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Some donations and special events around the Bay Area food community to benefit Japan's recovery from the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011: Le Colonial will donate 1.5 percent of all revenue from the restaurant and lounge received the week of March 21-27 to the American Red Cross; Ozumo restaurants in both San Francisco and Oakland will donate 100 percent of the sale of their specialty cocktail "Kibou No Hana" ("flower of hope") to the American Red Cross through the month of March; Nombe will host a four-course, saké pairing "primer" dinner on March 24 at 7 p.m. for $45 per person, with all proceeds benefitting the Japan Disaster Relief Fund (call Nombe at 415-681-7150 for reservations); Prospect will host Paul Canales (formerly with Oliveto), Bruce Hill (Zero Zero, Bix), Sho Kamio (Yoshi's San Francisco), Hiro Sone and Lissa Doumani (Ame, Terra) and Staffan Terje (Perbacco) to join Ravi Kapur in crafting a six-course dinner with pairings for $300 per person, with 100 percent of proceeds helping to restore the affected Japanese land, families and businesses. The dinner is at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 3, 2011, with cocktails at 6 p.m. Visit www.brownpapertickets.com/event/167214 for tickets or call 415-247-7770.
Chef Steven Rojas has taken over the kitchen of Chez Papa Resto. The California-born chef grew up in Buenos Aires, and was 18 when he began his career in Los Angeles at La Cachette under chef Jean-François Meteigner. After graduating from Le Cordon Bleu, Rojas worked at Chicago's TRU, Patina in Los Angeles, and staged at Akelarre and Martin Berasategui. Most recently he was executive chef at Saddle Peak Lodge and chef de cuisine at El Bizcocho. Rojas' contemporary French menu features dishes such as braised beef cheeks with brown butter, beet purée, pickled romanesco and compressed potato fondant. The wine list by George Aknin still features 23 wines by the glass and a focus on the Rhone Valley. Chez Papa Resto, Mint Plaza, 4 Mint Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94103, 415-546-4134.
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