Extravaganza for the Senses Food and Wine Event Benefitting The Saban Free Clinic On Saturday, July 17, 2010, one of the largest and most celebrated food and wine events will be happening in Los Angeles. Currently in its 13th year, the Extravaganza for the Senses will be held at the Sunset Gower Studios benefiting The Saban Free Clinic .
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The Saban Free Clinic’s Extravaganza for the Senses
I’m not entirely sure what the occasion was (nor do I really need one), but a few months back myself & 2 friends got dressed up in suits & ties (unheard of for us slackers) & headed to Locanda Verde (377 Greenwich Street @N Moore Street). Located in Tribeca, this Italian tavern has been getting a lot of great press since opening just over a year ago. According to Urban Daddy; brought to you by little-known thespian Robert De Niro and his crack team of vets: Ken Friedman (the Spotted Pig, John Dory), chef Andrew Carmellini (A Voce) and pastry chef Karen DeMasco (Craft) With that pedigree we knew we were in for a real treat. The space is really trendy with large tables & plenty of space. It was a Thursday & unfortunately very busy, so we were first seated in a rear room for drinks. With it’s own bar & a view of outdoor seating, we were quite happy to sip Martinis while we waited for our table. Once we were seated we started with Sheeps’ Milk Ricotta served simply with sea salt, herbs & olive oil. It couldn’t have come fast enough as we were a few Martinis in! After a bit of a break to compose ourselves, next up was the Fritto Misto of Rock Shrimp & Ipswich Clams. I’m normally not much of a ‘clam guy’ (except in chowder), but this was awesome! Really crispy on the outside & not chewy and/or rubbery at all. It came just with lemon wedges & some peppers for added heat (which was a nice touch). Grilled Mediterranean Sardines came next & were served on top of sauteed vegetables & a light tomato-based broth. They were uncomplicated, tasted very good, but only served as a distraction from the real star; the Lamb Meatball Sliders . This dish was basically perfect, my only gripe was the fath that there were 3 of us & only 2 sliders! After some arguing & jostling, we all got some. Flavorful, moist & with a crisp bun; YUM! We graduated to the main plates & they were as follows: Ravioli, Lamb Rigatoni (background) Fennel Glazed Duck Steamed Sea Bass w/Clams & Fennel As you can imagine, we were getting pretty damn full by this point, but the hits just kept on coming, we were comped 3 desserts; La Fantasia di Cioccolata Rhubarb & Rice Pudding Ricotta Cheesecake I really think that we overdid it, but this meal at Locanda Verde has to go down as one of my favorite dining experiences, HANDS DOWN! 0.000000 0.000000
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Locanda Verde
Quick fly-by update … Breakfast: instant blueberry oatmeal Lunch: leftover penne from yesterday, black cherry yogurt, nectarine Snack: Fritos … I had been going to go for something “healthier,” but all the vaguely “healthy” things at my job’s snack bar had additives (you don’t want to know what’s in Sun Chips). Weirdly, the plain Lays potato chips and Fritos have only 3 ingredients each
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Today was Taco Tuesday, and by taco Tuesday I mean that its Tuesday and the clerks sat through a long training which was basically discrimination on parade. After we treated ourselves to The Best Fish Tacos in Ensenada! So you will notice in the picture below that the menu hangs above the register and only contains 3 items: fish, shrimp, and drink.
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The Best Fish Tacos in Ensenada
Address: #2 Marine Way, Suite 106 (Merchant’s Wharf Mall) Phone number: 586-5018 Style of cuisine: Seafood and diner fare Website: http://hangaronthewharf.com/ General information and fun facts: The ‘Gar is a local yuppie watering hole with a gazillion micro brews on tap situated right on the docks downtown. The food is only average, however, with little mind paid to seasonal variety or special, rotating menu items. The establishment is one of now four restaurants managed by the same ownership here in town, the other sister restaurants being The Twisted Fish, Pizzeria Roma and the newly christened Flight Deck
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The Hangar on the Wharf
On our way back home from P’cola today (I know…it is Tuesday, but this is just silly), we took a break for dinner at Jim ‘n’ Nick’s for a birthday dinner cuz it’s ma BURFDAY!!! Yes, in case you haven’t noticed, I do like to celebrate. In fact, a birthday should be treated as a National holiday. No work, no school, etc… The mail can come so I still get packages and such though Good stuff
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WACKY WEDNESDAYS: That’s a wierd lookin’ tree…
I passed up a fun bar crawl on Saturday night because I knew it’d make it impossible to get up for a 7am run on Sunday. Along with ugly feet, double the laundry, gallons of sunscreen, and huge grocery bills, forgoing late night drinking is a sacrifice made in the name of marathon training.
