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Susan Feniger’s Street Goes Veggie For The Night, Oct. 11

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This Tuesday, October 11th, Susan Feniger’s Street is going “herbivore like never before”.  They are offering a seven course vegetarian tasting menu (that can even be made vegan upon request) for only $45!  Here’s the menu: 

Autumn Squash Soup with Balkan-style Flatbreads

Malaysian Vegetable Springrolls

Indian Spiced Melon with Homemade Paneer and Pickled Chiles

Stuffed Tempura: Shiso Leaf, Toybox Pepper, Kabocha

Braised Endive Gratin with Herbed Breadcrumbs and Late Harvest Tomatoes

Wild Mushroom Piroshki

 Almond Cake with Bitter Orange and Peach Marmalade

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

Reservations are likely to sell out so get yours ASAP by calling (323) 203-0500.

Susan Feniger’s Street

www.eatatstreet.com
742 N. Highland Los Angeles, CA 90038
Phone: 323.203.0500

 

 

Fenjune, Specialty Tea In Santa Monica

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Thanks to reader Zaine at Zaine Colour Salon, Toddrickallen has learned that a new tea shop is going into the vacant space on the corner of 16th and Montana Ave. in Santa Monica.  Hoping to anchor the other end of the block from Sweet Lady Jane, Josh Pourgal (a businessman who already has a presence on Montana with Bellacures) will be opening the tea shop in the old Sun Precautions space at 1601 Montana.  Called Fenjune, the new store will be offering specialty tea, loose leaf teas, “tea concoctions”, fresh fruit and veggie juices, smoothies, macaroons, gifts and gourmet items.  You’ll be able to sip your tea at a communal table while reading Paris Vogue from the international news stand that Pourgal will be installing on the blank wall of the store that faces 16th.  Sounds like a refreshing change to pull people away from the tired coffee chains that choke the western end of Montana.  Look for an opening sometime in November.  (Remember, this is Santa Monica… so fingers crossed!)

Charley’s Grilled Subs Now Open In Century City

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OK, so they’ve had their share of delays… (Original date for opening was July 1st, then Sept. 1st, then simply “September”), but the plucky little outpost of sandwich chain Charley’s Grilled Subs has finally opened yesterday (Thursday) in the Century City Shopping Center.  You can check out their menu here: http://www.charleys.com/.   Read more here:  Toddrickallen:Charely’sGrilledSubsDelays, Toddrickallen:NewRestaurantsComingToCenturyCity.

Follow That Chef! Through Santa Monica Farmer’s Market

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La Gourmandise School in The Market at Santa Monica Place is offering a free tour of the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market and a cooking demo program called “Follow that Chef!”   For absolutely no charge, you get to shop with a guest chef, then return to La Gourmandise School for a private demonstration and tasting.  Classes start at 9:00am and meet by the kiosk at 3rd and Arizona, but you must have a reservation, which you can make here: cookingschoolsofamerica.com/thegourmandiseschool.  This Saturday, Sept. 24th, the guest chef will be Kirsten Gum, Caterer and star of Travel Channel’s Treasure Hunter.  You’d better hurry; classes fill quickly.

Kreation Juicery Now Open In Santa Monica

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Taking over the space next door to the original Kreation Kafe restaurant at 1023B Montana Ave. in Santa Monica, Kreation Juicery has now opened for business.  Although they’ve been open since Saturday, this is only the soft opening.  Look for a grand opening sometime next week.  On the menu are a variety of, you guessed it, fresh cold-pressed juices, smoothies, shakes, and custom blends with names like glow, relax, and trinity twist, the latter being a combination of lemon, apple, carrot, and beet.  Read more about Kreation’s vision at http://www.kreationkafe.com/.

Native Foods Cafe Cooking Demo This Sunday With Chef Tanya

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This Sunday September 18th at 9:30am, you can get a chance to catch up with busy Chef Tanya Petrovna, founder, executive Chef and co-owner of vegan fave Native Foods Cafe who will be leading a cooking demo at the Culver City location.  Included on the menu will be a creamy wild mushroom soup, September morning apple cobbler, and something curiously called Honey I forgot the cauliflower in the oven.  Catch her while you can… with six locations in So. Cal and a newly opened outpost in Chicago (with more to come), she will be opening two new California locations soon in Newport Beach and San Diego.  Reserve your seat at nativefoods.com/events/.

