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How convenient: Los Angeles’ new park ‘n’ meet bars

Food | 12:00AM, October 15
THE EVENINGS are a little nippier (despite the Santa Anas), the holidays are around the corner, and meeting up with friends for a good brew is a brilliant idea. Read more
 

A dessert with a secret

Food | By Noelle Carter | 12:00AM, October 15
Dear SOS: I would love the recipe for the chocolate banana crepe at French 75 Bistro, now called Savannah, in Burbank. Read more
 

Beer vs. Wine Dinner at Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego

Food | 12:00AM, October 15
FRIDAY Beer vs. Read more
 

Robert Parker shares his soapbox World of wine scores

Food | By Patrick Comiskey | 12:00AM, October 15
ROBERT PARKER Jr., founder of the Wine Advocate magazine and indisputably the world’s most influential wine critic, has published “Parker’s Wine Buyer’s Guide No. Read more
 

Olive oil tasting

Food | 12:00AM, October 15
A taste or two of olive oil history Olive oil tasting. Read more
 

2007 Alondra Chardonnay ‘Middleridge Ranch Vineyard’

Food | 12:00AM, October 15
Alondra is Spanish for Skylark, the wine company established by John Lancaster and Robert Perkins, who run the wine program at Boulevard Restaurant in San Francisco. Read more
 

Rendezvous season

Food | By Betty Hallock | 12:00AM, October 15
YOUR favorite bar got you down lately? Read more
 

Recipe: Whole wheat flatbreads with caramelized onions and dates

Food | 12:00AM, October 15
Whole wheat flatbreads with caramelized onions and dates Total time: 3 1/4 hours, including 2 1/4 hours rising time Servings: Makes 2 (14-inch) oval flatbreads, about 16 slices Note: Use leftover caramelized onions from the green chile and chicken stew to top the flatbreads. Read more
 

The Beachcomber at the Malibu Pier

Food | 12:00AM, October 15
The Beachcomber Location: 23000 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, (310) 456-9800; www.thebeachcombercafe.com. Read more
 

Savor the flavors all week long

Food | By Liz Pearson | 12:00AM, October 15
IT’S SATURDAY morning and every corner of my kitchen has that delicious, yeasty fragrance usually reserved for bakeries. Read more
 

Recipe: Roasted broccoli rabe with white beans and ricotta salata

Food | 12:00AM, October 15
Roasted broccoli rabe with white beans and ricotta salata Total time: 30 minutes Servings: 8 to 12 Note: Reserve half of the bean and wine mixture in Step 3 for use in the green chile and chicken stew, or add all of the bean mixture to the broccoli rabe, if preferred. Read more
 

In Malibu, a cozy perch by the pier

Food | By Susan Latempa | 12:00AM, October 15
LOOKING seaward from Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, there’s almost no sign of the Beachcomber Cafe, but if you’re astraddle a surfboard in the ocean off Surfrider Beach, you probably have a pelican’s-eye view of what’s so special about the place – its million-dollar location. Read more
 

Recipe: Creamy green chile and chicken stew

Food | 12:00AM, October 15
Creamy green chile and chicken stew Total time: 2 hours, 20 minutes Servings: 8 to 12 Note: When making this recipe, you can use half of the bean and wine mixture from the broccoli rabe with white beans instead of the cannellini beans in the ingredient list below. Read more
 

Rachel’s’ real-life roots

Food | By Matthew Debord | 12:00AM, October 15
RACHEL Getting Married,” a new movie from director Jonathan Demme and starring Anne Hathaway, opened this month and quickly became a surprise hit. Read more
 

In defense of the toaster, and more

Food | 12:00AM, October 15
THE “Worth It? Read more
 

Monster chiller horror masterpiece

Entertainment | By Pete Metzger | 12:00AM, October 15
The makers of Dead Space had one mission in mind during development: They wanted to make the ultimate horror survival game. Read more
 

Lovelace’ musical gets past the porn

Entertainment | By Charlotte Stoudt | 12:00AM, October 15
In 1972, a newlywed named Linda Boreman spent six days in Florida making a low-budget porn film about a woman who can’t orgasm. Read more
 

A Most Wanted Man’

Entertainment | 12:00AM, October 15
A Most Wanted Man A Novel John le Carré Scribner: 330 pp., $28 Read more
 

ROCKINRELATIVES

Entertainment | 12:00AM, October 15
Tennessee indie rockers Kings of Leon just released their fourth album, “Only by the Night,” and are stopping in L.A. for one night only. Read more
 

Top of her game

Entertainment | By Ann Powers | 12:00AM, October 15
NEARLY A century before Tina Turner’s current and possibly final tour, Sarah Bernhardt, the greatest actress of her time, made a similar journey. Read more
 
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