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The key to global cooling
Times Staff WriterIn some parts of the world, the most popular desserts are built on an ingredient that would disappear in a minute if you let it sit, and tastes like nothing when you put it in your mouth. Riddling aside, ice makes for some glacially great finales, and we...Tags: Gaming, Sports, Mangos, Strawberries, Ice Cream
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When too much is not enough
Times Staff WriterStrawberries don't wait for you to find them. They beckon. Their botanical name, Fragaria, means fragrance, and it's their sudden perfume in farmers markets, stall after stall, that signals the start of a new fruit season in Los Angeles. From April...Tags: Strawberries, Honey, Pies and Tarts, Preserves, Ice Cream
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Fireworks on the grill
Special to The TimesWith characteristic brio, Ludovic Lefebvre is explaining why he prefers grilling with wood, instead of the far more convenient gas method. "With gas, you press a button and it starts. Gas has no flavor! It's not exciting! It's not romantic! It's not love!...Tags: Potatoes, Tomatoes, Weather, Black Pepper, Onions
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Romance of the rancho
Times Staff WriterThe menu is sophisticated and unusual — fish stuffed with cinnamon-spiced ground nuts, fresh fava beans cooked with lettuce and ham, corn pudding and, for dessert, tuberose ice cream. The latest at a trendy fusion cafe? No — it's Old...Tags: University of California, Recipes, Pies and Tarts, Tomatoes, Fava Beans
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Recipe: Black bass with green tea tempura
Total time: 2 hours Servings: 6 Note: Striped bass may be substituted for the black bass. Elderflower syrup is available at specialty markets. Green tea powder can be found at Asian and specialty markets. Tempura batter 1 egg 1 cup club soda 1 cup...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Lifestyle and Leisure, Honey, Limes, Dining and Drinking
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Fish Foiled Again!
Special to The TimesThe tropics conjure up images of leisure for me, so it's fitting that this tropical fish requires little more than easy assembly. Once the coconut rice is started and the papaya-topped fish is tucked in foil, I can sit for a few minutes, rising just to...Tags: Sports, Cilantro, Papayas, Ginger, Salt
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An entree to dining in Philly
Special to The Times"Buddakan?" boomed Pete through the phone. "I hear that's one of the best restaurants in the city. You'd better be buying!" "For the pleasure of your company, I am buying," I replied to my longtime friend. And that is how we ended up in the heart of...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Chinese Restaurants, Potatoes, Sea Bass, Appetizers
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Recipe: Black Mystique
Total time: 3 minutes Servings: 2 Note: From Linq. You can substitute Bordeaux de cassis black currant syrup for the Chambord black raspberry liqueur. 3 ounces Blavod black vodka 3 ounces pineapple juice 2 ounces Chambord black raspberry liqueur 1.... -
Leaving the beach behind
Times Staff WriterWe had every reason not to take a family vacation to Oahu last Thanksgiving. The kids would miss school. We hadn't cared much for Waikiki after our honeymoon a decade ago. It was the busiest time of year to travel. And my parents — ever lovable...Tags: Thanksgiving, Vehicles, Hamburgers, Children, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Recipe: Key lime pie martini
Servings: 1 Note: From the Cameo bar at Whist in the Viceroy Hotel in Santa Monica. 2 ounces vanilla vodka 1/2 ounce triple sec 1 ounce pineapple juice 1 teaspoon Rose's lime juice 1/2teaspoon sweet and sour mix 2teaspoons whipping cream 1 lemon...Tags: Key Lime Pie, Limes
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Recipe: Blue Avalon
Servings: 1 Note: From the Blue on Blue bar at the Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills 1/2 ounce blue Curaçao 1 ounce coconut-flavored rum 1 ounce white rum 1/4teaspoon pineapple juice 1/4teaspoon Sprite Maraschino cherry 1. Combine the Curaçao, coconut...Tags: Coconut
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Catching a new wave
Special to The TimesForty years ago, when he was all of 23, Miller Fong sketched a chair on an envelope and mailed it to his father in Hong Kong, where the family manufactured rattan and wicker furniture for its Los Angeles company, Tropi-Cal. The finished product —...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Furnishings and Furniture Industry, Paul Williams, Television, Donna Karan
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