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PENINSULA<br />
Volume XXII, Issue 3<br />
<strong>Oct</strong>ober <strong>2017</strong><br />
P A L O S V E R D E S P E N I N S U L A M O N T H L Y<br />
ON THE COVER<br />
Photograph by Stephan Cooper/<br />
Stephan Cooper Productions<br />
Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance<br />
chairperson Ray Johnson<br />
1944 North American P-51 Mustang D<br />
owned by Darren Moore<br />
1958 Porsche Speedster<br />
owned by Adam Guggenheim<br />
1937 V12 Packard Convertible<br />
Sedan owned by the<br />
Automotive Driving Museum<br />
PROFILES<br />
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Concours lifts off<br />
by Esther Kang The Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance<br />
finds a new home at Zamperini Field to accommodate the addition<br />
of vintage aircraft to the show.<br />
Friendly skies<br />
by David Mendez Vintage airplane and vintage car car<br />
Guido Rietdyk insists his enthusiasm for flying and racing cars<br />
comes from the camaraderie, not the adrenaline rush.<br />
Sea Change at Chez Melange<br />
by Richard Foss The storied Chez Melange puts itself back<br />
at the forefront of the culinary wars with a new name and a new<br />
menu for a new generation of dinners.<br />
Flat out beautiful view<br />
by Stephanie Cartozian Rolling Hills Mayor Jim Black and<br />
wife Karen insist their favorite part of the French Provincial<br />
style ranch home they built on 5.5 acres is the view.<br />
Girl in the High Castle<br />
by Bondo Wyszpolski Geanna Culbertson completes her<br />
4th novel in the young adult Crisanta Knight fairy tale series.<br />
70 Mar’sel without the view<br />
by Richard Foss Despite its celebrated view Mar’sel at<br />
Terranea might best be appreciated in the bar, where the food<br />
can be enjoyed without the distraction of the Pacific Ocean.<br />
HIGHLIGHTS<br />
8 PTN Camp Escapades<br />
12 Plein air Vanderlip<br />
14 Under the Stars with Kenny G<br />
24 Celebrating a giving heritage<br />
36 Encore Circle<br />
40 Freedom4You Freedom Breeze<br />
74 MCHA meeting<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
49 <strong>Peninsula</strong> calendar<br />
74 Around and about<br />
76 Home and Garden<br />
81 Home services<br />
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
Coach Luke at Camp Esplanade<br />
Support Pediatric Therapy Network<br />
PTN spokesperson and Lakers coach Luke Walton organized a game<br />
of basketball for kids at Camp Escapades, an innovative summer day<br />
camp for children with developmental concerns and their siblings. The<br />
camp is hosted by Rolling Hills Country Day School every August.<br />
Campers enjoy a traditional summer camp experience with crafts, music,<br />
dance and sports. The camp is staffed by pediatric occupational, physical<br />
and speech therapists, educators and one-on-one teen volunteers who are<br />
the campers’ buddies for the week. Torrance Mayor Pat Furey, Assemblymember<br />
Al Muratsuchi and Martin Serna, Fire Chief of Torrance were<br />
among the volunteers.<br />
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PHOTOS BY TONY LABRUNO<br />
1. Torrance Police Department.<br />
2. Los Angeles Laker Girls.<br />
3. Camp Escapades Purple Penguins.<br />
4. Redondo Beach Police Chief Keith<br />
Kaufman with the Camp Escapades<br />
Yellow Ducks.<br />
5. Founder and CEO of Pediatric Therapy<br />
Network Terri Nishimura, LA Laker<br />
coach Luke Walton, PTN staffer and<br />
scorekeeper Paul Valenzuela, PTN Junior<br />
Ambassador and referee Daniel<br />
Lowe and Torrance Mayor and referee<br />
Pat Furey.<br />
6. Los Angeles Laker Girls.<br />
7. Campers from Camp Escapades<br />
and Country Day Camp line up for the<br />
start of the game.<br />
8. Camp Escapades Orange <strong>Oct</strong>opus<br />
Isaac receives high fives as he runs<br />
onto the court.<br />
9. Stephanie Walton of The TJX Companies<br />
goes up for the jump ball<br />
against Luke Walton and a Camp Escapades<br />
Orange <strong>Oct</strong>opus.<br />
10. Los Angeles Kings mascot Bailey.<br />
11. Redondo Beach Police Officer<br />
Michael Vantrimpont helps a Camp Escapades<br />
Yellow Duck to the basket.<br />
12. Camp Escapes staff and volunteers<br />
(left to right) Paul Valenzuela<br />
(PTN staff member), Torrance Mayor<br />
Pat Furey, Teri Nelson Carpenter (Vistas<br />
for Children), Assemblymember Al<br />
Muratsuchi, Torrance Fire Chief Martin<br />
Serna, PTN CEO Terri Nishimura,<br />
Rolling Hills United Pastor Jonathan<br />
Chute, Tracey Peffer (Las Candalistas),<br />
Ellery Sanders (Fire Protection Specialist<br />
for Torrance Fire Dept.), Karin<br />
Baker (American Honda), Stephanie<br />
Walton (TJX Companies), Brittany Barden<br />
(Barden Electric), guest from TJX<br />
Companies and Brent Geppert (Educational<br />
Insights).<br />
13. Luke Walton and Michael<br />
Vantrimpont help a Camp Escapades<br />
Red Robin make a basket.<br />
14. Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi,<br />
Camp Escapades Yellow Duck and<br />
Jonathan Chute.<br />
15. Game photo with players from<br />
the Campers and Community Champions<br />
teams, coaches, referees, spirit<br />
leaders and scorekeeper.<br />
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
Plein Air Master Workshop<br />
At Villa Narcissa<br />
Katrina Vanderlip and Daniel Pinkham, longtime friends from Palos Verdes High<br />
School, hosted an advanced painting week in August that coincided with the solar<br />
eclipse. Vanderlip led tours of her family’s historic estate, home of the late “Father of<br />
Palos Verdes” and now of his descendents. The artists came from all over the world to<br />
participate in this special event to paint and socialize at the magical villa. Lunch in the<br />
garden and evening cocktails broke up the painting. Guests viewed the partial eclipse<br />
from the “temple” located on the highest point on the property.<br />
PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE CARTOZIAN<br />
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1. Visiting artists.<br />
2. Katrina Vanderlip with one of her watercolors.<br />
3. Dan Pinkham with guests.<br />
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PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE CARTOZIAN<br />
Kenny G under the stars<br />
For Torrance Memorial and Vistas<br />
Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Kenny G performed for the<br />
sold-out Honda Evening Under the Stars Gourmet Food and Wine<br />
Festival. Over 1,000 guests, including foodies, oenophiles, philanthropists,<br />
doctors, Vistas for Children staff and Honda executives came together<br />
to benefit Torrance Memorial Medical Center and Vistas for<br />
Children. Honda hosted the evening in partnership with the Torrance<br />
Area Chamber of Commerce. Guests enjoyed offerings from over 25<br />
premier, local restaurants and more than 80 varietals of wine.<br />
1. Steve Morikawa, Richard<br />
Lundquist and Craig Leach (photo by<br />
Deidre Davidson).<br />
2. Anthony Chen MD, Craig and Judy<br />
Leach, Jennifer Chen, Vimal Murthy<br />
MD and Shalini Singh.<br />
3. Anthony Chen MD, Jennifer Chen<br />
and George So MD.<br />
4. Steve Morikawa, Kenny G, Donna<br />
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Priscilla Hunt, Cora Ortez and Trinity<br />
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8. P.J. Merced, Philo and Raju<br />
Chhabria.<br />
9. Jerry Schwartz MD and Carina<br />
Lapins.<br />
10. Michael Shafer and son Spencer<br />
Shafer.<br />
11. Barbara Lurie and Mark Lurie<br />
MD.<br />
12. Ron and Kimberly Compton.<br />
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y Esther Kang<br />
For the first time in its<br />
two-decade history, the<br />
Palos Verdes<br />
Concours d’Elegance<br />
will showcase vintage<br />
aircraft alongside over<br />
200 classic cars<br />
Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance chairperson Ray Johnson.<br />
Photo by Stephan Cooper/Stephan Cooper Productions
“Luxury and Speed,” the theme for this year’s Palos Verdes Concours<br />
d’Elegance, describes not just the Packards and Porsches<br />
that are this year’s marque automobiles. It describes the show’s<br />
inclusion, for the first time, rare, vintage aircraft, including a WWII P51D<br />
Mustang Single-Seat Fighter, a 1930s Stearman PT-17 Kaydet Bi-Plane and<br />
a Grumman F-14 Tomcat Fighter Aircraft.<br />
To accommodate the aircraft, the concours will be held on the Robinson<br />
Helicopters runway at Louis Zamperini Field, previously known as Torrance<br />
Airport. In recent years, the concours has been held at Los Verdes<br />
Golf Course and Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes.<br />
“So you’ll see what airplanes were doing and what the cars were doing<br />
in the same timeframe,” Palos Verdes Concours Chairman Ray Johnson<br />
said. “It’s going to be way more interesting, and we think it will broaden<br />
the appeal. It will be a different kind of crowd than what we’ve had in the<br />
past.”<br />
Johnson became involved with the Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance<br />
about 20 years ago through the Palos Verdes Rotary Club, which founded<br />
the annual event but is no longer involved. He has served in nearly every<br />
capacity, from volunteering on the field to serving on the exhibition committee.<br />
The San Luis Obispo native and longtime Palos Verdes Estates resident<br />
became the chairperson three years ago after retiring as Vice President of<br />
Space Launch Operations for the Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo.<br />
Johnson still owns the 1958 Triumph TR3A sports car he purchased for<br />
$500 when he was 16.<br />
The addition of aircraft resulted indirectly from last year’s hiatus. In<br />
2015, after eight years at Trump National Golf Club, the concours was<br />
moved to the nearby Los Verdes Golf Club.<br />
“Contrary to what a lot of people think, the move to Los Verdes had nothing<br />
to do with politics,” Johnson said. “The Trump club had landed a big<br />
PGA tournament, and there was no way the PGA would accept cars being<br />
on the fairways a month before the PGA tournament. Trump National told<br />
us we couldn’t hold it there — basically we were disembodied.”<br />
The Los Verdes location in a dense residential area severely limited parking.<br />
So visitors were bussed in from the <strong>Peninsula</strong> Center. However, there<br />
were an insufficient number of county-provided buses, resulting in long<br />
queues and a long commute to and from the event. Attendance dropped<br />
by over 1,000.<br />
"So we decided we would take a year off,” Johnson said. "There was an<br />
architect on the board, and he kept using the expression, 'We need to<br />
reimagine ourselves into a new kind of event, a new venue.’”<br />
The reimagining exercise led the board to approach <strong>Peninsula</strong> resident<br />
Kurt Robinson about hosting the event at his Robinson Helicopters facility<br />
at Zamperini Field. Though not as scenic as a golf course, the new venue<br />
will be much more accommodating for both exhibitors and spectators. The<br />
flat, paved ground will make it easy to stage automobiles and airplanes<br />
and the site has 1,500 parking spaces.<br />
Because of its international reputation, there are no plans to change the<br />
