Here's what's doing in the Los Angeles Times Food Section for Wednesday, October 15:A better bar -- Imagine a bar in L.A. that's hip, but not too hip, crowded, but not too crowded, good drinks at affordable prices...and best and most improbable of all -- ample parking. They exist in ever-increasing numbers.
Recipe: Creamy green chili and chicken stew.
Culinary SOS: Gotta know how to make this banana and Nutella crepe from Savannah's in Burbank. Here's how.
Wine of the week: 2007 Alondra Chardonnay "Middleridge Ranch Vineyard."
Tasty books: Parker's Wine Buyer Guide #7.

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