September, 2010

Volume 6, Number 9

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A Celebration of Food and Wine

Looking for a fantastic epicurean experience this Labor Day weekend? Join us on Sunday, September 5 at the first annual Los Angeles Times Celebration of Food and Wine. The event will be held at Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood and features live cooking demonstrations, beer, wine, and spirits tastings, panel discussions, food trucks, and more! Proceeds benefit Share our Strength and the Los Angeles Times Family Fund.

For more information, or to purchase tickets, click here, or visit events.latimes.com/foodandwine. We'll see you there!

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It Might Only be September...

...but it's not too early to start thinking about the Holidays. Our backroom (which seats up to 35) is a perfect place for your Holiday party, or, if you have lots of friends like we do, the entire restaurant is available as well with seating for up to 75.

If you'd rather enjoy a party at home, we can help, too. We have a range of catering options to help you enjoy Josie's cuisine at your house--from picking up a quiche or some items from our Take Josie Home collection, to having Josie herself come over and cook dinner, and, whether she likes it or not, clean up afterward.

For more information on our Private Event and Catering options, give us a call at (310) 581-9888, or send an email to david@josierestaurant.com.

September 2010

Cast Iron Mussels and Sausage

This dish is great for a group of people and can be baked in a pizza oven, on a grill, or in your oven at home. Gather everyone around as it comes out of the oven and just eat right out of the pan, bread in one hand and a great glass of wine in the other.

1 lb sweet or hot Italian
    link sausage
1 large onion, sliced
1 large fennel bulb, sliced
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1/2 teaspoon dried red
   pepper flakes
2 cups dry white wine
3 pounds mussels,
   cleaned and debearded
1 crusty French or
   sourdough baguette cut
   into 1/2-inch thick

slices
chopped fresh flat leaf
   parsley

Preheat oven to 450º.

If using link sausage, pierce each sausage several times with a fork. Heat a large cast-iron skillet or other large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook meat until browned, turning occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add onion, fennel, garlic, red pepper flakes, and 1 cup of white wine. Cover and simmer until sausage and vegetables are cooked through, about 12 minutes. Add the mussels and the remaining 1 cup

of wine, then transfer skillet to oven and roast uncovered for 5 minutes. Cover mussels with slices of bread enough to cover completely. Return skillet to oven and bake until mussels open and bread slices begin to brown, about 5 minutes longer (discard any mussels that do not open). Garnish with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and chopped parsley and serve, family-style, right from the skillet.

Josie Restaurant
2424 Pico Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90405
310.581.9888

www.josierestaurant.com


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