concours’ name. The Classic Car Club of America includes the Palos Verdes<br />
Concours d’Elegance on its very short list of national concours events. Still,<br />
Johnson said, he and his staff are excited to expand the event to include all<br />
of the South Bay, not just those on the <strong>Peninsula</strong>.<br />
“Almost all local events now are broadening their scope to include the<br />
greater South Bay area,” he said.<br />
This years’ proceeds will be donated to the Boys and Girls Club of the<br />
Los Angeles Harbor and the Western Museum of Flight, at Zamperini Field.<br />
The museum will be open to concours visitors.<br />
Johnson and his 10 fellow board members and 20 exhibition committee<br />
members have not stopped “reimagining” their show. Johnson said the rising<br />
demand for classic cars among affluent collectors in Asia and the Middle<br />
East threatens to make the cars unaffordable for the younger generation<br />
of auto enthusiasts.<br />
“To generate new interest may require rethinking how we do the show.<br />
But I think cars will always be a hobby. It’s just a question of whether interest<br />
grows or stays fairly status quo.”<br />
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
The Heritage Society<br />
Celebrates giving<br />
The Heritage Society, individuals who have<br />
included Torrance Memorial with a future<br />
gift in their estate plan or made a contribution<br />
annually for 10 or more consecutive years,<br />
were acknowledged at a luncheon at Palos<br />
Verdes Golf Club. Infectious disease specialist<br />
Jamie McKinnell, MD described Torrance<br />
Memorial’s cutting edge fight against antibiotic<br />
resistance. President and CEO Craig<br />
Leach thanked members for their generous<br />
support and also shared news of Torrance<br />
Memorial’s recent Cedars-Sinai affiliation and<br />
Melanie and Richard Lundquist’s recent $32<br />
million gift. For more information about the<br />
Heritage Society please contact Sandy VandenBerge,<br />
director of Planned Giving:<br />
Sandy.Vandenberge@tmmc.com. Or visit torrancememorial.org/plannedgiving.<br />
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1. Sandy VandenBerge, John Vanhara and Marcela<br />
Vanhara.<br />
1. Sandy VandenBerge and Larry Maizlish and Judith<br />
Maizlish.<br />
3. Donna and John Prysi.<br />
4. (Seated) Bill and Andrea Gargaro and (standing)<br />
Sam Josephson, Sally Eberhard and Sallie Josephson.<br />
5. Craig Leach, Phyllis Scribe, Pamela Crane, Lois<br />
and Dick Winters.<br />
6. Maureen Dearden, Stephanie Bezner and Maude<br />
Infantino.<br />
7. Ralph Scriba, Sigrid and Ralph Allman.<br />
8. Song Klein, Judith Gassner and Stephanie<br />
Bezner.<br />
9. Laura Schenasi, Chris and Valerie Adlam and<br />
Nadine Bobit.<br />
10. (Seated) Jamie McKinnell MD, Larry Maizlish<br />
and John Sealy MD and (Standing) Daniel Hovenstine<br />
MD and Judith Maizlish.<br />
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Guido Rietdyk with his Russian-built<br />
Yak-50 aerobatic plane and his<br />
1959 Jaguar XK150 S.<br />
He hopes to exhibit both at the<br />
Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance<br />
at Zamparini Field on <strong>Oct</strong>. 1.<br />
Photo by David Fairchild
Sky<br />
rider<br />
Rugby, motocross, race cars and flying in formation -- it’s all<br />
about camaraderie, claims <strong>Peninsula</strong>’s Guido Rietdyk<br />
by David Mendez<br />
It’s almost 9 p.m. mid-week and Guido Rietdyk’s Rolling Hills home is<br />
buzzing. He grabs a pair of beers from the fridge while his wife Sophie<br />
entertains a friend from down the street.<br />
“We’re Europeans,” he said, referring to his penchant for late nights and<br />
friendly pours. “We’re very much an open door family. We’ll sit at home,<br />
and have neighbors around for a drink.”<br />
It’s one of the things he loves about the <strong>Peninsula</strong>. Friendships with his<br />
neighbors are what led to his latest passion: flying classic airplanes.<br />
The 20-year <strong>Peninsula</strong> resident is a member of Torrance’s Tiger Squadron,<br />
which flies vintage war planes in formation at events across Southern California.<br />
“The freedom [from flying] is very addictive, and it’s elevated when you<br />
get to do it with your best friends,” Rietdyk said.<br />
Rietdyk moved to the United States from his native Netherlands to study<br />
international business at San Jose State University. He returned home to<br />
complete his compulsory military service, then returned to the U.S. for his<br />
graduate degree in marketing and branding at the University of Southern<br />
California.<br />
“For a tiny country, both in surface and population, the only way to survive<br />
is to trade,” Rietdyk said.<br />
What made him want to work in the States was the American ideal.<br />
“Americans think big and unbridled, they think outside the box, and never<br />
think something is too big to attempt,” Rietdyk said.<br />
That attitude perfectly fit his philosophy. Though hesitant to call himself<br />
an adrenaline junkie, Rietdyk loves to get his blood pumping. Growing up,<br />
he played soccer, and rode motocross. But rugby made his heart sing.<br />
“Everyone is part of that chain – if you don’t do well, if you become the<br />
weakest link, the chain breaks,” Rietdyk said. “You better be on your game<br />
and look out for your buddy…it’s the ultimate in camaraderie.”<br />
After the games, he and his teammates would join their opponents for<br />
what they called the “third half.” All the competitors would get together to<br />
cheer, drink and congratulate each other on a game well played. “If I had<br />
to do it over again, I’d play rugby again...that camaraderie doesn’t happen<br />
in soccer, sadly.”<br />
<strong>Oct</strong>ober <strong>2017</strong> • <strong>Peninsula</strong> 27
After finishing school, Rietdyk sold life insurance (“not so glamorous”)<br />
and then exported telecom equipment with a partner.<br />
In the mid-1990s, Rietdyk’s brother-in-law was selling “the remnants of<br />
a small French knee brace company.”<br />
“I had severe knee surgery from playing soccer at USC, so I knew more<br />
than the average person about knee braces,” Rietdyk said. From his motocross<br />
racing days, he realized there was a broad market for the braces.<br />
Rietdyk and a partner purchased the company, EVS Sports, and their timing<br />
couldn’t have been better. The ‘90s saw a spike in motocross popularity.<br />
The business moved from his living room to a small office at Santa Monica<br />
Airport, and then to a Torrance warehouse. EVS expanded its market to industrial<br />
workers, bull riders, and – very recently – pilots.<br />
Rietdyk was introduced to flying by his neighbor Craig Ekberg, founder<br />
of Tiger Squadron. That was after Rietdyk retired from racing motocross at<br />
the age of 40, and became involved with the Porsche Owners Club and<br />
started racing on the GT3 Cup Series.<br />
Racing led him into the world of vintage cars. He began traveling with<br />
Ekberg to car shows across the U.S.<br />
“One day, I was flying in the backseat while Craig was flying low over<br />
the water and the big rocks of Lake Powell, and I said ‘this is the coolest<br />
thing that you could possibly do.’”<br />
He wondered, though, is this something he could learn to do later in life?<br />
“Absolutely,” Ekberg told him.<br />
Rietdyk began flying in January 2013. The learning curve was beyond<br />
steep, he said.<br />
“You need to know everything: Landing, taking off, understanding what<br />
can go wrong, emergency procedures — and be able to fly within 10 feet of<br />
another plane,” Rietdyk said.<br />
Formation pilots aren’t able to keep an eye on their instruments because<br />
they’re looking at the planes next to them.<br />
“You have to be able to feel your plane along your spine — you use that<br />
feeling to be one with it, like with a bike or a car,” Rietdyk said.<br />
As part of Tiger Squadron, Rietdyk has flown in formation over fundraisers<br />
for the LA Philharmonic, over the USS Iowa and, last month, over the<br />
USC football season opener.<br />
Two things drive his newest passion. First, he’s chasing the rush he found<br />
racing motorcycles and cars. “You’re seeking the thing that gets your heart<br />
pumping…the more adrenaline the activity has the more fun it is,” Rietdyk<br />
said. “Flying less so, because I don’t do anything too crazy anymore. This<br />
is less dangerous than racing motocross or cars.”<br />
But more than that, it’s the feeling of camaraderie that he’s sought since<br />
his rugby days.<br />
“Whether it’s racing or doing a rally, you’ve got everyone getting together,<br />
sitting around, and it’s just fun,” Rietdyk said. “It’s a warm feeling, an inclusiveness<br />
that’s just…addictive.”<br />
That addiction also explains his community volunteer work. He was recently<br />
voted president-elect of the Cancer Support Community Redondo<br />
Beach Board of Directors. CSCRB provides support for cancer patients and<br />
their families and friends.<br />
“It’s completely pro-bono, all volunteers, and it’s amazing — such a powerful<br />
group,” Rietdyk said. “There’s a lot more we can do for people, too —<br />
we still think we have a long ways to go.”<br />
This year, Rietdyk is also supporting The Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance.<br />
For the first time, the Concours is including vintage planes and is<br />
taking place at Zamperini Field. He’s submitted two entries for the event,<br />
a Yakovlev Yak-50 Russian aerobatic plane, and a 1959 Jaguar XK150 S,<br />
which he owns with neighbor Tony Powell.<br />
“We’re the Jaguar’s third owners. It had 17,000 miles on it when we got<br />
it. It’s restored with new paint, a new interior and it’s mechanically meticulous,”<br />
Rietdyk said.<br />
Rietdyk hopes the Tiger Squadron will perform a flyover for the <strong>Oct</strong>. 1<br />
show, adding excitement to what he believes is already going to be a spectacular<br />
event.<br />
“The Palos Verdes community and the Beach Cities have an inventory of<br />
vintage cars that rivals almost anywhere in the world,” Rietdyk said. “If a<br />
great venue and organization can put them in a place where they can be<br />
seen with the excitement of airplanes, we have a total win. No doubt it’s<br />
going to be the coolest thing to see anywhere near Los Angeles — I guarantee<br />
it.” PEN<br />
28 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>Oct</strong>ober <strong>2017</strong>
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Chez Melange chef Robert Bell and partner Michael Franks will reflect on Chez Melange’s storied history during a retrospective dinner on Nov. 6.<br />
Photo by Brad Jacobson (CivicCouch.com)<br />
by Richard Foss<br />
During a meeting between two restaurateurs<br />
who had been business partners for<br />
35 years, Robert Bell uttered a fateful<br />
sentence.<br />
“I said to Michael, ‘The good news is that<br />
everyone knows Chez Melange. The bad news is<br />
that everyone knows Chez Melange.’”<br />
Michael Franks agreed with his partner’s assessment.<br />
They needed to change the name and<br />
concept of the South Bay’s longest running, contemporary<br />
restaurant. Chez Melange was groundbreaking<br />
when it opened in 1982. In an era when<br />
it was rare for restaurants to change their menus<br />