Hotel Bel-Air Set To Open October 14th

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This just landed in my inbox… It’s official, the Hotel Bel-Air, which has been closed since October 2009 for renovations, will officially open its doors to guests on October 14th.  Of course we’re all dying to get into the new restaurant, Wolfgang Puck at the Hotel Bel-Air, but we’ll just have to wait a bit longer.  The restaurant and bar won’t be open to non-guests until November 1st.  The highly anticipated restaurant will be managed by executive chef Sonny Sweetman and will feature a menu with “modern California with European and Mediterranean influences” in a dining room meant to evoke the “glamour of the Golden Age of Hollywood”.  They are offering a special preview rate of $565 with a $100 dining credit, but you can try your luck at winning a room on their Facebook page here:  http://apps.facebook.com/hotelbelair/contests/115576/invites/new?just_entered=true&show_newsfeed=1

Check out photos of the new restaurant here:  http://www.facebook.com/WolfgangPuckatHotelBelAir

Tender Greens Santa Monica Opens Tomorrow?

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It’s taken a while, but it looks like (fingers crossed) Tender Greens will open tomorrow, (Saturday 10th) in the old Lighthouse seafood buffet building on the corner of 2nd and Arizona in Santa Monica.  They had hoped to open yesterday (Thursday), but…wait for it… they had problems with a permit from the City of Santa Monica (feign surprise).  All should be ironed out by tomorrow.  In the mean time, here’s a quick glimpse into the bright and airy space…

Read more at http://www.tendergreensfood.com/locations/santa-monica/

Indian Vegan Class at La Gourmandise School

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Are you a vegan who loves Indian food?  Troubled by the ubiquitousness of ghee, cream, and panir?  Well now you can have your kheer and eat it too.  La Gourmandise School in Santa Monica is offering a vegan Indian class at the Market at Santa Monica Place.  Lead by Kaumudi of pop-up Un-Curry fame (Un-Curry.com), you will learn the basics of navigating your way around Indian fare without animal products.  Included on the menu will be: cucumber-peanut salad with curry leaf seasoning, tofu “paneer” makhanwala, and creamy lentils with garlic & chilies.  The 3 hour class is this Monday, Sept. 12th at 2:00pm and costs $95.  Check out http://www.cookingschoolsofamerica.com/thegourmandiseschool/index.php?flag_menu_index=reservation_php#227 for reservations and more info. 

The Fabulous Beekman Boys Booksigning In Santa Monica

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TV’s back-to-the-earth couple otherwise known as The Fabulous Beekman Boys (Josh Kilmer-Purcell and partner Brent Ridge) will be doing a book signing of their paean to the simple life and cooking, The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Cookbook at the Santa Monica Public Library in the MLK Auditorium at 2:00pm on Sunday October 9th.  To score one of the free tickets, you have to be present one hour before the event when they will be passed out, one ticket per guest.  The Santa Monica Main Library is located at 601 Santa Monica Blvd. in downtown Santa Monica.  Read more about the fabulous duo at http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/the-fabulous-beekman-boys/the-fabulous-beekman-boys.html

Spumoni Italian Creamery Coming To Montana Avenue

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Good news for West Siders! Spumoni, the intimate little Santa Monica branch of the Italian fave chain is opening an exciting new project, Spumoni Italian Creamery in the old TCBY Yogurt space next door at 715 Montana Avenue.  They will be manufacturing their own proprietary ice cream using authentic equipment that is still on order.  They don’t as of yet have an opening date set, but they expect to be up and running in a “coupla months.”  I’ll keep you posted on progress…

Wahoo’s Fish Taco Serves Vegetarian Food?

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Perhaps the last place one would expect to find substantial vegetarian food would be a restaurant specializing in fish tacos.  But Wahoo’s Fish Taco, in addition to already offering tofu, mushrooms, or vegetables as fillings for tacos, apparently recently added a Wafu Bowl to its menu: teriyaki tofu with choice of rice and beans.  I noticed the sign walking by the Wahoo’s next to the new Seed Bistro. So the answer is yes, you can get veggie food at Wahoo’s.  Read more here: wahoos.com.

Good Food Festival & Conference, Santa Monica

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The Santa Monica Farmer’s Market will be celebrating its 30 year anniversary by hosting the Good Food Festival and Conference September 14th through 18th.  A variety of events are scheduled and will be conducted by chefs, farmers, “food leaders”, and others.  The main thrust is to open a discussion about issues concerning local and sustainable food systems.  Discussions and demos will be led by a host of politicians, CEOs, and local chefs including:  Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken, Suzanne Goin, Evan Kleiman, Nancy Silverton, Jerry Brown, Jonathan Gold, and many others.  There will also be a street fair on Saturday and Sunday.  Check out the full program at goodfoodfestivals.com.