SMALL BITES.Byline: > Larry Lipson Is there a chef in you? There are those among us who fantasize about being a restaurant chef. Wine Bistro in Studio City has launched its guest chef program to make those fantasies come true. Those interested need to submit to the restaurant a three-course prix-fixe menu consisting of two to four different appetizers or starter dishes such as soup or salad, two to four separate entrees containing meat, fish or poultry poultry, domesticated fowl kept primarily for meat and eggs; including birds of the order Galliformes, e.g., the chicken, turkey, guinea fowl, pheasant, quail, and peacock; and natatorial (swimming) birds, e.g., the duck and goose. and two different desserts. Also required are complete recipes of each dish with a detailed list of all ingredients. Chef Peter Roelant and owner-host Jean-Bernard "J.B." Torchon will review all entrees and select Sunday chefs of the week, beginning in October. Chosen entrants will also need to prepare and cook submitted dishes at the Wine Bistro on the Thursday prior to the assigned Sunday. Entries should be mailed to Wine Bistro, Guest Chef Program, 11915 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA 91604. Information: (818) 766-6233 or www.winebistro.net. Wait a minute What are the top 10 requests by restaurant patrons seeking immediate attention? They are: (1) want to change tables, (2) ready to order, (3) need another drink, (4) wish to correct a food mistake, (5) want to order something else, (6) want more bread, (7) want check, (8) need to notify that check is incorrect, (9) ready to pay check, (10) want leftover food boxed. This is according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Customer Service Innovations Inc., which has introduced in restaurants a table button that signals the need for immediate service. It calls it the MyBell System. www.csiincorporated.com. Sips and nibbles Purveying fast organic fare, Organic to Go has opened at 21820 Burbank Blvd. (818) 676-0381 and 5780 Canoga Ave. (818) 703-1121, both in Woodland Hills. ... Martinis go for $3.60 weeknights from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Cafe Rodeo's Bar 360 at the Luxe luxe n. 1. The condition of being elegantly sumptuous. 2. Something luxurious; a luxury. [French, luxury, from Latin luxus. Hotel, 360 Rodeo Drive Rodeo Drive (IPA: /roʊˈdeɪoʊ/) generally refers to a famous three-block long stretch of boutiques and shops in Beverly Hills, California, United States, although the street stretches further north and south. , 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. . Information: (310) 273-0300 or www.luxehotelrodeodrive.com. ... Kickoff event to the $300-a-head Puck-Lazaroff American Wine American wine production in the United States wine has existed for over 300 years. Today wine production exist in all fifty states, with California leading the way in wine production followed by Washington State, Oregon and New York.[1]. & Food Festival Sept.29 at Universal Studio is the Sept. 28 beef, bubbly, spirits, wine, cigars and dancing bash ($150) at Wolfgang Puck's new Red/Seven in the Pacific Design Center, 700 N. San Vicente San Vicente (sän vēsān`tā), city (1993 pop. 28,529), central El Salvador. Among its industries are textile manufacturing and sugar milling. San Vicente is the commercial center of a region that produces coffee and sugarcane. Blvd., West Hollywood West Hollywood A community of southern California northeast of Beverly Hills. It is mainly residential. Population: 36,600. . Tickets and information: (310) 777-3707 or www.awff.org. |
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