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Dessert & Wine

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Its that kind of night! Time for some wine & dessert!  Always a great combination!
Red wine & creme brûlée!

Soca Restaurant in Sherman Oaks

New restaurant alert in Sherman Oaks….Soca Restaurant!  Beautiful open space, great vibe & flavorful food! Sandwiches, salads, small plates, dessert & drinks!

Our menu for lunch included the following:

Korean Crab Dumplings: King Crab, Korean Chili, Citrus San Bai Su, Kimch Slaw

Mediterranean Chop: Grilled Artichokes & Shitakes, Sun Dried Tomatoes, Kalamata Olives, Fresh Tomato, French Feta, Hearts of Palm, Mediterranean Vinaigrette-Salami or Roasted Turkey

Southeast Asian Steak: Marinated & Grilled Flank Steak, Thai Herbs, Beef Nuoc Cham, Shaved Lemongrass & Shallot, Frisée

Fresh Fire-Roasted Albacore Tuna Salad Sandwich: Fresh Herbs, Caper Aioli, Red Onion, Tomato, Greens

Burger: Snake River Farms American Wagyu, Grafton Cheddar, Roasted Shallot-Tomato Aioli, Arugula, House Pickled Onion, Shallot-Sherry Compote, House Made Roll-Frites

Strawberry Raspado

Cheebo on Sunset

Fabulous lunch with old friends at our new favorite new favorite restaurant, Cheebo. Located on Sunset Blvd.  

And sometimes you just need a cheat day! This was so worth it!Then there are days where you want more than just one dessert! Two IS better than one!!!

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Sushi Cake

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Pretty cool!  Looks like sushi, but its actually a cake.

Personal Pizza Chef

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!!!

http://www.personalpizzachef.com

To Kapilio Tou Markou (Syros, Greece)

Our last night in Syros Island, Greece enjoying Greek food & wine at To Kapilio Tou Markou while listening to Greek live music!!!

 

Miro Restaurant Downtown LA

Miro Restaurant located in Downtown LA!

Upstairs dining room for handmade pastas, charcuterie & wine & a high-end basement whiskey lounge.

Cheese & Charcuterie

Chicharron shaved radish, red onion, jalapeño, cucumber, and cilantro

Heirloom Tomato Panzanela  sourdough crouton, basil, goat cheese panna cotta

Bacalao & Potato Croquetas  piri piri,garlic aoli

Yellowtail Crudo chili, cilantro, lime, pickled red onion, radish

Wood-Grilled Octopus fingerling potato, winter citrus, chorizo, parsley

Squid Ink Corzetti lobster, saffron, cherry tomato

Strozzapreti wild mushrooms, truffle butter

Butternut Pot de Creme

 

Plateia Chicago

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My favorite place to go when I’m back home! Plateia in Greek means Town Square.

Beet salad, chicken skewers, Nutella crepe, meatballs, pita, tzatziki, karidopita (Dessert) & ice cream!

To learn more about the restaurant, food and background of Plateia check out their website http://www.plateiachicago.com/

 

Delphi Greek in Westwood

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

http://www.DelphiGreek.com Open 7 days a week for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner!

Rana Pourarab-Award Winning Pastry Chef Exclusively at Delphi Greek http://www.cookche.com

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FOH Downtown LA

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SEAFOOD TACOS: Tempura Fried Shrimp, jicama wrap

BEET SALAD: Beets, olives, red onion, feta, cilantro

TRUFFLE SPAGHETTI: Truffle, olive oil, parmesan cream 21, chorizo

NUNELOS: Crispy dough, ricotta, cinnamon, sugar, lechera

HAPPY HOUR: Mon-Fri 3pm-7pm & Fri-Sat 10pm-12am

DAILY SPECIALS:

Margarita Mondays – $5 margaritas

Taco Tuesday – $2 Tacos

Wino Wednesday – 1/2 Price on (select) Bottles

Throwback Thursday – $7 Select Classic Cocktails

Fernet Friday – $2 Fernet Mini Shots

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