every year, they did so every day. In an era when<br />
restaurants were rigidly defined by style of service,<br />
there you could dress casually or formally, as<br />
you preferred. In an era when categories were<br />
rigid, they put traditional American, Asian fusion,<br />
and European dishes on the menu next to items<br />
that defied categorization.<br />
Chez Melange attracted a following immediately<br />
and kept exploring new ideas. They pioneered<br />
winemaker dinners, patronized local<br />
growers, and experimented continuously. For a<br />
long time, they had no competition because no<br />
other local chefs were capable of the variety of<br />
styles and techniques. As time went on and eclectic<br />
dining mainstreamed, the local scene shifted<br />
and they found themselves competing with their<br />
followers. Those newcomers often branded their<br />
operations as lounges or gastropubs, but for the<br />
Chez team, innovation was just what they did.<br />
As Franks put it, “Because of Robert we have<br />
always been a chef-driven restaurant rather than<br />
a concept-driven restaurant, and we have been<br />
able to be flexible and interesting throughout our<br />
existence. We have made our decisions based on<br />
the joy of cooking and eating, on our experiences<br />
and creativity. Our format of constantly changing<br />
menus and eclectic items was unique when we<br />
opened – now you can get mixed cuisines almost<br />
everywhere.”<br />
Franks and Bell decided that a change was<br />
needed, but not a complete one. Chez Melange<br />
has been three restaurants in one for some time:<br />
a casual bar and grill called Bouzy at the front, a<br />
larger, more formal restaurant in back, and a side<br />
room called Bar 150. Bouzy will remain the same,<br />
but the other two will become a new restaurant<br />
called Sea Change at Chez Melange. It’s an idea<br />
that first appears in a song in Shakespeare’s The<br />
Tempest – the original quote reads,<br />
Nothing of him doth fade,<br />
But doth suffer a sea-change<br />
Into something rich and strange.<br />
Franks doesn’t go into classical allusions, but<br />
explained, “The phrase has different meanings,<br />
and one of them is metamorphosis. It seems like<br />
a way of indicating that we’re going from where<br />
we are to where we want to be.”<br />
Franks mentioned two compelling reasons to<br />
shift to this focus: there isn’t another seafood<br />
place in the area, and the fish dishes are among<br />
the best selling items at Chez Melange. Then he<br />
offhandedly offered a third: people like eating all<br />
things oceanic, but are often intimidated about<br />
making it themselves.<br />
“<strong>People</strong> cook steaks at home, but they go out<br />
for fish because it’s delicate and easy to overcook.<br />
That and the interest in healthy dining come together,<br />
and they want fish for both everyday and<br />
special occasion meals. We can still be eclectic<br />
and original, just as we have been since 1982, but<br />
we’re going to have a focus on seafood.”<br />
Bell is emphatic that while there will be options<br />
for simple dishes, there is no retreat from the<br />
duo’s creativity.<br />
“The plan is to have two sections to the menu:<br />
one where you pick the fish, the cooking method,<br />
the sauce, and the sides. Then you’ll have the<br />
catch of the day specials, my specials, that you<br />
can’t change. I’m not thinking of classic East<br />
Coast boardwalk – it’s going to be eclectic. You<br />
may see cioppino and zarzuela here, you may see<br />
pork and clam dishes, kung pao lobster. I have<br />
experience and confidence in producing an eclectic<br />
menu, and that’s what I do. If I do put a lobster<br />
roll on the menu, I’m not going to screw with<br />
it and turn it into something Chinese. And if I do<br />
a Rhode Island style crabcake, that will be what<br />
it is.”<br />
“We’re going to keep a Chez Classics menu<br />
with some of the items that people come in for,<br />
like the fried chicken salad, steak frites, duck<br />
schnitzel… we’ll always have a good steak on the<br />
menu.”<br />
On Nov. 6 Franks and Bell will host a food and<br />
wine evening at which they’ll share stories about<br />
their history and reminisce about what it was like<br />
to change our dining habits. TBoth men seem to<br />
relish a chance to reflect on old times even as<br />
they go forward with a new idea. Their success<br />
has always been driven by an open minded curiosity<br />
about flavors, and unlike most veterans<br />
they haven’t become complacent and fallen into<br />
a rut. As Franks observed wryly, “Most creative<br />
restaurants have young chefs, and I have an old<br />
man working here, but we’re still innovating.” PEN<br />
32 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>Oct</strong>ober <strong>2017</strong>
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For 35 years, The Encore Circle has provided vital support for the<br />
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PHOTOS BY TOM UNDERHILL<br />
Freedom4U raises 100K Plus!<br />
Helping kids<br />
Freedom4U’s annual 'Freedom Breeze' was held at the beautiful Palos<br />
Verdes Estates home of Ashton Smith. Freedom4U offers programs<br />
in creative arts, life skills, leadership and service learning across the<br />
South Bay and Harbor Area. Over $100,000 was raised to support programs<br />
for at-risk kids and for the teen leadership service group.<br />
1. Toa Fonoimoana and Jennifer<br />
Wildenberg.<br />
2. Dr. Greg Allen, Fritz Hitchcock<br />
(recipient of the George and Etty Allen<br />
Lifetime Achievement Award), Ashton<br />
Smith, and teen leader Morgan Pisano.<br />
3. Dr. Greg Allen and Freedom4U<br />
therapists Courtney Lawsing, Kryss<br />
Castle, Chelsea Kuehl and Lizzette<br />
Garcia.<br />
4. Freedom4U Band of Pros.<br />
5. Teen Leadership students Morgan<br />
Pisano, Ani Stein and Ophelia Winslett.<br />
6. Linda and Bill Lama.<br />
7. Ridgecrest Intermediate Principal<br />
Kellie Keller and Redondo Beach<br />
Unified Superintendent Stephen Keller.<br />
8. Freedom4U Videographer Rae<br />
Wang and Teen Reporter Gabby Ruby.<br />
9. Teen Leadership’s Noelle<br />
Kirkpatrick, peer mentor Katie<br />
Walker and Freedom4U therapist<br />
Courtney Lawsing.<br />
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A home with a view<br />
The French Farmhouse style residence sits on unusually flat, five-and-a-half acres in Rolling Hills. Photos by David Fairchild<br />
Rolling Hills Mayor Jim Black and wife Karen built a French Provincial home with a 21st Century view<br />
by Stephanie Cartozian<br />
The 360 degree view is what convinced Jim and Karen Black to purchase<br />
the small home on 5.5 acres in Rolling Hills that they looked at in 1999.<br />
“You can see the Santa Monica Bay and the city skyline from our pool,”<br />
Karen Black said.<br />
But the couple had five children – two of them twins – and the house on the<br />
property wasn’t going to meet their needs. So they collaborated with J.C.C.<br />
Homes in Torrance to build their dream home.<br />
Karen is an internist and Jim is a plastic surgeon, specializing in oncologic and<br />
micro reconstructive surgery. In March, Jim was elected mayor of Rolling Hills,<br />
where he grew up. He had previously served as a city councilman for 15 years.<br />
Karen grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, and always admired residences with copper<br />
gutters. They symbolized having arrived, professionally and personally. The<br />
copper gutters are just one of her contributions to the sprawling, 8,500 square<br />
foot French Farmhouse-style estate. Karen enjoys cooking, which led her to retain<br />
from the original residence, the large chopping block that is now well worn from<br />
use during years of family gatherings. It sits next to an acid washed, green marble<br />
topped kitchen island. The kitchen’s other countertops are white marble. The<br />
couple originally had concerns about whether the white marble would hold up<br />
as well as granite in the high-use kitchen. But one of the owners of Ruggeri Marble<br />
& Granite admitted to having marble in his own kitchen and told the couple<br />
it would wear well. He was correct. The white marble also gives the kitchen a<br />
soft, more French Provincial look.<br />
Karen and Jim Black standing outside<br />
their home on one of their covered<br />
patios.<br />
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The kitchen has wide, plank walnut<br />
flooring and stone walls, giving the<br />
kitchen an Old World look.<br />
In January 2010, when the family decided to move forward with Torrance-based<br />
architects Timothy Racisz and Richard Gould of Racisz &<br />
Gould, Jim’s mother had recently passed away, leaving his father alone in<br />
the family home on Saddleback Road in Rolling Hills, where Jim grew up.<br />
So Jim’s dad welcomed Jim and his family into his home, giving granddad<br />
time to enjoy his grandkids and their parents a convenient base from which<br />
to oversee construction of their new home.<br />
Their goal was to add an Old World, French Farmhouse sensibility to<br />
the ranch style dictated by the city. Most importantly, they wanted the outdoor<br />
areas to take advantage of the 360 degree view The result was over<br />
1,800 square feet of covered patio and 2,000 square feet of trellised<br />
porches. The 5.5 acres afforded big grassy knolls for the kids to play soccer<br />
on, an outdoor fireplace and television, a pool and pergolas throughout.<br />
The many outdoor pavers, as well as the foundation were by Simich Concrete<br />
Construction in San Pedro. The Blacks replastered the large, original<br />
pool and added fiberglass over the plaster to create a white, shimmering<br />
effect when sunlight reflects off the water. “It also adds a layer of insulation,<br />
keeping the pool from losing its temperature to the ground beneath<br />
it,” Jim said.<br />
The city view and the sparkling glimmer in the pool give the sense of<br />
old Hollywood. One can imagine Esther Williams taking a swim here and<br />
emerging from the pool to sip a lemonade in a chaise lounge, under one of<br />
the pergolas. The outdoor areas were drafted by Ric Dykzeul of Landscape
The French Farmhouse style ranch home has covered porches with flagstone flooring, providing panoramic views of both<br />
the city and Santa Monica Bay.<br />
Design, in Torrance. They include<br />
an orchard featuring citrus, stone<br />
fruit, avocado and persimmons on<br />
the property.<br />
The grand entry leads to wide<br />
planked, walnut flooring installed<br />
by Sinbad Flooring of Torrance.<br />
“The magic here is the precision<br />
design work,” Jim said. The master<br />
bedroom has diagonally placed<br />
plank flooring, the landings have<br />
rectangular and square designs.<br />
Hafit Arafat, owner of Sinbad<br />
Flooring, took a personal interest<br />
in the project and added many of<br />
the accents. Wood is emphasized<br />
throughout the house, from the<br />
hardwood floors, the wood<br />
trimmed arches, wood pocket<br />
doors and coffered ceilings, to the<br />
wood paneling in the library. The<br />
wood tones cast a warmth throughout<br />
the home.<br />
Another homey accent is the extensive<br />
use of manufactured stone.<br />
Fabricated stone has come a long<br />
way and is indistinguishable from<br />
