Tickets are still available to a charity dinner Friday benefiting Toluca Baseball for kids and teens.
The event is being held at the new Luca's restaurant, a seafood and sushi spot, at 10550 Riverside Dr. in Toluca Lake.
Admission was reduced from $150 to $90 per person.
Luca's chef will be previewing some of the new eatery's dishes:
Choice of One Starter:
Escargot au Pastis, sautéed in herbed butter, wine, fresh spinach served in garlic toasted baguette
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Roasted Beet Salad with almond crusted goat cheese, arugula, and orange ginger vinaigrette
Choice of One Entrée:
Braised Short ribs with mushroom puree
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Sole en Papillote with clams, mussels, shrimp, fennel, white wine, herbs, slow cooked in parchment paper with sliced ciabetta bread
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Roasted Monkfish with lemon butter white wine sauce with roasted artichoke hearts
Plus a selection of Chef Kei's sushi, sashimi and Japanese-style salmon
Toluca Baseball has been active in the area since the 1960s with games played at South and North Weddington Parks.
