WHAT'S HAPPENING\DINING.Byline: Larry Lipson Home of $1 salad: The second Out Take Cafe location brings the "dollar salad" to Pasadena at 1065 Green St. Introduced in Studio City by the original Out Take, which is frequented by numerous local studio employees, the $1 salad is a small portion of baby bitter lettuces, sometimes called a mesclun mes·clun n. A mixture of young leafy greens, often including young lettuces, used as salad. [Provençal mesclom, mesclumo, mixture, from Vulgar Latin , with a piquant sesame-flavored dressing, that is served with any entree plate. Entree plates range in price from $9 for a pretty tasty turkey loaf with mashed potatoes n. pl. 1. Potatoes which have been boiled and mashed to a pulpy consistency, usu. with sparing addition of milk, salt, butter, or other flavoring. It is a popular accompaniment to a meat course [U.S., 1900's], providing bulk and calories to a meal. and vegetables to $13.50 and $13.95, respectively, for grilled pork chops or roast duckling duckling baby duck. . A satisfying meal here is the combination of a soup (vegetable wonton or Ukranian borscht, $3.50) and the grilled chicken salad with Asian vegetables ($6.75). The heartiness of the soup and the intriguing harmony of flavors and textures of the moist chicken mixed with pumpkin, eggplant, carrot and bok choy bok choy or Chinese mustard Brassica chinensis, one of two types of Chinese cabbage. It has glossy dark green leaves and thick, crisp white stalks in a loose head. Its yellow-flowering centre is especially prized. See also brassica; mustard family. in a nifty soy-based sauce provide a well-rounded meal for lunch or dinner. One of the better, lighter dishes is the thin noodle fedelini pasta with sweet plum tomatoes and hard ricotta cheese flakes ($6.50). Lots more well-executed items here, too. And always artfully presented. Call (818) 449-4519 for details. CAPTION(S): PHOTO Photo (1) The downing of two private planes near Cuba gives new relevance to "Radio Mambo Culture Clash Invades Miami," the comedy trio's latest work, which premieres Sunday at the Tamarind tamarind (tăm`ərĭnd), tropical ornamental evergreen tree (Tamarindus indica) of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), native to Africa and probably to Asia, but now widely grown in the tropics. Theatre in Hollywood. (2) "Bottle Rocket" chronicles the criminal mishaps of three Texas friends, played by Bob Musgrave, left, Luke Wilson and Owen C. Wilson. (3) Christine Lavin, Sally Fingerett, Megon McDonough and Debi Smith perform tonight as Four Bitchin' Babes, bringing their musical take on contemporary life and love to the Wadsworth Theater in Brentwood. (4) A 2,000-year-old traditional jade burial suit A Jade burial suit (Chinese: 玉衣; Pinyin: yù yī; literally "jade suit") is a ceremonial suit made of pieces of jade in which some nobles in Han Dynasty China were buried. is part of "Stones From Heaven Ancient Chinese Jade." |
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