real stone. It’s also smooth on the<br />
backside making masonry work<br />
more precise. There is variation in<br />
color, as there is in natural stone.<br />
Off the kitchen is a glassed-in office<br />
where the children used to<br />
keep their computers and do<br />
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The extensive use of wood extends to the arches and the design work in the<br />
flooring.<br />
homework. The Blacks believed in keeping their children's computers in<br />
an open area. The room’s location, off the kitchen and family room, provided<br />
for functionality with oversight.<br />
In the formal living room, beneath 17-foot high ceilings, are two grand<br />
pianos. One was passed down from Karen’s family. The original, framed<br />
receipt shows it was purchased in 1941 for $1,060 in Omaha, Nebraska. A<br />
drum set sits beside the two pianos.<br />
The six fireplaces are all done in a French traditional style and are both<br />
wood and gas burning. They are ornate on the outside, with herring bone<br />
style brick work on the interior. Jim readily explained that they are prefabricated.<br />
The price of six cost about the same as two custom made fireplaces.<br />
There are no stairs in this 7 bedroom, 6 bathroom home, with 2 home<br />
offices and a detached guest house (used as a construction trailer during<br />
building). Consistent with the French Farmhouse architecture is a stately<br />
green slate roof.<br />
The original plans were for a smaller home and simpler landscaping. But<br />
though the project “grew and grew,” Jim said, they were able to keep to<br />
their original budget, primarily because they had the good fortune of employing<br />
the right professionals.<br />
The Blacks recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in Noosa,<br />
and Whitsundays (Great Barrier Reef), Australia, where they went on their<br />
honeymoon. All five children – Katy, Sherry, Jamie, Joey and Jonny, ages<br />
16 to 21 – went with them<br />
Now, there is just one <strong>Peninsula</strong> High schooler at home. Karen admits it<br />
feels a little eerie.<br />
“I watched a really silly, slapstick movie starring Dan Ackroyd the other<br />
night with Jim and can’t remember the last time we had that kind of time<br />
to spare, laughing at something so frivolous.” PEN<br />
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CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS<br />
Compiled by Teri Marin<br />
You can email your event to our address: penpeople@easyreadernews.com<br />
All submissions must be sent by the 10th of each month prior to event taking place.<br />
Ongoing<br />
Native Plant Nursery Volunteer Days<br />
Nurture seedlings and help shrubs grow for habitat restoration projects. RSVP<br />
48 hours in advance. Fridays and Saturdays, 9 a.m. - noon. Sign up at<br />
pvplc.volunteerhub.com<br />
Rapid Response Team<br />
Work alongside Conservancy staff protecting wildlife habitat by closing unauthorized<br />
trails. Task include trail maintenance, building fences and installing<br />
signage. Work at various locations around the Preserve. Directions to sites<br />
emailed upon sign up. No experience needed. 15 and up. Visit volunteerhub.com<br />
Saturday, September 23<br />
60 Years of Rolling Hills Estates<br />
Residents, friends, family, and neighbors are invited to join the daylong festivities,<br />
including equestrian events, pony rides, a petting zoo, three-legged<br />
races, a hay jumping pit, horseshoe matches and more as part of the city’s<br />
celebration. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. The Music Festival will be held as part of the<br />
City Celebration event from 1:30 – 7:30 p.m. $15 for access throughout the<br />
venue. Food and beverage vendors, a beer & wine booth, pony rides, a petting<br />
zoo, face painting, community and commercial booths, and more will<br />
be available during the music festival. Free parking and shuttle bus services.<br />
Ernie Howlett Park, 25851 Hawthorne Blvd., Rolling Hills Estates. For tickets<br />
and information visit RememberTheMusic.org.<br />
Sunday, September 24<br />
Music On the Meadow<br />
Join the Corelli Ensemble on the Upper Meadow for an afternoon of Baroque<br />
music. 3 - 4:30 p.m. The concert will feature music of Corelli, Bach, Handel,<br />
Vivaldi, and Telemann. Free with Garden admission. South Coast Botanic<br />
Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong>. southcoastbotanicgarden.org/<br />
or (310) 544-1948.<br />
Tuesday, September 26<br />
Chez Melange Wine Dinner<br />
Janet Trefethen of Trefethen Vineyards. Call Chez for more details (310) 540-<br />
1222.<br />
Taizé Service of Healing & Wholeness<br />
St. Francis Episcopal Church hosts a meditative, multi-faith Taizé service of<br />
Healing and Wholeness that includes candlelight, periods of silence, chants<br />
and intercessory prayer with a Prayer Team leader, at 7 p.m. in the chapel,<br />
followed by a reception with light refreshments. Director of Music, Youth &<br />
Arts, Dr. Jeannie Cobb, will lead the congregation in chanting, accompanied<br />
by USC graduate Robert Backes (a protégé of Christopher Parkening) on classical<br />
guitar and Dr. Clayton Cobb on mandolin. Taizé services are offered<br />
monthly throughout the year on the fourth Tuesday. Donations are welcome.<br />
For more information, call (310) 375-4617 or visit stfrancispalosverdes.org.<br />
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Wednesday, September 27<br />
Birding Unlimited<br />
Wild Birds Unlimited and the Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong> Land Conservancy explore<br />
the birds in nesting season at George F Canyon. 8:30. Free, all ages<br />
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welcome. 27305 Palos Verdes Drive<br />
East, Rolling Hills Estates. RSVP at<br />
pvplc.org, Events & Activities.<br />
Hip to be Square<br />
Learn to Square Dance. Good for<br />
mind & body. And fun! Introductory<br />
classes at 6:30 p.m. Torrance<br />
Woman’s Club, 1422 Engracia, Torrance.<br />
424-262-7782.<br />
DAVID FAIRCHILD PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
"Its Like You’re There All Over Again"<br />
310-316-5547 WWW.DAVIDFAIRCHILDSTUDIO.COM<br />
Thursday, Sept. 28<br />
Beaders<br />
Azure Verde Chapter, a special interest<br />
group of the Embroiderers'<br />
Guild of America. Meeting focuses<br />
on two perforated paper projects: a<br />
Halloween and a Christmas ornament.<br />
Visitors welcome. 9:30 a.m.<br />
St. Francis Episcopal Church, 2200<br />
Via Rosa, Palos Verdes Estates. For<br />
more information, please call Idele<br />
(310) 540-6104 or visit<br />
azureverdeega.com/calendar.<br />
A Fungus Among Us<br />
LA Biomed’s - Lunch and Learn Series<br />
presents Scott Filler, MD., discussing<br />
New Approaches to Prevent Fungal<br />
Infection. Although the fungus Candida<br />
albicans grows harmlessly in<br />
most people, it causes a serious infection<br />
in hospitalized patients.<br />
About 40 percent of patients with invasive<br />
Candida infections die, even<br />
with treatment. Dr. Filler will discuss<br />
the research at LA Biomed that has<br />
led to a vaccine to prevent Candida<br />
infections. Noon to 1:30 p.m.<br />
CDCRC 1st Floor Conference Room.<br />
Reservations required by Friday,<br />
September 23 to Development at<br />
(310) 974-9569 or<br />
development@labiomed.org. Lunch<br />
provided. Attendance is limited to<br />
Friends members and one-time<br />
guests.<br />
Friday, Sept. 29<br />
Healing weekend retreat<br />
Retreat focuses on reclaiming the lost<br />
treasures of our lives. It will be a time<br />
of prayer, personal ministry and reconciliation.<br />
Led by Patrick J. Crowley,<br />
SSCC. From 7 p.m. Friday,<br />
September 29 to 1:30 p.m. Sunday,<br />
<strong>Oct</strong>ober 1. Call Marlene Velazquez<br />
at (310) 377-4867 x234 for reservations<br />
or information. Online registration<br />
is available at<br />
maryjoseph.org. Mary and Joseph<br />
Retreat Center, 5300 Crest Road,<br />
Rancho Palos Verdes.<br />
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Spell it like it is<br />
The multiple Tony Award-winning musical comedy<br />
continues through <strong>Oct</strong>ober 1 at the Norris Theatre.<br />
A quirky group of adolescent overachievers (played<br />
by adult actors) go head to head with each other<br />
in a spelling bee championship, while coping with<br />
overzealous parents, teen crushes, sabotage attempts,<br />
and the trials and tribulations of puberty.<br />
Performances are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and<br />
2 p.m. Sunday. $30 to $70 and student rush tickets<br />
are $15 (plus $5 facility fee).To purchase tickets,<br />
call the box office at (310) 544-0403 or go to<br />
palosverdesperformingarts.com. The Norris Theatre<br />
is located at 27570 Norris Center Drive in Rolling<br />
Hills Estates.<br />
Saturday, September 30<br />
Native Plant Sale<br />
Annual Fall native plant sale fundraiser for the South<br />
Coast Chapter of the California Native Plant Society.<br />
Featuring a huge selection of natives suitable<br />
for the garden landscapes of the Palos Verdes<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> and the South Bay. Madrona Marsh Nature<br />
Center, 3201 Plaza del Amo,Torrance, 9 a.m<br />
- 2 p.m.sccnps.org<br />
National Public Lands Day<br />
Join Toyota in helping the PV Land Conservancy at<br />
the White Point Native Plant Demonstration Garden<br />
by removing invasive weeds, watering native plants<br />
and grooming trails.Lunch, raffle and fun, 9 a.m. –<br />
noon. 1600 W. Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro. Sign<br />
up at pvplc.volunteerhub.com.<br />
Outdoor Volunteer Day<br />
At White Point Nature Preserve, 1600 W. Paseo<br />
Del Mar, San Pedro, 9 a.m. – noon. Help beautify<br />
the native demonstration garden and surrounding<br />
habitat. Sign up at pvplc.volunteerhub.com.<br />
Grand Annex Fall Concert<br />
Tahoe-based Everyday Outlaws kick up the country<br />
classics with the best of Waylon Jennings, Merle<br />
Haggard and George Jones and more. 8 p.m. The<br />
Grand Annex, 434 W. 6th St. San Pedro, $20 to<br />
$42. grandannex.org or (310) 833-4813. grandvision.org.<br />
Sunday, <strong>Oct</strong>ober 1<br />
Great Pumpkin Hunt<br />
Take a walk through hiking trails and search for hidden<br />
jack-o-lanterns along the way. Solve a riddle<br />
and mark your finds and you will receive a special<br />
prize in the Gift Shop. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through <strong>Oct</strong>ober<br />
31. Free with Garden admission. South Coast<br />
Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Boulevard,<br />
Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong>.<br />
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southcoastbotanicgarden.org or (310) 544-1948.<br />
PV Concours d’Elegance<br />
In addition to an impressive display of classic automobiles,<br />
this charity event will include historic aircraft<br />
in side-by-side displays. This year’s show will<br />
feature the marques of Packard and Porsche. 19<br />
classes of automobiles representing the finest in<br />
craftsmanship from all over the world will be on display.<br />
Ticket holders will be able to tour the Western<br />
Museum of Flight, located at Zamperini Field, at no<br />
