Name That Neighborhood: Melrose/La Brea/Highland Foodie Heaven
One of the first days I was open, a very nice gentleman who lives a few houses up from domaineLA stopped by and asked me to sign a petition requesting that this area be included in the new neighborhood designation “Melrose Village.” I was happy to oblige, and signed the petition, though I’m not sure I fully understand the general obsession that Angelenos seem to have with naming each and every neighborhood.
Yet, I’m going to go ahead and suggest that the stretch of Melrose Avenue I find myself in the heart of, anchored by Lou on Vine on the east and Caffe Angeli on the west — with Providence, Mozza, Street, Cube, the upcoming Tar Pit and the soon-to-be transplanted Hatfield’s in its dense epicenter – receive a name.
Why? I’m not sure. No good reason, really, except that naming things is fun. Also, I suppose it recognizes a general trend in the food and wine scene of Los Angeles that so many fantastic spots (my own excluded, humility, humility) have chosen to open up shop in, by the standards of LA sprawl, such a tiny geographic zone.
I’ve come with a few ideas and put them in a poll format (polls, like naming things, are fun). Please add your own ideas, too, in the comments, and let’s name this little slice of foodie heaven!
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2008 “Bebame” Red, El Dorado County, California
Cabernet Franc (65%) and Gamay (35%) from - gasp - California! And only 13% ABV, pretty modest by California standards. If I tasted this blind I would probably have said it’s from the Loire Valley. It has pretty much nothing in common with the full bodied iterations of Cab Franc coming out of Napa. Juicy, light, delicious quaffing wine.$18 a bottle
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Really balanced and smooth, this is a bargain of a Chateauneuf. Yeah, the 07s are lauded but what would I prefer to drink? This! It’s the second label of Vieux Telegraphe, from the same property but from younger vines. And it’s a deal at $33 a bottle.2006 or bust!
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3/8/10: First domaineLA Wine Tasting at Susan Feniger’s Street: 5 Wines, $15:
Just a quick note to let you know that a week from today, on Monday, March 8th, 2010, I’ll be hosting the first domaineLA wine tasting event at Susan Feniger’s Street, with the Manincor winery of Italy. The importer and winemaker will both be present to chat about the five wines being poured (including an unusual and delicious dry moscato), and the wines will be paired with light bites.
The best news is that the event will cost just $15 a person…a bargain! Swing by between 6PM and 8PM — I hope to see lots of you there!
Susan Feniger’s Street, 742 N. Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038
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Frizzante
From Wikipedia: Frizzante is an Italian wine term term for semi-sparkling wine (as opposed to Spumante, which is generally used for fully sparkling wines). Frizzante wines generally owe their bubbles to a partial secondary fermentation in tank. You might notice a light fizz or tingly sensation on the tongue with a Frizzante wine, compared to the more carbonated sensation that more fully sparkling wines yield.
Scorekage
Okay, so we made up this word yesterday after a great restaurant experience. We brought a bottle of wine with us, expecting to pay a corkage fee. But the restaurant either forgot to charge us the $15, or decided to be nice to us. We scored! Hence, “scorekage” has entered our lexicon. This can also refer to BYO friendly restaurants that don’t charge for corkage under any circumstances.
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December 3rd, 2009 at 5:29 pm
A neighborhood cannot be named for a chain restaurant.
December 4th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
Steve, touche (sorry, I don’t know how to type an accent on a PC).
December 5th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
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December 6th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
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December 6th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
How about “Melba”?
December 6th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Or, “Melba Coast”?
March 4th, 2010 at 3:59 am
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