson (chef-owner of 5 Dudley in Venice), Josiah Citrin (chef-owner of Cafe Melisse in Valencia and Melisse in Santa Monica), Suzanne Goin (chef-owner of Lucques in West Hollywood) and Sean Knight (chef at Pinot Blanc, St. Helena), back to cook a 10th anniversary dinner. And ex-Patina chefs Roberto Argentina, David Myers and his wife Michelle are readying their own restaurants to open Tuesday. Argentina's is the Farm and Artisan Foods, a combo restaurant and food shop feature locally grown produce and cheeses in Redlands. The Myers spouse-chefs' endeavor is known as Sona and is on La Cienega Boulevard La Cienega Boulevard is a major north/south arterial road that runs from El Segundo Boulevard in El Segundo, California on the south to its end on the Sunset Strip/Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. in West Hollywood. DINE FOR A CURE: Diners who pay $20.02 for the special three-course, fund-raising dinner at McCormick & Schmick's, 111 N. Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
Information and reservations: (626) 405-0064. NAPKIN NOTES: New at 2838 Rowena Ave. in the Silver Lake district is the Edendale Grill co-owned by Patti Peck and Melanie Tusquellas. The restaurant is housed in the original L.A. Fire Department Station 56. Information and reservations: (323) 666-2000. ... Also new is Top of the Glen, 2954 Beverly Glen Circle, Bel-Air, a contemporary Southwestern spot owned by Bud and Donna Goldshine, who also own Jack Sprat's Grille in Rancho Park. Information and reservations: (310) 475-8336. ... Zagat's 2003 New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. survey finds ``a kinder, gentler restaurant scene'' in the Big Apple that is ``surprisingly strong'' a year after 9-11. |
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