This 1932 Packard is among the over 200<br />
classic cars that will be exhibited at the Palos<br />
Verdes Concours d’Elegance at Zamperini<br />
Field. See related stories pages 18 and 26.<br />
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RPV Residents<br />
Do you change your automobile oil and filter? If you<br />
do, call EDCO your trash/recycling hauler and<br />
arrange for a free pickup. Then, place your used oil<br />
in a tightly sealed container and your filter in a sealed<br />
ziplock bag. EDCO will pick them up and drop off a<br />
free oil recycling kit that contains a 15-quart drip pan,<br />
empty 1-gallon container, funnel, shop rag, cardboard<br />
floor mat and information on used oil and filter<br />
recycling. Call EDCO at 310-540-2977 or go to<br />
www.rpvrecycles.com.<br />
EDCO’S Brush Clearing Event<br />
Starts Saturday <strong>Oct</strong> 7th<br />
Document Shredding Event and<br />
Electronic Waste Roundup and<br />
Free Mulch Giveaway<br />
Sat. <strong>Oct</strong>ober 14th from 8 am to 11 am<br />
RPV Civic Center, 30940 Hawthorne Bl.<br />
(RPV Residents Only)<br />
For More information on Used Oil Recycling, go to:<br />
1-800-CLEANUP<br />
For Weekly Household Hazardous Waste Disposal<br />
(including Sharps, Used Oil and<br />
Electronic Waste Disposal) go to:<br />
Gaffey SAFE Center<br />
Address: 1400 N Gaffey St, San Pedro, 90731<br />
Phone: 800.988.6942<br />
Open Every Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 3pm<br />
Saturday, <strong>Oct</strong>ober 7<br />
Kenny Loggins Concert<br />
Grammy winning singer and songwriter of such hits as “Footloose” and “This<br />
Is It” returns for another performance in the intimate setting of the Norris Theatre.<br />
Ticket prices for the 8 p.m. show are $275 to $300. To purchase tickets,<br />
call the box office at (310) 544-0403 or go to<br />
palosverdesperformingarts.com. 27570 Norris Center Drive in Rolling Hills<br />
Estates.<br />
Breast Cancer and the Asian Woman<br />
Free community talk by Dr. Erin H. Lin, DO on breast cancer prevention and<br />
screening, maintaining breast health, advanced treatment options and diet<br />
and nutrition. Dr. Lin is an assistant clinical professor at the University of Calieventcalendar<br />
charge. $40 when purchased in advance by Sept. 30, $50 the day of the<br />
show. Children 13 and younger free. Parking $10, cash only. VIP package<br />
featuring tent seating, a Mediterranean-style catered luncheon including craft<br />
beer and premium wine; and general parking $150 per ticket. 10 a.m. to 4<br />
p.m. Louis Zamperini Field, 3301 Airport Drive, Torrance. pvconcours.org and<br />
on Facebook.<br />
Sustainable Seafood Expo<br />
Seafood samples, chef demonstration, full bar. Cabrillo Marine Aquarium,<br />
3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, noon - 5 p.m. Tickets at the CMA<br />
gift shop or at sustainableseafoodexpo.org. For more visit cabrillomarineaquarium.org<br />
or (310) 548-7562.<br />
Blessing of the Animals<br />
Treats for pets and owners, 4 p.m. St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Palos Verdes<br />
31290 Palos Verdes Drive West, Rancho Palos Verdes. Next to Golden Cove<br />
Shopping Center.<br />
Tuesday-Thursday, <strong>Oct</strong>ober 3-5<br />
Girls Night Out<br />
Cancer Support Community Redondo Beach (CSCRB) celebrates its 30th anniversary<br />
of providing free support to cancer patients and their families with<br />
the 15th annual Girls Night Out “Fun”- raiser. This event “Just for Ladies” celebrates<br />
the women in our lives who have been touched by cancer with an<br />
evening of fun and humor. Festivities begin each night at 5:30 p.m. with the<br />
opening of the bar and silent auction—followed by dinner, live auction, a fabulous<br />
show, a world class line-up of top comedians, a fun raffle and lots of<br />
laughs. Don your festive attire and get ready to party in pink! Proceeds from<br />
this event will help to fund free cancer support programs at CSCRB. Reservations<br />
are $100 per person. Call (310) 376-3550 to reserve your seat, or visit<br />
www.GirlsNightOutCSCRB.org to purchase tickets online. The Comedy &<br />
Magic Club 1018 Hermosa Avenue, Hermosa Beach.<br />
Wednesday, <strong>Oct</strong>ober 4<br />
Pen Senior Lecture series<br />
Back by popular demand is Jean Alden and the Reader's Theater Repertory<br />
of San Pedro with riveting performances of three small plays: Small Claims,<br />
Larry’s Latest Plan To Get Out Of Yard Work, and Einstein’s Brain. 10:30 a.m.<br />
at Hesse Park, 29301 Hawthorne Blvd.<br />
Friday, <strong>Oct</strong>ober 6<br />
Story Road<br />
Story Road is four premier Irish traditional musicians: vocalist Colleen Raney<br />
fresh off a tour with Solas; multi-instrumentalist Ryan Davidson; and Stuart<br />
Mason and John Weed of Molly’s Revenge. 8 p.m. The Grand Annex, 434<br />
W. 6th St. San Pedro, $20 to $42, available at www.grandannex.org or<br />
(310) 833-4813 Mon-Fri 9 to5. More info at: www.grandvision.org.<br />
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fornia Irvine School of Medicine and<br />
a Board-Certified Breast Surgeon.<br />
Her talk will be followed by a question<br />
and answer session. Refreshments<br />
will be served. 2 to 4 p.m.<br />
Bread of Life Church, 2780 Lomita<br />
Blvd., Torrance. For further information,<br />
visit breadoflifechurch.org.<br />
Movie Night<br />
St.John Fisher Women's Council<br />
presents its annual Movie Night in<br />
Barrett Hall. The movie will be “A<br />
Good Year" a fun, delightful and romantic<br />
movie. Reservations and prepaid<br />
admission of $15 can be made<br />
in the Parish Office until Wednesday<br />
<strong>Oct</strong>ober 4. Admission includes hot<br />
dogs, popcorn, candy, sodas and<br />
chips. Bring your own wine or beer.<br />
Proceeds help support charities. Dinner<br />
at 6 p.m., movie at 7 p.m. St.<br />
John Fisher Church is located at<br />
5448 Crest Road Rancho Palos<br />
Verdes. For additional information,<br />
call Nancy McDonough (310) 377-<br />
1305 or Bernie Maynard (310)<br />
541-1826.<br />
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Sunday, <strong>Oct</strong>ober 8<br />
Second Sundays At Two<br />
Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro, one of Portugal’s foremost artists, trained at the Tchaikovsky<br />
Conservatory in Moscow, plays Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition<br />
in its original version for solo piano. Free; donations appreciated. 2 p.m.<br />
Rolling Hills United Methodist Church, 26438 Crenshaw Blvd., Rolling Hills<br />
Estates. www.RHUMC.org.<br />
Wed., <strong>Oct</strong>ober 11<br />
PV Woman’s Club<br />
The Palos Verdes Woman's Club meets at noon at the Rolling Hills Country<br />
Club.The program will be The Magic of Don Frank. $32. For reservations and<br />
information call Beverly Teresinski at (310) 378-1349. 27000 Palos Verdes<br />
Drive East.<br />
Friday, <strong>Oct</strong>ober 13<br />
El Twanguero<br />
Grammy and Goya award-winning guitarist Diego Garcia puts a Spanish<br />
twist on American rock-n-roll stylings of Chet Atkins, Carl Perkins, and Les<br />
Paul.8 p.m. $20 to $42, available at www.grandannex.org or (310) 833-<br />
4813. The Grand Annex, 434 W. 6th St. San Pedro. www.grandvision.org.<br />
Saturday, <strong>Oct</strong>ober 14<br />
RPV resident clean up<br />
Document Shredding, E-waste collection and mulch giveaway from 8 to 11<br />
a.m. RPV City Hall, 30940 Hawthorne Blvd. For RPV residents only.<br />
Sunday, <strong>Oct</strong>ober 15<br />
Jester's OktoberFest<br />
Celebrate <strong>Oct</strong>oberPhest PhunDay at the Races. 11:30 a.m - 5 p.m. Lunch<br />
noon to 2 p.m., First Race: 1 p.m. $75 donation includes: Admission & Parking,<br />
Racing<br />
Program and<br />
B a r b e c u e<br />
Lunch. Proceeds<br />
support<br />
The Jester &<br />
P h a r l e y<br />
Phund’s Smiles<br />
for Kids with<br />
Cancer Program.<br />
RSVP by<br />
Sept. 28 by<br />
mail or e-mail<br />
to<br />
eventcalendar<br />
amy@thejester.org.<br />
For<br />
more information,<br />
please call (310) 544-4733 by <strong>Oct</strong>. 4. Santa Anita Park Infield, 285<br />
WQ. Huntington Drive Arcadia.<br />
Halloween Ball<br />
Chef Michael Shafer of The Depot Restaurant hosts the Halloween Ball under<br />
a "ghostly" white tent in Torrance for over 800 costumed guests. This annual<br />
fundraiser benefits the 2,500 children of Pediatric Therapy Network. Dinner,<br />
hosted martini, wine & beer bar, live music, costume contests, live & silent auctions,<br />
raffle prizes, infamous wine wall in front of The Depot Restaurant, 1250<br />
Cabrillo Ave., Torrance, 4 to 9 p.m. Ticket Price: $150 per person (310)<br />
328.0276. PediatricTherapyNetwork.org.<br />
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Fresh Daily Specials Private Parties Catering<br />
Great Selection of Beer and Wine<br />
Open Tue-Sun at 4PM<br />
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Wednesday, <strong>Oct</strong>ober 18<br />
Confessions of a Costume Junkie<br />
Diane Yoshitomi has created photos of gowns and accessories from the past<br />
15 years of historical costume creations along with stories for which they were<br />
made. She will discuss what it is like to be dressed from head to toe in 19th<br />
Century garb. Diane has been sewing for more than 50 years and is a lifelong<br />
student of the history of fashion. This is a <strong>Peninsula</strong> Seniors lecture series<br />
held Wednesdays 10:30 a.m. at Hesse Park, 29301 Hawthorne Blvd.<br />
Optimist fundraiser<br />
Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services holds its annual fundraiser from 6-<br />
8:30 p.m. at the South Park Center’s penthouse tower, 1149 Hill St. H300,<br />
Los Angeles. The event features 8 food stations, wineries, and a signature<br />
cocktail made with Tito’s Handmade Vodka. Silent and live auctions. Hosted<br />
by HLN’s Michaela Pereira. For tickets and info call 323-443-3022 or visit<br />
www.oyhfs.org.<br />
Thursday, <strong>Oct</strong>ober 19<br />
South Coast Rose Society<br />
South Coast Botanic Garden rose society meeting begins at 7 p.m.The<br />
speaker is the renowned “King of the Roses” Tom Carruth, who has created<br />
more All-America roses than any other living hybridizer, among them “Betty<br />
Boop”, “Fourth of July” and so many others.Meetings are free to the public.<br />
For further information, please see us on Facebook. 26300 Crenshaw Boulevard,<br />
Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong>.<br />
Country Star Travis Tritt<br />
The CMA and Grammy Award winning country music star performs a rare,<br />
intimate acoustic concert at the Norris Theatre, featuring multi-platinum hits,<br />
including "It's a Great Day to Be Alive" and "Best of Intentions." The up- close<br />
event will be punctuated with personal stories and anecdotes about Tritt’s storied<br />
life and musical influences. 8 p.m. $95-$98. To purchase tickets, call the<br />
box office at (310) 544-0403 or go to palosverdesperformingarts.com. The<br />
Norris Theatre is located at 27570 Norris Center Drive in Rolling Hills Estates.<br />
Friday, <strong>Oct</strong>ober 20<br />
Nickel Creek’s Watkins<br />
Sean Watkins, cofounder of the Grammy Award-winning Americana trio<br />
Nickel Creek, has collaborated with Jackson Browne, Lyle Lovett and other<br />
groundbreaking roots-rock artists. 8 p.m. Tickets $20 to $42, available at<br />
