A look at the latest in local food, dining and drinking news

Jessica Rine

Photos courtesy of The Burger Patch

The Patch Burger features a Beyond Meat vegan patty on a Truckee Sourdough Company vegan bun.

Meatless Monday will become Meatless Thursday next week in midtown when The Burger Patchwhich took the Handle District by storm at its one-day event last month returns to the neighborhood on June 22 to dish out tasty vegan eatsfor the Kings' NBA Draft 2017 Block Party.

Co-owned by husband-wife team Phil and Danea Horn, The Burger Patch held its first pop-up in May, in the space that formerly housed Saddle Rock at 1801 L Street, and people flocked to partake of the plant-based fast food. Think In N Out served up veggie style: the burgers feature a Beyond Meat meatless burger patty (largely comprised of peas), the chickn strips are made from soy protein courtesy of Gardein, the bacon is made from beans, and the shakes get their creamy thicknessfrom blendedcashews.

The first pop-up was hugely popular, resulting in a three-hour-long wait time for some patrons: We had a line of 200-plus people before we even took our first order, says Phil Horn, so there was going to be a wait there. But as far as the food goes, [the feedback] was overwhelmingly positive.

At the upcoming block party on June 22, The Burger Patch will inhabit the same space from 4-9 p.m., and offer a similar menu to the one they served up in May. Signature items include the popular Patch Burger with a Beyond Burger patty, lettuce, tomato, grilled onion and (secret recipe) Patch sauce on a vegan bun from Truckee Sourdough Company, and the Earth Quake, a chocolate or vanilla shake made from cashews, agave and soy milk. (Phil says to get there early for the shakeit was the one menu item they ran out of last month.)

The Horns, who live in the Pocket area, devised these pop-ups as a way to gauge the community's response to meat-alternative dishes in anticipation of opening a brick-and-mortar fast-casual joint by the end of the year. The couple eliminated animal products from their own diet nearly a decade ago, but only recently felt that food science had achieved the flavors and textures they were looking for.

We definitely think the time is right and the appetite is there for it, says Phil. Sacramento [has] such a progressive food scene that theres room for something new like this.

June 22. 4-9 p.m. 1801 L St. theburgerpatch.com

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A year and a half after opening in Watertown, Wild Rice Vegan Cafe (71 Elm St.) is closing this weekend, reports Boston Restaurant Talk. Chef-owner Pankaj Pradhan is also behind Red Lentil, which will remain open at 600 Mt. Auburn St. in Watertown.

Wild Rice Vegan Cafe will close after service on Sunday, June 18, according to a Facebook post from the restaurant thanking loyal patrons and promising to continue to provide Watertown with the very best in vegan cuisine via catering and at Red Lentil.

Wild Rice serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner with global influences Tex-Mex enchiladas, garbanzo bean burgers, South Indian upma, oat bowls, crepes suzette, and more, all vegan.

The restaurants big sister, Red Lentil, opened in 2009 and has a fully vegetarian menu with numerous vegan options. Its open for daily dinner as well as weekday lunch and weekend brunch.

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By Steve Gust For The Oklahoman Published: June 17, 2017 5:00 AM CDT Updated: June 17, 2017 5:00 AM CDT

The Rev. Dale Petley

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Rev. Dale Petley took his lifelong hobby of singing and songwriting to the next level by putting on a fundraising concert at All Souls' Episcopal Church.

Petley's recent concert introduced his first CD, "Life by Rivers," a collection of a dozen of his songs. Most of the songs he has written in the past four years, but a few date back 25 years.

The relaxed setting in the parish hall, with a five-piece ensemble, gave Petley a chance to visit with the audience while playing guitar and providing background on his life and songs. It was the first time he had performed with a band, having only practiced with them for one day.

His music featured an upbeat folk tempo and at times drifted into country music. He said normally his music is a private matter. He would sing at dinners but never in such a public format. Copies of the CD were available for sale after the concert.

"I'm very grateful the proceeds will be going to the Bishop McAllister College in Uganda," Petley, 59, told the audience. The college, as explained by the Rev. Patrick Bright, All Souls' rector, is a school for youths and a Christian charity outreach supported in part by All Souls'.

The CD was the vision of two All Souls' parishioners, Steve Knox and Kent Hoffman.

