SMALL BITES THE TASTES OF CHRISTMAS.Byline: Larry Lipson Uptown for lunch or downtown for breakfast? Two hotels in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. that have been presenting Christmas Carol luncheons annually are joined this year by Patina Catering's Breakfast with Santa event at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the halls in the Los Angeles Music Center (which is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the United States). The Music Center's other halls include the Mark Taper Forum, Ahmanson Theatre, and Walt Disney Concert Hall. . The luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel The Beverly Hills Hotel is a hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, at 9641 Sunset Boulevard. It was opened on May 12, 1912 and started by Margaret J. Anderson and her son, Stanley S. Anderson, who had been managing the Hollywood Hotel. , started in 1947, takes place in the hotel's Crystal Ballroom Crystal Ballroom is a name associated with numerous buildings and ballrooms worldwide, including:
Proceedings will include Toy Soldiers and their Brass Band's Christmas music along with Santa and his Beverly Elves, holiday carolers, candymakers, mimes and gingerbread gingerbread In architecture and design, elaborately detailed embellishment, either lavish or superfluous. Though the term is occasionally applied to such highly detailed and decorative styles as the Rococo, it usually refers to the hand-carved and -sawn wood ornamentation of fancies. Tickets (includes tax and tip): $68, children $38. Reservations: (310) 281-2941. The 27th annual Christmas Carol Luncheon at the Regent Beverly Wilshire is slated for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, complete with ``snow'' on the hotel's driveway and performances by the Beverly High School Madrigals. The meal, tabbed at $65 per person, children $35, includes tax and tip. There's a maximum allowance of four children under 12 per adult. Reservations: (310) 275-5200. Meanwhile, Joachim Splichal's event specialists are putting on a Breakfast With Santa on Saturday with 9 and 10:30 a.m. seatings on the fifth floor of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The buffet menu (includes tax and tip) is $28, children $18. Reservations: (213) 972-3660. The Beverly Hills Hotel is at 9641 Sunset Blvd Sunset BLVD is unreleased material and remixes by the rapper 2Pac. It was released on September 12, 2005 internationally and the United States. Track listing
LOW-CARB DINING: Attention, dieters. Now there's a place where Atkins Diet Atkins Diet Definition The Atkins diet is a high-protein, high-fat, and very low-carbohydrate regimen. It emphasizes meat, cheese, and eggs, while discouraging foods such as bread, pasta, fruit, and sugar. It is a form of ketogenic diet. buffs can actually eat. Steve's Low Carb Cafe, 17555 Chatsworth St., Granada Hills, serves low-carb pastas, pizzas and salads along with regular fare. Meals are served from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily except Monday. Information: (818) 832-0950. NAPKIN NOTES: Baja, Sonora, Oaxaca and Michoacan regional specialties are being featured at El Torito (70 locations) through Jan. 20. Information: www.eltorito.com. ... The popular garlic fries of the Gordon Biersch Brewery restaurants that also became big sellers at the Biersch food stands in stadiums are now being sold at Costco outlets. ... Local chef-owner Larry Nicola of Nic's in Beverly Hills jumps to the new Luba Hati Beach Resort in Belize for his newest restaurant venture. ... Look for special holiday menu items at both the Yard House (six locations, one in Pasadena) and Market City Caffe (Burbank and Brea). ... Falcon, 7213 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, has a VIP holiday package at $100 per couple - and for deep-pocket splurgers, a ``Rockstar'' package for 10 diners for a mere $5,000 tab. Information: (323) 850-5350. |
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