www.grandannex.org or (310) 833-4813. The Grand Annex, 434 W. 6th<br />
St. San Pedro. www.grandvision.org.<br />
Salsa Verdes<br />
Authentic Fine Mexican Cuisine<br />
2325 Palos Verdes Drive West<br />
Palos Verdes Estates<br />
(424) 206-9456<br />
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Saturday, <strong>Oct</strong>ober 21<br />
VoicePlay Concert<br />
VoicePlay soared to fame on NBC’s “The Sing-Off.” The five-piece a cappella<br />
group promises an enthralling theatrical experience not to be missed. 8 p.m.<br />
$63-$75, with a $10 discount for youths. To purchase tickets, call the box office<br />
at (310) 544-0403 or go to palosverdesperformingarts.com. 27570 Norris<br />
Center Dr., Rolling Hills Estates.<br />
Sunday, <strong>Oct</strong>ober 22<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> Symphonic Winds Fall Concert<br />
Guest conductor Dr. Berkeley Price will perform the Clarinet Concerto by<br />
swing-era legend Artie Shaw. The concert will also feature music by leading<br />
composers Frank Ticheli and Samuel Hazo, a suite of English folk songs by<br />
Vaughan Williams, a selection from Symphony No. 1 “The Lord of the Rings”<br />
by doMeij, and a new arrangement of Haydn’s Surprise Symphony by Ted<br />
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Marcus. 3 p.m. at the LOTH RHCC Community Center, 735 Silver Spur Road,<br />
Rolling Hills Estates. $10 for adults Children 12 and under free with an adult.<br />
pswinds.org for more information.<br />
Catalina Island Conservancy art show<br />
The works of 10 nationally recognized plein air artists will be featured at the<br />
Catalina Island Conservancy's 7th annual Catalina: The Wild Side Art Show.<br />
The artists each spent time on Catalina creating new works that feature the Island's<br />
rugged wildlands, Avalon and Two Harbors in the plein air style. Exhibiting<br />
artists include Cindy Baron, Brian Blood, Don Demers, Kathleen<br />
Dunphy, Debra Huse, Laurie Kersey, Kim Lordier, Michael Obermeyer, Ron<br />
Rencher and Brian Stewart. 1:30-2:30 p.m. Balboa Yacht Club, 1801 Bayside<br />
Dr. Corona del Mar.<br />
Registration:catalinaconservancy.org (562) 437-8555 ext. 1239.<br />
Thursday, <strong>Oct</strong>ober 26<br />
Table this fundraiser<br />
Las Candalistas fall fundraiser "Creative Entertaining, A Showcase of Tabletop<br />
Designs and Lifestyle Speakers" at the Harlyne J. Norris Pavilion 10am - 3pm.<br />
This year featuring Aida Mollenkamp, Food Network and Cooking Channel<br />
Chef, Author, and food and travel expert. Let us inspire you. Tickets available<br />
at the door or www.lascandalistas.org.<br />
Sunday, <strong>Oct</strong>ober 29<br />
Water music<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> Symphony opens its 51st season with the exuberance in Felix<br />
Mendelssohn’s Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op 27. Aleksandr<br />
Glazunov’s majestic Das Meer (The Sea), Opus 28, follows. After intermission,<br />
the concert hall is transformed into a fairy tale lake in Anatole Liadov The Enchanted<br />
Lake, Op 62. The concert ends with Leonard Bernstein’s haunting On<br />
the Waterfront. 6:15 p.m. for the pre-concert lecture by Maestro Berkson (members<br />
only). 7 p.m. concert. Doors open at 6 p.m. Free. Redondo Union High<br />
School Auditorium, 631 Vincent Street in Redondo Beach (PCH at Diamond).<br />
For further information, please call the Symphony Office at (310) 544-0320<br />
or visit Pensym.org.<br />
Pier to Pier Friendship Walk<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> Education Foundation, 8 a.m. check-in, 9 a.m. walk. Registration:<br />
Skechersfriendshipwalk.com.<br />
Harvest Fair<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> Heritage School, 26944 Rolling Hills Rd., RHE., 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.<br />
(310) 541-4795.<br />
Prepared <strong>Peninsula</strong> Expo<br />
Learn how to prepare for the next disaster. Prepared <strong>Peninsula</strong> Expo where<br />
life-saving information, demonstrations and emergency survival gear will be<br />
available to the public. Step-by-step preparedness plans for your family and<br />
pets, survival essentials, trick or treating for the kids (wear your costumes) and<br />
free food. Norris Pavilion, 501 Indian Peak Road, Rolling Hills Estates, 12-3<br />
p.m. pvestates.org, rpvca.gov, rolling-hills.org.<br />
Sunday, November 5<br />
Journey of the Endeavour and David Benoit<br />
“Journey of the Endeavour,” by Grammy nominated, <strong>Peninsula</strong> composer<br />
David Benoit, will be performed at the <strong>Peninsula</strong> Committee Los Angeles Philharmonic<br />
(PCLAP) fall fundraiser at the California Science Center Samuel<br />
Oschin Pavilion. Benoit will conduct the Asia America Youth Symphony. “Journey<br />
of the Endeavour” will be accompanied by NASA footage of the space<br />
shuttle’s journey to its permanent home in Los Angeles. 7-10 p.m. $150 at<br />
pclaphil.org. 700 Exposition Park Dr. Los Angeles. PEN<br />
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THE GIRL IN THE<br />
HIGH CASTLE<br />
With Book Four, Geanna Culbertson<br />
is halfway through her<br />
Crisanta Knight young adult series<br />
Geanna Culbertson. Photo by Bondo Wyszpolski<br />
by Bondo Wyszpolski<br />
Six years ago, prior to her Sophomore year at USC, Geanna Culbertson<br />
had a sudden thought that would change the course of her young<br />
life. “I was literally just sitting somewhere and the exact words,<br />
‘Lady Agnue’s School for Princesses and Other Female Protagonists’ just<br />
popped into my head.”<br />
A few months passed, during which time the Rancho Palos Verdes resident<br />
took a course taught by Aimee Bender called Classic and Contemporary<br />
Fairy Tales. Now, ideas were buzzing around in Culbertson’s head<br />
for a fairy tale of her own, or rather an entire series of them. However,<br />
her plate was already full. She not only triple-minored while at USC, she<br />
was the vice-president of her sorority and was interning at Nickelodeon<br />
and Disney. She later worked at Paramount.<br />
Are you, my reader, perchance a budding novelist, but can’t seem to<br />
find the time to write? Well, listen up; this next paragraph’s for you.<br />
“My roommate thought I was nuts,” Culbertson says, “but every Friday,<br />
without fail for the years I was in school, no matter how tired I was or<br />
how late I went to bed the night before, every Friday morning I got up<br />
around 4 a.m., got ready in the dark, put my hair in a ponytail, packed<br />
up my bag, and I walked to campus. I was there before dawn, and I<br />
worked at that Coffee Bean for about four or five hours before classes<br />
started.”<br />
Nothing if not ambitious<br />
That was 2011, and here we are, half a dozen productive years later.<br />
Culbertson’s third volume of her Crisanta Knight series has just been<br />
published, and she’s just wrapping up the writing of Book Four. The<br />
books, although categorized as Juvenile/Young Adult fiction, are several<br />
hundred pages each. “A lot of words,” the author says, laughing. “A lot of<br />
thoughts.”<br />
“The series is told mainly from the perspective of Crisanta Knight, my<br />
title character,” Culbertson explains, “and she is the daughter of Cinderella.”<br />
And where does the story take place?<br />
“This world exists in a place called Book, where the children and<br />
younger siblings of former fairy tale characters all live. If they’re selected<br />
as protagonists they all go to this school for protagonists (Lady Agnue’s<br />
School for Princesses and Other Female Protagonists, of course; and the<br />
nearby Lord Channing’s School for Princes and Other Young Heroes),<br />
where they train to be main characters.”<br />
Crisanta Knight pals around with S.J., “which is short for Snow Junior,<br />
because she’s the daughter of Snow White,” as well as Blue, “the younger<br />
sister of Little Red Riding Hood.” I think we can guess the color of Blue’s<br />
cloak.<br />
“I would say I have five main characters who are in every single book,<br />
without fail.”<br />
Children and younger siblings of well-known fairy tale characters may<br />
be plentiful, but there are or will be many new faces, as well. Says Culbertson,<br />
“I was very careful not to put too much of an emphasis on the<br />
past. That’s one thing that was very important to me. An overarching<br />
theme in this series is change, and the importance of it.”<br />
In other words, Culbertson isn’t simply putting a new spin on classic<br />
fairy tales, she’s moving her characters forward and making them relevant<br />
and relatable to young people today.<br />
Even though the stories are told from Crisanta Knight’s point of view,<br />
Culbertson says, “It’s my voice, too, and so it’s told with sass and with<br />
snark, and (through) the lens of a modern girl. I always like to say that<br />
she’s a very normal girl, just in extraordinary circumstances with fantastical<br />
things happening around her.”<br />
That is, a girl both valiant and vulnerable.<br />
If Crisanta Knight is a strong and determined character, so is her creator.<br />
“I’m very driven,” she says. “I get up most days before the sun does.<br />
If you love something you commit to it a hundred percent.”<br />
Her own biggest fan<br />
The first book in the series (“Crisanta Knight: Protagonist Bound”) was<br />
published in April 2016 and the second (“Crisanta Knight: The Severance<br />
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Game”) in December of 2016. After<br />
the second volume was published<br />
Culbertson was contacted by a publicist,<br />
“who really, really believes in<br />
me,” the author says. She arranged<br />
a book tour, which began a couple<br />
of weeks back to coincide with the<br />
publication of the third volume<br />
(“Crisanta Knight: Inherent Fate”).<br />
Culbertson’s stops were in Florida,<br />
Alabama, and Louisiana; her itinerary<br />
being schools, libraries, and<br />
bookstores.<br />
The fourth installment of<br />
Crisanta Knight’s adventures (“The<br />
Liar, The Witch, & The Wormhole”)<br />
is undergoing final edits and is<br />
scheduled for release on June 1,<br />
2018.<br />
“I was really excited to finish this<br />
one because Book Four is larger<br />
than the others by a significant degree,”<br />
Culbertson says. “Even after<br />
reading it so many times, I still<br />
smile and laugh at the jokes and I’m<br />
still into it. To me that’s a good sign.<br />
Not that I toot my own horn, but<br />
you can take this book to the bank,<br />
it’s that good. I’m very confident<br />
about Four; it’s going to be awesome.”<br />
Maybe. In Book Four, Crisanta<br />
Knight and her sidekicks find themselves<br />
in different lands, and not<br />
just in the world of Book. Culbertson<br />
says she never wanted to go the<br />
usual route, where writers take a<br />
classic fairy tale and then merely<br />
extend or add a sequel to it.<br />
Instead, she says, “I wanted to<br />
create a world where every version<br />
of every fairy tale makes sense and<br />
can co-exist. In order to do that, I<br />
had to create a lot of very elaborate<br />
timelines.” Culbertson mentions<br />
spreadsheets, equations, calendars<br />
and maps. The result is 14 or 15<br />
total worlds, she says, where famous<br />
literary characters interact<br />