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Sunday With Dad(s)
A new community-supported agriculture program brings upstate produce to the South Bronx — and the potential for residents to own shares in a farm.
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Alliance Delivers Farm-Fresh Produce to South Bronx Consumers
[Kat Bryant] CHARITY —Last night, Alice Waters, PDT’s Jim Meehan, and Paul Grieco joined a group of hosts and donors to throw a fundraiser dinner for Edible Schoolyard, raising $120,000 for the evening.
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EaterWire: Breakfast Announcements from Buttermilk Channel, Salume
Feast gets word that the soon to open Standard Rooftop bar has now been dubbed Le Bain (French for the bath), and in a twist, will be programmed by Andre Saraiva , the Paris based artist and nightlife impresario. There have been rumors floating around for months that Standard owner Andre Balazs was hoping to get Saraiva and his international party posse involved in the operations of the Boom Boom Room and the rest of the top floor party areas. It seems that once Andre S.
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Nightlife: Standard Rooftop Goes Andre x Andre With Le Bain
Welcome back to Haus Call , where Eater periodically checks in with BaoHaus and Xiao Ye chef/owner Eddie Huang to see what he’s up to these days. With the opening of his newest restaurant Xiao Ye looming, Eddie Huang took some time last week to make some tweaks at his first restaurant, BaoHaus
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Haus Call : Eddie Huang Talks Fried Chicken Sandwiches, Jeezy/Yeezy
La Quercia, an Iowa producer, now makes applewood smoked bacon; Murray’s new chicken bacon is minimally smoked and salted.
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Food Stuff: Applewood-Smoked Bacon and Chicken Bacon Go to Market
On the agenda: a class on how to make red velvet cupcakes; Gay Pride Weekend; celebrating the full moon; and a cheese-eating competition.
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Events: A Tribute to Florent and a Jell-O Mold Design Competition
It’s 5 PM, which means we’re about to send out the daily Eater New York Email Newsletter . Filled with all the latest news on chef shuffles, food trends, openings, closings, mulligans, and SLA meetings, it’s delivered free to your inbox every afternoon. And sometimes, this puppy offers bonus content and prizes.
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Housekeeping: Get All Your Eater at Once with our Free Email Newsletter
As an accompaniment to his article on dining ethics in this month’s GQ , Alan Richman penned a hilarious list of the “10 Commandments of Ethical Eating,” now online. Included is this nugget: “Transform your front lawn into a garden
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Eat No Evil: As an accompaniment to his…
The review is up: Sam Sifton follows the line and gives Annisa two stars . More interestingly, he calls Anita Lo an OG : “Ms. Lo, an original gangster in this regard, remains one of the better ones.” [NYT]
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Sifton Happens Update!: The review is up: Sam Sifton…
[ Thrillist ] Earlier this month, Todd English unveiled his glorified food court in the basement of the Plaza Hotel. Modeled after European-style food halls like London’s Harrods, English’s Food Hall is housed in the subterranean space that used to house the hotel’s laundry operations, and features eight stations serving upscale fare ranging from pizza to dumplings to oysters and sushi
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Good News/Bad News: Midtown Mostly Embraces Todd English’s Plaza Food Hall
Word on the street is Sam Sifton will file his review this week on Anita Lo’s revamped Annisa . Now the place just today received a whopping four stars from Jay Cheshes and earned three from Platty earlier this month
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Sift Happens: Word on the street is Sam…
Not that New York restaurant critic Adam Platt could be that anonymous anyway—he’s a hulking giant of a man—but for those who are interested, here he is. In Niagara Falls.
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To Catch a Critic: Here is a Picture of Critic Adam Platt at Niagara Falls
Little details are known at the moment—calls to the restaurant and inquiries to the owners have gone nowhere as of yet—but Charles is closed for renovations. Who knows
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Renovation Report: Something Afoot at Once Exclusive West Villager, Charles