Showing posts with label weekly special. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weekly special. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Paella Thursdays at La Cachette Bistro

Sometimes what draws people to try a dish isn't just the list of ingredients, or the fact that it's a special menu item, but how excited the chef is about it.

I received an email from Chef Jean Francois Meteigner from La Cachette Bistro, saying that he had found spanish rice, piquillo peppers, saffron, etc and will start doing paella every Thursday at La Cachette Bistro. When I came in to try it, Fabrice Lorenzi (the GM) also mentioned how proud Chef Meteigner is of his paella. How could you not try it?

It's a classic paella with generous amounts of seafood. Last Thursday the Spanish rice, piquillo peppers, chorizo, were cooked in saffron with mussels, clams, prawns, scallops, and chicken.
The short grained Spanish rice is supposed to be very important to make a true paella as long-grained rice wouldn't absorb the liquid it's cooked in appropriately. Here, the rice is cooked perfectly al dente, surrounded by the fragrance and flavors of everything else. From the seafood to the chicken, everything was prepared wonderfully. Not just the bone-in chicken wing, I even enjoyed eating the white meat which here was tender and moist.

Other seasonal specials are of course available.
Morel mushrooms from Oregon are built into a beautiful feuillete.
The light and flaky pastry contrasts nicely with the chewiness and earthiness of the morels.

The cherry cobbler also came with a special touch: a homemade vanilla ice cream made with tempered chocolate and corn flakes.
You may not be able to tell they were corn flakes when you eat them but they added a really nice crunchiness. To top it all off: the chunks of tempered chocolate combined with the cherry filling was divine. I want chocolate to accompany all my cherry cobblers from now on.

The paella is served every Thursday and is priced ~$26.

La Cachette Bistro
1733 Ocean Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 434-9509
www.lacachettebistro.com

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Weekly Wine & Corkage Deals - Los Angeles

This is a hopefully growing list. If you know of a deal, let me know!
Note: I haven't personally checked out these deals, so call first and confirm before you go.

Monday

  • Free corkage. Cafe Pinot, Downtown.
  • Free corkage (limit 1 bottle/2 diners). Il Forno, Santa Monica.
  • Free corkage. Josie Restaurant, Santa Monica.
  • Free corkage. Providence, Hollywood.
  • Free corkage. Ray's and Stark Bar, Mid City.
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine. Bar and Kitchen (at the O Hotel, downtown), Los Angeles.
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine. La Cachette Bistro, Santa Monica.
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine. Lazy Ox Canteen, (downtown) Los Angeles.
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine. Momed, Beverly Hills.
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine. RivaBella, West Hollywood
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine under $90. Taste on Melrose, West Hollywood.
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine. Wilshire Restaurant, Santa Monica.
  • $25 for any bottle of wine. Whist at the Viceroy, Santa Monica.

Tuesday
  • Free corkage. Cafe Pinot, Downtown.
  • Free corkage. Daily Grill, multiple locations.
  • Free corkage (limit 1 bottle/2 diners). Il Forno, Santa Monica.
  • Free corkage. Josie Restaurant, Santa Monica.
  • Free Corkage. Osteria Mamma, West Hollywood.
  • Free corkage. Ray's and Stark Bar, Mid City.
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine. Chaya Venice, Venice.
  • 1/2 off select bottles of wine. The Churchill, West Hollywood.
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine. The Hungry Cat, Hollywood.
  • 1/2 off most bottles of wine (some bottles excluded, ask server). Meet French Bistro, Culver City.
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine. The Raymond, Pasadena.
  • 1/2 off bottles of wine. Rush Street, Culver City.
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine. Bar and Kitchen (at the O Hotel, downtown), Los Angeles. 
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine. Coupa Cafe, Beverly Hills.
  • 1/2 off select bottles of wine. Sadie Kitchen and Lounge, Hollywood
Wednesday
  • Free corkage. Cafe Pinot, Downtown.
  • Free corkage (limit 1 bottle/2 diners). Il Forno, Santa Monica.
  • Free corkage. Ray's and Stark Bar, Mid City.
  • Free Corkage. The Raymond, Pasadena.
  • Free Corkage. The Royce at The Langham, Pasadena.
  • Free Corkage. Colorado Wine Company, Eagle Rock.
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine. AKASHA, Culver City.
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine from the Garden Courtyard list. Buffalo Club, Santa Monica.
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine. The Edison, Downtown.
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine. La Grande Orange, Pasadena
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine. The Hudson, West Hollywood
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine. Tam O'Shanter, Atwater Village
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine. Wolfgang's Steakhouse, Beverly Hills.
Thursday
  • Free corkage. Cafe Pinot, Downtown.
  • Free corkage (limit two). Meet French Bistro, Culver City.
  • Free corkage. Ray's and Stark Bar, Mid City.
  • 1/3 off all bottles of wine. POP Champagne & Dessert Bar, Pasadena.
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine. The Edison, Downtown.
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine. Saddle Peak Lodge, Calabasas.

Friday
  • Free corkage. Cafe Pinot, Downtown.
  • Free corkage. Ray's and Stark Bar, Mid City.
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine. Saddle Peak Lodge, Calabasas.
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine. Il Buco Ristorante, Beverly Hills.

Saturday

  • Free corkage. Cafe Pinot, Downtown.
  • Free corkage from 12-5PM. K-ZO, Culver City.
  • Free corkage. Ray's and Stark Bar, Mid City.

Sunday
  • Free corkage. AKASHA, Culver City.
  • Free corkage. Cafe Pinot, Downtown.
  • Free corkage. Celestino, Pasadena.
  • Free corkage and 1/2 off select bottles of wine. Chaya Brasserie, Beverly Hills.
  • Free corkage. Ray's and Stark Bar, Mid City.
  • Free corkage (if not on their wine list). Craft, Century City.
  • Free corkage (limit 1 bottle per 2 diners). Culina, Beverly Hills
  • $1 corkage. La Cachette Bistro, Santa Monica.
  • 1/2 off all bottles of wine. BOA Steakhouse, West Hollywood.
  • 1/2 off select bottles of wine. Chaya Downtown.

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