with one another and cross back<br />
and forth into various realms. It certainly<br />
seems ambitious, regardless<br />
of whether or not she can pull it off.<br />
And then there’s Book Five,<br />
which Culbertson is on the verge of<br />
completing. Then six, seven, and<br />
eight, the last in the series scheduled<br />
for the spring of 2021.<br />
“I know where I want my characters<br />
to end up, I know how I want<br />
the series to end, and I know how I<br />
want each book to end.” Which<br />
doesn’t mean she won’t improvise<br />
now and again.<br />
“It’s like being Dorothy in Oz,”<br />
Culbertson says, “but without the<br />
Yellow Brick Road. You know you<br />
want to get to the Emerald City and<br />
you just don’t have the exact path,<br />
but you have the direction you want<br />
to go in.” She pauses. “Half the fun<br />
is going into the woods, isn’t it?”<br />
A girl in the driver’s seat<br />
Culbertson was born and raised<br />
in Palos Verdes. She attended Palos<br />
Verdes High School and today lives<br />
near Portuguese Bend. Not yet a full<br />
time writer (though you’d never<br />
know it), she has a 9 to 5 job in digital<br />
marketing and on weekends<br />
teaches and trains in martial arts.<br />
Culbertson has also allied herself<br />
with Girls on the Run, Los Angeles,<br />
a non-profit organization with a<br />
focus on empowering young girls to<br />
grow up and be strong and confident<br />
about who they are and what<br />
they can achieve. The Crisanta<br />
Knight series is a kind of corporate<br />
sponsor for them and their twiceyearly<br />
5K runs. “The reason I paired<br />
with it in the first place,” Culbertson<br />
says, “is because it really aligns<br />
with the values that I’m trying to instill<br />
with my series. Not only just<br />
girl power but also reaching your<br />
potential.”<br />
Even when she was just writing<br />
for herself, Culbertson says, “I had<br />
always hoped and prayed that<br />
someday the books I would create<br />
would give people the joy and the<br />
fun that my favorite series have<br />
brought to me, where you like the<br />
characters and you immerse yourself<br />
in that world.” She mentions<br />
the Percy Jackson (2005-2009) and<br />
Artemis Fowl (2001-2012) series.<br />
This brings us to the books that<br />
Culbertson read growing up. Most<br />
of them, she points out, “have been<br />
told from a male protagonist perspective<br />
– boy heroes, as it were. I<br />
love them, they’re great, but I have<br />
really struggled to find a book with<br />
a female lead that I like. They don’t<br />
put the focus as much on that person’s<br />
internal journey as the male<br />
hero’s.<br />
“Girl books tend to focus very<br />
heavily on the romantic interest,”<br />
Culbertson continues. “My series<br />
will definitely have romance; it’s<br />
going to have great stuff like that<br />
because it’s fun, but I wanted a female<br />
heroine you could pick off the<br />
shelf and you’re like, ‘I don’t just<br />
like her, I want to be like her.’ That<br />
is what I’m going for: ‘I like her,<br />
and I want to be like her.’ I will<br />
close with that sentence.”<br />
The Crisanta Knight series, volumes<br />
one through three, are available<br />
through Amazon, BQB Publishing,<br />
and other venues, brick-and-mortar as<br />
well as cyberspace. Also, visit Geanna<br />
Culbertson’s website at Crisantaknight.com.<br />
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More than a<br />
pretty view<br />
Photos by Brad Jacobson (CivicCouch.Com)<br />
Mar’sel chef Andrew Vaughan’s explorations continue a reliance on hyper-local ingredients<br />
by Richard Foss<br />
This week, I went to a restaurant with a spectacular view of the ocean,<br />
but sat where I couldn’t see it. Instead, on our most recent trip to<br />
Mar’sel my wife and I dined at the bar.<br />
That’s not what we planned to do, though in retrospect it’s hard to apply<br />
any words that involve thinking in advance to that particular afternoon. We<br />
were in the area, it was a lovely day, so we decided to drop in and see if we<br />
could get a table. In the past I have been able to do this because many locals<br />
forget that Mar’sel is there, a natural effect of its hidden location inside the<br />
Terranea resort.<br />
On this visit we could tell we might have a problem as soon as we arrived<br />
because the entire terrace was beautifully decorated for a wedding reception.<br />
The hostess informed us that the dining room was booked too, and<br />
apologetically offered seats for dinner at the bar.<br />
I can understand that, because it’s a very different environment from the<br />
dining room or terrace. Those are full of light by day and have a moonlit<br />
sea vista by night, while the bar is in perpetual twilight and only offers<br />
views of some dark wood paneling. As much as we enjoy the views and visuals<br />
of the elegant dining room, we decided that we’d see what the experience<br />
was like at the bar.<br />
We were greeted by Julie the bartender, who doubled as our server for<br />
the evening, and were given a paper menu for the food and a tablet with<br />
the wines and other beverages. We discovered one of the advantages of this<br />
seating as we discussed the first order of business, which was, of course,<br />
cocktails. Julie knew them all, chapter and verse. After we told her our preferences<br />
(alcohol-forward, not overly sweet), she counseled us wisely. We<br />
had a “Dreamer’s Tonic” (Lillet Rose, Botanist gin, St. Germain, orange bitters,<br />
and Prosecco) and “Sole Fashioned” (Amontillado, genever, Demerara<br />
syrup, and bitters). The current theme in their cocktail program is to experiment<br />
with wine in cocktails, and in both cases it was successful. Adding<br />
sherry to the old fashioned gave it an extra dimension of wood and nuttiness,<br />
and if you like that classic you’ll appreciate this riff on it. As for the<br />
tonic, I’ve had other cocktails with gin and elderflower, but this was one of<br />
the best, the layers of gentle floral and herbal notes with sparkling wine a<br />
great summery splash.<br />
Julie proved to be a fine guide to the food selections, too, which is not<br />
surprising. Good mixologists construct drinks with the same mindset as<br />
chefs creating entrees. We needed that guide because so many things on<br />
this menu involve unusual and intriguing combinations. Chef Andrew<br />
Vaughan took over from Michael Fiorelli about a year ago and has taken<br />
the restaurant in a slightly different direction. The emphasis on hyper-local<br />
and fresh items is still there, but the menu is a little more eclectic, a little<br />
less Mediterranean.<br />
Chef Vaughan obviously likes to experiment with combinations of meat<br />
with fruit and nuts, an aesthetic popular in Renaissance Italy that has been<br />
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coming back into favor. The fig and<br />
burrata salad with green zebra<br />
tomatoes, arugula, toasted pistachios,<br />
carrot essence, and pork<br />
cracklings intrigued us as a modern<br />
take on that idea. To go with it<br />
we considered a crab salad with<br />
apples, pecans, and grilled avocado.<br />
But after a conversation with<br />
Julie we were swayed to Spanish<br />
octopus with squid ink naan,<br />
chickpea puree, mustard greens,<br />
and smoked paprika aioli.<br />
I’m a big fan of fig and cheese<br />
salads and order them often during<br />
the short season when the fruit can<br />
be obtained fresh, but the carrot<br />
essence, pistachios, and cracklings<br />
were a novel take. The only thing<br />
about this that didn’t entirely work<br />
was the cracklings, (called grattons<br />
on the menu, as they are in<br />
Vaughan’s native Louisiana). The<br />
idea of including them was fine,<br />
but they were served in giant<br />
chunks when they would have<br />
been better crumbled so the flavor<br />
could be mixed in more evenly. As<br />
it was, you got a mouthful of<br />
crunchy richness or none at all.<br />
The grilled octopus had a finer<br />
balance. Though the squid ink<br />
naan was something of a novelty,<br />
the dark purple bread added to the<br />
presentation, picking up the color<br />
in the greens, and the caramel-colored<br />
smoky sauce on the tender<br />
octopus added more visual interest.<br />
The flavors all harmonized:<br />
slightly bitter greens with rich<br />
seafood and smoky, slightly spicy<br />
sauce. There were more grattons<br />
on the side as a garnish, but we<br />
found this item fine without them.<br />
We asked Julie for wine suggestions<br />
and she called over the sommelier,<br />
who recommended a<br />
Glatzer Gruner Veltliner with the<br />
salad and a Qupe Syrah with the<br />
octopus. Both were sound choices<br />
– Gruner is becoming known as a<br />
spicy, fruity, lightly acidic alternative<br />
to Sauvignon Blanc, and it’s<br />
superb with seafood.<br />
By this time we trusted Julie<br />
enough to let her talk me out of the<br />
lobster, uni, and squash pasta that<br />
had interested me and into ordering<br />
Atlantic salmon with bok choy,<br />
trumpet mushrooms, tomatoes,<br />
eggplant, brown butter, and<br />
macadamia nuts. I hadn’t considered<br />
it because I can get salmon in<br />
plenty of places, but she was emphatic<br />
about how good this was.<br />
She was right. This was a marvelous<br />
piece of fish, a slight herbal<br />
crust crisp over meat that was so<br />
rich it was almost liquid. It was a<br />
simple item perfectly cooked,<br />
Chef Andrew Vaughan’s signature Lobster Burrata, made with Maine lobster burrata<br />
cheese, uni, handmade pappardelle pasta, butternut squash puree and<br />
golden raisins. Finished with cape gooseberries and basil from Terranea Resort’s<br />
herb garden.<br />
alongside a very interesting vegetable<br />
mix that put together fruity,<br />
funky, and slightly bitter flavors<br />
and made it all work. I wouldn’t<br />
have picked brown butter with lime<br />
as a sauce for these vegetables, but<br />
I’m glad Chef Vaughan did.<br />
My wife ordered a pork tomahawk,<br />
a pork chop so large that it<br />
looked like it could be used as a<br />
deadly weapon, over Napa coleslaw<br />
with what was described as pretzelcheddar<br />
spoon bread. This wasn’t<br />
like any spoon bread I have ever<br />
seen, as they’re usually moist and<br />
puffy within – this was a bread<br />
pudding in all but name, crunchy<br />
on the outside, chewy pretzel textured<br />
with veins of cheese within.<br />
As for the chop, pork this thick can<br />
be tricky to cook, but this was moist<br />
through and through, and the mild<br />
slaw was a nice companion to the<br />
richness of both meat and bready<br />
cheese goodness.<br />
The sommelier came through<br />
again with selections from the bythe-glass<br />
list. We were both bewitched<br />
by the Catalonian<br />
Embruix, a red blend with rich<br />
spicy and berryish notes. (And I<br />
had to write that sentence after I<br />
found that the name of the blend,<br />
embruix, means bewitched. It’s<br />
well named because we really did<br />
find it enchanting.) We were similarly<br />
impressed by a Westerly<br />
“Happy Canyon” red blend from<br />
Santa Barbara, which had a little<br />
more cherry and dried fruit and a<br />
little less spice. We very happily<br />
shared tastes to sample each with<br />