"About a year ago, we had a dinner party and after dinner, Father Dale sang," Knox said. "After hearing how wonderful it was, we decided it should be on a CD."

Hoffman said Petley's work "is such a relaxing sound. The world needs more music like this."

Knox and Hoffman connected Petley with Dave Copenhaver and Lunacy Records in Oklahoma City. Knox said the musical compilation was completed during the recent religious season of Lent.

Hoffman said he and his wife were amazed by the finished product.

"She kept listening to it and telling me how good it was," Hoffman told the audience.

Much of the music was inspired by Petley's time in Canada and New Brunswick, where he grew up. Nearly each song featured a river theme as Petley linked the imagery to life itself.

"Rivers have always been important to me, even the Oklahoma River and how it's revitalized downtown," he said.

One selection, "Bury Me By the Cimarron River," paid homage to his 20 years in Oklahoma.

Petley is currently associate rector at All Souls'.

He gave the crowd something to laugh about in "Tomorrow is Another Day." His encore and only non-original song was "Oklahoma Hills" by Woody Guthrie, an artist who Petley said inspired him.

"You know the words, please sing along," he said.

Many did, as the concert ended with a standing ovation and people buying CDs to support mission work in Uganda.

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In one week, we will be packing up our vehicles and heading out towards Browns Mountain for the long anticipated TALL TREE MUSIC FESTIVAL! This years set to be the best yet, as our multiple articles on the subject would lead you to believe, but believe it or not, theres more! This year theyre expanding on their massively popular theme days from the last couple years (like Zoolander last year? The best!) with three brand new themes, and a whole pile of activities to keep you entertained throughout the weekend!

On Friday, get ready to blast off into space with a GALACTICtheme! Get your space helmets, throw on your galaxy prints, and grab your Tang because were going to space for a Friday adventure! Saturday, test the theory that all that glitters really isGOLD with the official Tall Tree gold day. Shimmer, sparkle, but dont leave a mess behind (For more info on environmentally conscious glitter options, pop on over to our Festival Fashion serieshere)! Last, but not least, channel your inner Ariel and goUNDER THE SEA for the wettest Sunday funday on the west coast!

Beyond that, weve got a full schedule of activities with special guests of the festival! If youre into yoga, head over to the main stage at 10am for some relaxing yoga Saturday and Sunday morning! BYOM (bring your own mat) and good vibes! Maybe the comedyis what catches your eye, which you can catch Saturday and Sunday at the Stump and Stone stage (download the Tall Tree app for the full schedule!). Now who could resist theZoolander Fashion Show,which you can pre-register throughDo250.You can also register on the mountain at the info booth before 4pm on Saturday. Winners get passes to Tall Tree 2018, so throw on your most impressive threads and dont forget to learn how to turn left!

Next up, some musical adventures with some island favourites! Come check outMt Doyles Pizza PartySaturday, 2pm, on the Main Stage. Bring a drink or a food ticket and grab a slice with your favourite pizza enthusiast, while getting some dancing in while youre at it! You can also grab some breakfast withNeon SteveSunday at 9am at the Stump and Stone stage, or check out theChampagne and Pool Floatyparty with our dudes Illvis Freshly! Once again, grab a drink or food ticket, come have some champagne, and celebrate the last day of Tall Tree in style! Dont forget your floaty!

So, this is gearing up to be the best year yet, do you have your tickets?! There are still some floating around, so grab them quick on the Tall Tree website!

Whats your favourite addition this year? Let us know in the comments!

26 years old, with a voracious appetite for bass, dancing, all things art, and a flair for the dramatic, Jamie Gib grew up in the rave scene, having been introduced to electronic music in the late 90s as a small child from his cousin and he joined the rave scene in 2004, and never looked back, A DJ, Promoter, Go-Go Dancer, and writer, Jamie has made his mark on the Vancouver Island scene and beyond, having worked or attended 90% of the festivals on the Pacific North West and has no plans on stopping there. If there's dirty house, drum n bass or glitch to be heard, you can bet he's not far behind.

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Which Caltex Socceroo likes a bit of heavy metal? Who favours Groove Armada? And who doesnt mind humming along to Daryl Braithwaites anthemic Horses?

Ask any professional footballer how they prepare for a game and it's more than likely that listening to music will form some part of their pre-match routine.

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Have you ever wondered what music the Caltex Socceroos like to listen to in the lead up to kick off?

