Singles Dinner for Six - Ages W45-60/M50-65 January 9, 2009

Explore different restaurants each month while getting to know other singles in the age group of your choice . . . so even if there's no love connection you'll still have a wonderful time. You'll order off the menu and receive separate checks for your purchases. Our website allows you to view the profiles of those registered for each dinner, tracks who've you've dined with so you meet new people every time, and then let's you send a private message to those you've dined with afterward.

For current space availability, to see who's going, and to register please visit our website at www.TastyLA.com.

This week enjoy dinner at Lucques:

"Dining is a “dream” at this “casually elegant” Cal-Med in West Hollywood where “brilliant” chef/co-owner Suzanne Goin (A.O.C.) continues to “surprise and delight” with “inventive” dishes highlighting the “farms’ freshest” ingredients, served by a “spot-on” staff; “warm” with a “cozy fireplace” and “charming” patio, the converted carriage house has an “inviting”, “grown-up” atmosphere to suit the “unpretentious” crowd; P.S. most nights it’s a “splurge”, but the prix fixe Sunday Supper still has it “goin’ on” as one of the “best deals in town.”" - Zagat.com

"Named after a coveted variety of French olive, Lucques offers inspired rustic Mediterranean cuisine with strong California influences. And it's served in an idyllic setting: the former carriage house---transformed by designer Barbara Barry---of silent film star Harold Lloyd. Dine inside in one of the booths near the fireplace, or outside, on a lovely patio where the walls are covered with climbing vines. Chef Suzanne Goin, who clearly picked up some valuable knowledge working at places like Campanile and Chez Panisse, utilizes a wealth of intriguing vegetables from local farmers markets to produce a contemporary Mediterranean cuisine as clean as the stylish setting. Some representative starters from Goin's regularly-changing menu include veal sweetbreads with quince purée, fennel, prosciutto and a hint of vanilla; and a lively salad of apples, Asian pears, radicchio and mint with buttermilk dressing. Among the entrées, you may find pancetta-wrapped trout with sorrel, fennel gratin, verjus and crushed grapes; or a slow-roasted lamb sirloin with chickpea mash, Nyons olives and cherry tomatoes. For dessert, consider a fruit" - Gayot.com tart or a satisfying French cheese plate. You may also experience Goin's work nearby at sister restaurant A.O.C., where the focus is on small plates.

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