Cafe Moda Restaurant, 3400 S. Jones Blvd., received 28 demerits Oct. 19. Violations included food held at improper temperatures. GRADE: C.
Food
‘Tis the season — now there’s a phrase you’ll be hearing ad nauseam during the next 23 days — for holiday baking.
So extreme was his chef fantasy, “Fat Frank’s Fine Foods” was how Frank Miranda used to answer his home phone.
Broadway Pizzeria, 840 S. Rancho Drive, received 15 demerits Nov. 16. Violations included employee beverage not stored properly. GRADE: B
As often happens, last week’s information about sources for homemade pizzelles brought more tips from Taste of the Town readers.
Barry Manilow will continue his run as a Las Vegas headliner next year, with a long-expected move to Paris Las Vegas starting March 5.
Chef Jean-David Groff-Daudet is hardly a Johnny-come-lately to the slow food movement. While growing up and training in France, using ingredients obtained from as close to the source as possible — and then preparing them as cleanly as possible — was just the way things were done.
Aces Bar & Grill, 7272 S. El Capitan Way, received 16 demerits Aug. 19. Violations included food held at improper temperature. GRADE: B
Popcorn’s a great treat, but those nasty little hulls can be problematic. But readers have come to the rescue with sources for hull-less popcorn for Dee Wade.
Elvira Macias and her two small children were relaxing in a booth over a lunch of tacos and soft drinks just before noon one day last week. Afterward, she would be able to walk a few steps and do a little grocery shopping.