We caught up with some of the team's stars at the FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia to find out more...

JACKSON IRVINE

I'm very musical. I've been musical all through high school, I've played guitar for a long time.

I'm very much into stuff that's probably a bit different to what a lot other guys are into. I like to listen to a wide variety of music.

On a match day it's very much about pumping it up a bit.

Techno or dance music or even something a bit hardcore, heavy metal or something like that.

TIM CAHILL

Music, It's massive [for me]. B-40, Craig David, Boys II Men, Crowded House.

For me [game day] is about music and meditation, relaxing and easy-flow, nothing too fiery.

TRENT SAINSBURY

I love a bit of Groove Armada, that's one of my favourites.

A couple of the oldies, a bit of ACDC, Daryl Braithwaite - Horses.

A little bit of a guitar riff in there, get your mind off football. Anything to get you humming along.

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MAT RYAN

I love my RnB music. Perhaps on game day, it tends to get a bit more ruthless with the music.

You want to get in the mode where you want to be a bit dominant and have a bit of authority.

I get a bit of gangster rap and all that sort of stuff going on.

On game day I have a little thing on my phone where I have aplaylistof about 20 songs which I listen to.

TOMI JURIC

Nothing really exciting to be honest. Just some chilled, easy-listening, what's in on the radio.

I kind of listen to this one YouTube video I found online called 'This is Football', it's something that really pumps me up for the game and gets me focused.

It's a bit of motivation stuff, it gets me in tune for the game.

This article was originally published at: http://www.socceroos.com.au/article/caltex-socceroos-game-day-playlists/1r23a614ifvkr1hv2x0n4c9coi.

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With the increasing awareness on the significance of consuming slow food or home-grown food, many people are turning to organic eating. Keeping up with this trend, The Imperial hotel in New Delhi recently curated a special 'green' Hi-Tea spread under the guidance of the hotel's Executive Sous Chef, Alok Verma.

However, if you missed your chance to sample the delectable spread, we got Chef Verma to spill his secrets to creating a wholesome meal.

From a spinach, avocado and aloe vera smoothie to a caramelized apple cake with ragi and cinnamon, there's something for everyone.

Alok Verma, Executive Sous Chef, The Imperial, New Delhi.

Cauliflower and orange mousse, balsamic caviar

Ingredients Makes: 5 portions

Cauliflower: 250gms Milk (skimmed): 350ml Cooking cream: 100ml Leeks: 20gm Butter: 50gm Orange: 1 Salt: To taste White pepper: To taste

For caviar Olive oil: 1 cup Balsamic vinegar: 100ml Agar agar: 10gm

Method

- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat and add leeks. Saut until they start to sweat. - Add cauliflower florets and saut further for 3-5 minutes. - Pour the milk in the pan and cook until the cauliflower is thoroughly cooked. - Remove from heat and puree in a high speed blender, pass through a sieve. - Add the mixture to a heavy saucepan, stirring over medium heat for 2-3 minutes to dry out. - Place in a bowl and cover surface with plastic wrap. Chill thoroughly. - Whip the heavy cream until firm. Gently fold whipped cream into the cold cauliflower mixture. - Spoon into serving dishes. Cover with plastic wrap and chill until ready to serve. - When serving, top each dish with a chilled portion of caviar and a slice of orange.

For caviar - Keep the oil in the freezer about 30 minutes. - Bring balsamic vinegar to boil in a pan over medium heat. - Add agar agar to the pan and mix well to combine. - Pour the balsamic mixture into a small bowl and fill your syringe - Working fairly quickly, drop tiny droplets of the balsamic into the oil.

Sorghum Dhokla with scraped coconut

Ingredients Makes: 5 portions

Jowar ka atta: 200gm Semolina: 120gm Ginger (paste): 15gm Green chilies (paste): 5gm ENO fruit salt: 2 pkts Curd: 250gm Water: 150ml Lemon juice: 1

For tempering Oil refined: 2 tsp Mustard seed: 2gms Cumin seeds: 2gms Curry leaf: 1gm Sugar: 100gm Water: 200ml Fresh coriander: 25gms Crated coconut: 50gms

Method

- Mix semolina with curd and water for 10-15 minutes - Add all the ingredients except ENO salt, mix well to combine - Now add ENO, and immediately pour the mixture in to a greased plate - Steam for 25 minutes over low flame, remove from heat and set aside for 15 minutes - Heat up the oil for tempering. And add all the ingredients except sugar and water - When it starts to crackle, add water and sugar bring it to boil and pour that mixture over the Dhokla - Garnish with fresh coriander and scraped fresh coconut.

