Violets are Blue

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For a wedding tasting, the bride asked that we make cocktails that were the same hue of lavender as her wedding dress. Our cocktail VIOLETS ARE BLUE contains vodka (or gin), fresh squeezed watermelon and lemon juices, lavender syrup, creme de violette, and house made citrus bitters.  After fussing with the different ingredients, we finally got it to where the bride’s dress and the cocktails will be indistinguishable at this wedding… even if you’re not drinking!

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Private Dinners in The Salon

A couple of weeks ago, we hosted two private parties in The Salon. Each had 12 guests who sat around the cooking table and got to see our Chef Matt prepare most everything table side, including fresh, warm Ricotta Cheese, my personal favorite thing ever. Here’s a look at the menu:

APPETIZERS

Crispy Soy Rice Cake with Tuna Tar Tar

Pork Skin Chicharon Tostada with Housmade Jerk Sausage & Red Chili

Vegan Carrot Panna Cotta with Candied Carrot & Fennel Seeds

Baba Ganoush Agnolotti with Yogurt Tzatziki & Cilantro



AMUSE BOUCHE

Garden Vegetable Crudite with Roasted Pepper Hummus, Handsome Coffee “Soil” & Baby Sprouting Vegetables

SALAD COURSE

Apple Salad with Purple Frill Mustard Greens, Smoked Orange Vinaigrette, Sunflower Sprouts & Seeds, Sugar Snap Peas & Hot, Fresh Ricotta Cheese Prepared Table Side




FISH COURSE

Blue Prawns, Scallops & Striped Sea Bass with Spaghetti Squash, Shaved Green Radishes, Clarified Lobster Stock, Enoki Mushrooms with Herbs and Spicy Chili Oil

BEEF COURSE

Grass-Fed Beef Cheeks Pot Roast with Celery Root Puree, Glazed Mirepoix, Red Wine Reduction & Carrot Top Gremolata




DESSERT

Angle Food Cake Toasted in Brown Sage Butter with Grapefruit Curd & Creme Fraiche Ice Cream




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Get Yer 80s On Sweethearts!

Awwwe! Thank you Zagat! See the complete list here of other culinary couples in Los Angeles.

Ok, more on that 80’s party…. My friends of Heyoka Hideout (remember their opening party we cooked for here) hosted a Murder Mystery Party using this company who sent an actor, Laura Rigores to assign each of us roles and act as our “detective”, (she was hilarious, you should request her if you ever book a party like this!).

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