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Chicken Piccata At The Cheesecake Factory, How I Love You So

I talked about Chicken Piccata before on this blog, and people that know me know that it’s one of my all time favorites.  One of my little mini quests for this blog, is to review as many Chicken Piccata dishes in and around Woodland Hills that I can find.

Other establishments will be hard pressed, though, to beat out the consistently amazing Chicken Piccata at The Cheescake Factory.  This week I had the urge, so some friends and I went to TCF here in Woodland Hills (Warner Center) to get our chow on.  Really, to me this is the Perfect Chicken Piccata.  The meat is so tender and juicy, the lemony wine sauce so flavorful and delcious, the capers blending in just right.

And it can’t be understated how perfect The Cheesecakes Factory’s choice of spectacular angel hair pasta is to accompany to deliciously perfect portion of chicken.  It is a rich, wonderful combination of flavors that definitely rank highly on my list of all time bests.

To cap off our meal, we also had another slice of Stefanie’s Ultimate Red Velvet Cheesecake.  Dazzling.  If  you are a desert lover you must check it out!  I’ve had it twice now, and it makes reviewing other pieces of cheesecake difficult because Stefanie is a seductive temptress that keeps drawing you back for more.

I will keep checking out other places in Woodland Hills and the near vicinity, and a few have been suggested to me, so check back soon for more reviews!  Other Chicken Piccata lovers are strongly urged to leave comments and suggestions on this post!

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Early Morning Crash On Ventura Blvd Near Shoup Left 70+ Customers Without Power, Damages CCC Sign

I actually saw LADWP doing work in the California Chicken Cafe parking lot at about 2:00PM today, but wasn’t sure what happened until I saw this article in the Daily News:

WOODLAND HILLS – A car hit a power pole at Ventura Boulevard and Shoup Avenue early Friday morning knocking out power to 77 Department of Water and Power customers.

Power was restored at 12:45 p.m. Friday, said DWP spokeswoman MaryAnne Pierson said.

The California Highway Patrol closed the Shoup Avenue off ramp from the westbound 101 Freeway because of the crash and opened it at 12:41 p.m. Friday, said CHP Officer Jennifer Connolly.

The Los Angeles Police Department was handling the collision, which occurred around 5:40 a.m., Connolly said.

A pedestrian was also involved in the crash, said Cleon Joseph, a LAPD spokesman. No fatalities were reported, he said early Friday.

I didn’t get a chance to take a picture, but the Daily News site has a couple of great ones of the aftermath.  I’m not sure if the pedestrian was struck or not, but if any other details emerge I will post them.

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