Every Canele Has Its Thorne

CHEF DAVID THORNE helms the menu tomorrow, Sept. 15, at Canele in Atwater Village. Part of the Friends Cook series, it's a 3-course dinner for $32:

• First: Watermelon and beet salad with feta and preserved meyer lemon
• Second: Seared duck breast with parsnip puree, cabbage and plums
• Third: Roasted figs with creme fraiche and condensed arabic coffee

Read all about the last Friends Cook event on Sept. 8.