both main courses.<br />
We had planned to order a chiboust,<br />
a pastry crème based<br />
dessert that I hadn’t tried before,<br />
but the full house had decimated<br />
the selection and they were out of<br />
the items we most wanted to try.<br />
We will certainly return and hope<br />
that they have it next time, because<br />
after seeing what they do with savories<br />
I must try the sweets.<br />
Dinner for two was pricey at<br />
about $230, but worth it. As we left<br />
I noticed some diners taking pictures<br />
of each other with the last<br />
bits of sunset in the background.<br />
Mar’sel has a superb setting and<br />
has used it artfully, but as we<br />
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30 Year Anniversary<br />
The Palos Verdes Flower Talking Clock donated by<br />
Michel Medawar and his family, celebrated its 30th<br />
Year on the Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong>.<br />
S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
Malaga Cove Homeowners<br />
Hold Annual Meeting<br />
The Malaga Cove Homeowners Association (MCHA) held its annual<br />
membership meeting at the Malaga Cove Library Gallery room. The<br />
evening began with a wine and cheese reception for Palos Verdes Estates's<br />
new Mayor Jim Vandever, City Manager Tony Dahlerbruch and<br />
newly elected Council Members Sandy Davidson and Kenny Kao.<br />
Mayor Vandever discussed the City's current financial challenges. The<br />
newly elected Directors of the MCHA are president Tricia Rapaport,<br />
vice president Valerie Beranek, treasurer Art Fine, financial secretary<br />
Alex Davis and recording secretary Cheryl Kohr. Susan Chang was honored<br />
for her 17 years of MCHA service.<br />
PHOTOS BY CHERYL KOHR<br />
Your clock reminds you of its presence every<br />
time you wind it. If the accuracy of the clock is<br />
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life is in jeopardy.<br />
It is imperative to maintain and service your clock<br />
regularly. Oil gets old and dry forcing the train of gears<br />
to work twice as hard to accomplish their goal. This results<br />
in damage that drastically shortens the life of a<br />
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Concerts in the Park<br />
The country honky tonk sounds of the Cody Bryant Show closed out the Malaga<br />
Cove Summer concert series on Wednesday, Aug. 30. The concert was presented<br />
by the Malaga Cove Business and Professional Association in cooperation with<br />
the Palos Verdes Police Officer’s Association. Virginia Butler and husband Les Fishman<br />
of Coldwell Banker produce the Library Concert Series every year and have<br />
committed to continuing the series in 2018. Malaga Bank designed and printed<br />
the posters, flyers and programs.<br />
Concerts in the Park has become a family tradition where patrons can put their<br />
blankets out and reserve a space on the grassy knoll, picnic and then listen to a<br />
wide range of different bands. To learn more visit www.malagacoveconcerts.com.<br />
Cody Bryant<br />
Band with Les<br />
Fishman and<br />
Virginia Butler.<br />
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PVP Council PTA Honorary Service Awards<br />
Three high school graduating<br />
seniors received<br />
scholarship awards from<br />
the PVP Council of PTAs:<br />
Palos Verdes High’s Perrie<br />
Kaminskas, Rancho Del<br />
Mar’s Christopher<br />
Somkhit-Perez, <strong>Peninsula</strong><br />
High’s Nadia Magee<br />
with PVP Council of PTAs<br />
President Beth Meyerhoff.<br />
Photo by Shari Shigenaga<br />
The Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong> Council of PTAs celebrated its 61st year with an Honorary<br />
Service Awards event at Trump National Golf Course. The PVP Council of<br />
PTAs supports all sixteen school PTAs on the Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong>, representing<br />
almost 11,000 members, with the goal of positively impacting the lives of all children<br />
and families. One hundred and fifty people attended to recognize exemplary<br />
PTA volunteer service to the community. State PTA President-Elect (<strong>2017</strong>-2019) Dianna<br />
MacDonald’s keynote thanked PTA members for their volunteerism and encouraged<br />
continued commitment and leadership.<br />
The audience at the park waiting for the show to begin. Photos by<br />
Stephanie Cartozian<br />
Pro surfer throws a rock ‘n roll birthday for Dad<br />
Stef Corgel and<br />
pro surfer Alex<br />
Gray take a break<br />
during the rock ‘n<br />
roll birthday party<br />
Gray threw for his<br />
dad Dudley, who<br />
sat in with the<br />
band, playing<br />
cover tunes from<br />
the Allman Brothers<br />
and Neil Young.<br />
Guests signed a<br />
surfboard birthday<br />
card for the birthday<br />
boy.<br />
“Magically Mysterious”- New York Times<br />
On the second Sundays at 2 p.m.,<br />
Rolling Hills United Methodist Church<br />
hosts acclaimed classical musicians in<br />
concert. On September 10, famed Australian<br />
flutist Catherine Gregory performed<br />
with David Kaplan on the piano.<br />
Catherine is a Core-Member of Decoda-<br />
Affiliate of Carnegie Hall and Resident<br />
Ensemble for Creative Performance at<br />
the Guildhall School of London. The<br />
New York Times boasts that “Ms. Gregory<br />
leaves a deep impression-her<br />
sound rich and fully present.” Admission<br />
New York based Catherine<br />
Gregory. Photo by Dario Acosta<br />
Admiral Risty’s Live Entertainment<br />
Songs such as “You’ve Got a Friend”,<br />
“Sweet Caroline” and “Country Roads<br />
Take Me Home” are being performed<br />
by Tom Bellizia 7-11 p.m. Friday<br />
evenings in the Seaside Lounge of Admiral<br />
Risty’s Restaurant. Bellizia’s playlist<br />
of old, familiar songs goes along with a<br />
restaurant deeply rooted in Palos Verdes<br />
history since 1966 . Bellizia is a composer,<br />
pianist, guitarist and vocalist. He<br />
owns and often plays a Felipe Conde<br />
classical guitar from one of the oldest<br />
guitar-making families in Madrid. The<br />
Admiral Risty offers live entertainment<br />
Tuesdays through Sundays in the lounge.<br />
Visit www.admiralristy.com for a schedule<br />
of upcoming performances.<br />
is free and donations are appreciated.<br />
Visit www.RHUMC.org to view show<br />
schedules.<br />
Tom Bellizia. Photo by Kathy<br />
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plumbing, heating and air conditioning for new construction, remodeling, service<br />
and repair to commercial and residential customers. They provide 24 hour service,<br />
seven days a week through an automated emergency dispatch paging system.<br />
Mention <strong>Peninsula</strong> <strong>People</strong> to one of their service technicians and receive $20 off<br />
your first service call.<br />
2020 S Mesa St, San Pedro<br />
(310) 831-0737<br />
Wholesale Woodfloor Warehouse<br />
helps you find perfect floor<br />
q Wholesale Woodfloor Warehouse, a family owned company, offers a huge<br />
selection of top name brands at the lowest prices anywhere. They help you find<br />
your perfect floors, deliver and provide installation with the quickest turnaround<br />
times.<br />
2217 1/2 Artesia Blvd., Redondo Beach<br />
(424) 383-1260 Floorswww.com<br />
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REAL ESTATE LOANS LOW RATES - FAST CLOSING<br />
• Jumbo Loan To $10 Million<br />
• Conventional Loans with only 1% Down (WHY RENT?)<br />
• FHA up to $636,150<br />
• 5+ Unit Financing<br />
• Construction Loans<br />
• Good Credit/Bad Credit<br />
MILLENNIUM REAL ESTATE SERVICES<br />
(BRE: 01275204/MLO: 1153348)<br />
JACKIE COLLINS, Broker<br />
800-653-1022<br />
www.webmortgagefunder.com<br />
609 Deep Valley Drive, Suite 200, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274<br />
“Mr. Australia”<br />
New Zealand and Fiji Too!<br />
Your So. Bay Expert for Amazing, Customized,<br />
Independent Travel Packages “Down-under.”<br />
For a conference or appointment:<br />
Rick Stone, “Mr. Australia”<br />
310-793-6013<br />
mraustralia@verizon.net<br />
www.MrAustralia.net<br />
Proudly Affiliated with<br />
Beach Travel, Hermosa Beach<br />
Classifieds 424-269-2830<br />
ELECTRICAL<br />
LYNCH<br />
ELECTRIC &<br />
General<br />
Building<br />
Contractors<br />
• Residential<br />
Troubleshooting<br />
• Remodel Specialist<br />
Scott K. Lynch<br />
P.V. Native<br />
Licensed & Insured<br />
Cell<br />
310-930-9421<br />
Office & Fax<br />
310-325-1292<br />
www.LynchElectric.us<br />
Lic 701001<br />
FLOORING<br />
MUSIC LESSONS<br />
Vocal Technician<br />
Piano Teacher<br />
Vocalist<br />
Jeannine McDaniel<br />
Rancho Palos Verdes<br />
20 year experience<br />
All Ages<br />
310-544-0879<br />
310-292-6341<br />
Jeannine_mcdaniel2001@yahoo.com<br />
PLASTERING<br />
Patch Master<br />
Plastering<br />
Patch Plastering<br />
Interior • Exterior<br />
• Venetian Plastering<br />
• Ceiling Removal<br />
• Drywall Work<br />
• Acoustic<br />
Ceiling Removal<br />
• Water & Fire Restoration<br />
310-370-5589<br />
Lic. # 687076 • C35-B1<br />
POOLS & SPAS<br />
POOLS • SPAS<br />
HARDSCAPES<br />
New Construction<br />
& Remodeling<br />
Excellent References<br />
Horusicky Construction<br />
310-544-9384<br />
www.Horusicky.com<br />
Credit cards accepted<br />
Lic #309844, Bonded, Insured<br />
ROOFING<br />
Classifieds 424-269-2830<br />
QUIXTAR<br />
Concrete & Masonry<br />
Residential & Commercial<br />
310-534-9970<br />
G<br />
CONCRETE<br />
Lic. #935981 C8 C29<br />
classifieds<br />
424-269-2830<br />
D<br />
Remodeling<br />
Design<br />
Kitchens<br />
Bathrooms<br />
Room Additions<br />
New Construction<br />
Reserve<br />
your space in the<br />
next<br />
CONSTRUCTION<br />
Pub Date: <strong>Oct</strong> 28<br />
Deadline:<br />
<strong>Oct</strong> 13<br />
Call direct<br />
s<br />
(424)<br />
269-2830<br />
Charles Clarke<br />
Local Owner/General Contractor<br />
Ph: (310) 791-4150<br />
Cell: (310) 293-9796<br />
Fax (310) 791-0452<br />
“Since 1990” Lic. No. 810499<br />
CONSTRUCTION<br />
Call us to Discuss the<br />
ENDLESS POSSIBILITES<br />
Extreme<br />
Hillside Specialist<br />
Foundation Repair Experts<br />
Grading & Drainage<br />
Retaining Walls,<br />
Fences & Decks<br />
310-212-1234<br />
www.LambConBuilds.com<br />
Lic. #906371<br />
GARAGE DOORS<br />
HANDYMAN<br />
Handyman<br />
Services…<br />
Fix It Right the<br />
First Time<br />
We like small jobs<br />
/ Free estimates<br />
What we do…<br />
Plumbing,<br />
Electrical, Drywall,<br />
Painting & more.<br />
Valente Marin<br />
310-748-8249<br />
Unlic.<br />
PLUMBING<br />
Thank You South Bay for<br />
50 Years of Patronage!<br />
Residential • Commercial • Industrial<br />
Plumbing 24/7 • Heating<br />
Air Conditioning<br />
pfplumbing.net<br />
800-354-2705 • 310-831-0737<br />
PLUMBING<br />
MATTUCCI<br />
PLUMBING • HEATING • COOLING<br />
DEPENDABLE • PROFESSIONAL • AFFORDABLE<br />
FULL SERVICE PLUMBING • COPPER REPIPES<br />
SEWER VIDEO INSPECTION • HEATING<br />
DRAIN & SEWER SERVICE • COOLING<br />
TRENCHLESS SEWER REPLACEMENT<br />
Tile Reroof and<br />
repair specialist<br />
310-847-7663<br />
Family owned<br />
business since 1978<br />
Lic 831351<br />
ON CALL<br />
24 HOURS<br />
7 DAYS<br />
FREE ESTIMATES<br />
310.543.2001<br />
CALIFORNIA<br />
Lic. #770059<br />
C-36 C-20 A<br />
2013<br />
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