Personal Pizza Chef Marcus Roberto can be hired for your party! What a special treat and he makes a great variety of pizzas! My favorite was the Hearts of Palm and Brazilian cheese pizza. He also makes delicious pizza desserts!
Check out his website for more info and photos. I was too busy eating and trying every single pizza he was making to take more photos. I enjoyed every last bite!!!
Authentic Greek food…tastes just like mom’s cooking! Best saganaki (flaming cheese) in LA! Love the avgolemono soup, fish, lamb, baklava and Greek wines!!!
COLD APPETIZERS:
Tabouli-Cracked Wheat, Tomatoes, Parsley, Green Onions,& Mint Combined with Lemon Juice, Olive Oil & Spice
Tzatziki-Yogurt, Grated Cucumber, Garlic & Mint
HOT APPETIZERS:
Saganaki Flame-Greek Kefalotiri, Cheese Flamed with Cognac
Dolmades-Grapeleaves filled with Ground Beef, Rice, topped with Avgolemono sauce
Avgolemono Soup-Chicken Broth, Rice,Spiced & finished with Whipped Egg & fresh Lemon Juice
Greek Pita Bread
SEAFOOD:
Fresh Rainbow Trout-Marinated in Olive Oil, Lemon Juice & Oregano
MEAT:
Lamb Shanks-Braised in Tomato Sauce & Herbs
DESSERT:
Baklava-Mediterranean Sweet Pastry
Galaktobouriko-Semolina Custard Wrapped in Phyllo, basted & baked
Greek Coffee, Greek Wine & even Greek Bottled Water
Grand opening of Viviane Restaurant in Beverly Hills at the Avalon Hotel Oct. 25th!!! Viviane, A Collaboration From Executive Chef Michael Hung and Restaurateur Stephane Bombet.
We started outwith a tasting the following Cocktails….
Sacred Row
sloane’s gin, yogurt & apricot liquer, lemon, honey, egg white, saffron bitters, pistachio crumble (I am usually not a cocktail girl, but I really liked this drink. It enhanced the flavors of the dishes we had!)
The Maharaja
rye, kummel combier, carrot syrup, beet shrub, lemon juice
Dinner featuring new Modern Mediterranean Menu items from Chef Kevin Luzande! I am a huge fan of Little Next Door and Chef Kevin! We had an exquisitite dining experience!!!
FIRST COURSE:
Beet Salad – creamy goat cheese, savory pitachio, mizuna apple & cider vinaigrette
Country Crouton – brie, mascarpone, glazed & candied walnut
Tuna Tartare – red pepper paste, sesame oil, shoyu, avocado, scallion & blue corn chip
Check out my friend and fellow Chicagoan Steve Infante’s delicious dishes below! He recently went to the open casting of Adam Richman’s “Food Fighters” for Chicago’s Best Home Cooks! I have a good feeling about it. Wishing him luck!!!
Steve Infane (my fellow Chicagoan)
Sous Vide Bison Tenderloin done 2 ways (Spicy & Sweet), Celery root puree, flash fried green beans finished with crispy shallots
maple glazed scallops with a red pepper chutney
. Boar rib ragu over hand made pappardelli finished with Italian parsley and shaved parmesan
Grilled romaine salad with home made candied walnuts (with cayenne), blue cheese, tomato, and a balsamic vinaigrette
Crostini with roasted garlic, caramelized onion roma tomato and guanciale
Garden Salad
Homemade Miso Soup
Savory French toast made with homemade Italian herb bread and cayenne egg wash, with fresh bananas and blueberries
Chicken and waffles
Chicken Devan with broccoli, cheddar cheese and scallions
maple glazed scallops
hand made mascarpone and goat cheese filled ravioli served with a brown butter, sage, pistachio sauce
creamy marinara over spaghetti squash
sous vide miso glazed halibut over crispy rice in a Thai basil yellow curry broth
same halibut before the broth was added
Ahi, and Marlan Sashimi with a fish sauce, soy dressing, finished with red habanero, row, and micro greens
sous vide dry aged ribeye
single bite meyer lemon meringue pie with mascarpone ice cream
strawberry and blue berry with mango puree and chocolate sauce
Bonnie and I enjoying a wonderful dinner! Everything from the side dishes to the main entrees were flavorful and delicious, along with great music filling the air!
Mac & Cheese, Spiced Maple Carrots, Haricot Vert Soy Glazed
Dessert – Sweet Potato Donut with Maple Glaze and Candied Pecans
I had been to STK Los Angeles and STK New York awhile back and remember it being really good. STK Las Vegas reminded me how good!!! Looks like I will be going back a lot more often.
It was great to meet the man behind it all. The ONE Group Executive Chef, Stephen Hopcraft at STK Las Vegas. He is also recognizable from Bravo TV’s “Top Chef” contestant and Food Network’s “Chefs vs. City”.