Giving RAND a hand

By Daily Press staff

The Spitfire Grill will donate 15 percent of its sales between 11 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1, to benefit the RAND Corporation’s Gulf States Policy Institute. Patrons are asked to bring a RAND benefit flyer with them when they order. The flyers are available on the restaurant’s Web site (www.spitfiregrill.net).

The restaurant will feature a “RANDwich” on the menu that day: A grilled chicken breast, topped with melted mozzarella, fresh basil, tomato and lettuce on a whole wheat ciabatta bread, with a choice of either house-made potato chips or a mixed baby-greens salad with choice of dressing for $9.50

RAND is a nonprofit research organization with headquarters in Santa Monica. RAND’s Gulf States Policy Institute, based in Jackson, Miss., was created in late 2005 to develop a long-term vision and strategy to help build a better future for Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.



Eating healthy made easier

By Daily Press staff

Eaturna, a fresh food company that offers a line of all-natural, prepared foods daily to retail locations throughout Southern California, is expanding the availability of its menu of prepared foods with the opening of five new Southern California locations.

Created daily for the Eaturna deli counter and the “grab and go” cases at Vons and Pavilions locations in Santa Monica, Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach, Eaturna’s menu aims to give health-conscious consumers the ability to balance nutritional choices with the convenience.

Eaturna’s full menu features entrees, appetizers, side dishes and desserts.

Each menu item is comprised of all-natural ingredients (including many organic ingredients), is never fried, contains no added hormones, is free of trans fats, additives, antibiotics preservatives and nitrates.