Purple quinoa, parsley and millet salad with pomegranate

Ingredients Makes: 5 portions

Purple quinoa: 1/2cup Millet: 1/2cup Italian parsley chopped: 100gm Cucumber chopped: 150gm Mint chopped: 25gms Pomegranate seeds: 150gms EV olive oil: 120ml Lemon: 2 Salt: To taste Pepper: To taste

Method

- Pressure cook the millets and quinoa for 20-25 minutes or until fluffy. - Drain the water and allow it to cool. - In a large bowl add all the ingredients and mix well. - Check for seasoning, garnish with reserved pomegranate seeds and serve cold.

Spinach, avocado and aloe vera smoothie

Ingredients Makes: 5 portions

Fresh spinach leaves: 200gm Ripe avocado: 350gm Aloe Vera juice: 100ml Water: 300ml Honey: 45gms Lemon juice: 2

Method

- Combine the aloe vera juice, spinach, avocado and honey in a blender and puree for about 1 minute until smooth. - Add water to reach the desired consistency. - Serve chilled.

Sandwich style buckwheat and blackcurrant scones

Ingredients Makes: 5 portions

Buckwheat flour: 150 gm Refined flour: 60 gm Baking powder: 5 gm Salt: 1 gm Butter (chopped & chilled): 35 gm Breakfast sugar: 50 gm Egg (whole): 100 gm Milk: 165 ml Black currant: 40gm

Method

- Mix all the dry ingredients and add chilled butter to get a crumbly texture. - Add eggs slowly at regular intervals. - Pour milk into it and mix it to get a dough. - Add black currant into half the dough to make fruit scones. - Roll and cut into rounds. - Egg wash and bake at 172 C for 9 minutes and then at 160 C for 5 minutes.

Serve Cut scones into half and garnish with clotted cream and strawberry jam.

Caramelized apple cake with ragi and cinnamon

Ingredients Makes: 5 portions

Butter: 200 gm Chopped apples: 500gm Ragi flour: 1100 gm Corn flour: 40 gm Baking powder: 8 gm Salt: 10 gm Egg (whole): 4 Egg (yolk): 2 Vanilla Bean: 3 Honey: 120 gm Maple syrup: 90 gm Lemon zest: 3

Method

- Mix all dry ingredients together. - Cream butter and sugar in an electric mixer. - Mix the whole eggs & yolks, and pour in the mixture at regular intervals. - Add honey and maple syrup. - Saute apples in butter with vanilla and lemon zest. - Fold dry ingredients in the above mixture along with sautd apples. - Pour the batter into lined rings and bake it at 200 C for 30 minutes.

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It could get a little toasty for a couple of thousand people expected to turn out Saturday at the recently dedicated Los Angeles State Historic Park for a mass meditation.

Temperatures in the downtown area will reach the mid-80s, said Bonnie Bartling, a weather specialist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. At least 2,200 people are expected to turn out for the Mass Meditation Initiative, presented by DisclosureFest and California State Parks.

The free event, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., is to feature internationally renowned speakers, workshop leaders, yoga teachers, sound healers and live music. The mass meditation is set to take place at 2 p.m.

I dont think mid-80s is very hot, but its all relative to the person, Bartling said. People can bring umbrellas.

Forecasters said temperatures will be in the 70s along the coast, while coastal valleys will see the mid- to upper 80s and valleys will hit the upper 80s and 90s. Antelope Valley will see temperatures over 100 and possibly up to 108, Bartling said.

Higher temperatures are anticipated next week. Inland areas will see triple-digit temperatures on Monday, lasting through Wednesday, forecasters said. In some cases, they said, heat records are likely to be broken.

A dry high-pressure system centered over Arizona and the Southwest is to blame for the hot days ahead, forecasters said.

Desert and mountain communities will take most of the hit when it comes to the heat. Temperatures are expected to hover between 120 and 122 degrees early next week in the Coachella Valley and deserts in San Diego County.

Most cities in Los Angeles County will are expected to get 90-degree weather, while the desert communities in the Antelope Valley could see temperatures reach up to 110 degrees.

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