A LA CARTE : CHRISTMAS DAY DINING.Byline: Larry Lipson Most restaurants close on Christmas Day to give their employees the day at home with their families. But there are exceptions; in the main, they those few restaurants that pride themselves on never closing - and hotels. The latter have to offer food service to their guests anyway, so generally they keep at least one dining facility on the premises open and are quick to pile food onto their buffet tables. So, for those looking for a Christmas Day meal, here are a few worth consideration: Cafe Sierra Address: Universal City Hilton & Towers, 555 Universal Terrace Parkway, Universal City. Phone: (818) 509-2030. When: Noon to 8 p.m. Menu information: All-you-can-eat buffet billed for both Christmas and Hanukkah featuring free-range turkey, roasted duck, leg of lamb, carved bone-in ham, pumpkin soup, cranberry-ginger relish, cream cheese mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cornbread, vegetables, shrimp cocktail, king crab legs, dim sum, calamari, tempura, Mandarin barbecued chicken, spicy scallops, pineapple fried rice, cherries jubilee, apple cobbler, pastries, cakes, tortes. Price: $29. Children under 12 $14. City Grill Address: Omni Los Angeles Hotel & Centre, 930 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. Phone: (213) 627-4289. When: Noon to 9 p.m. Menu information: Buffet features pumpkin cream soup, salad bar, herb-crusted prime rib of beef, roast tom turkey, chestnut stuffing, giblet gravy, cranberry relish, glazed sweet potatoes, broccoli, grilled salmon with mandarin orange mousseline mousse·line n. 1. A fine sheer fabric resembling muslin, originally made in Mosul, Iraq. 2. A hollandaise sauce to which whipped cream has been added. 3. An aspic containing whipped cream. , rice timbale tim·bale n. 1. A custardlike dish of cheese, chicken, fish, or vegetables baked in a drum-shaped pastry mold. 2. The pastry mold in which this food is baked. , vegetables, yule log dessert, pies, cookies. Price: $26. Children under 12 $16. Griff's Address: Merv Griffin's Beverly Hilton Hotel, 9876 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills. Phone: (310) 285-1268. When: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., 5 to 10 p.m. Menu information: Buffet displays hot and cold appetizers, entrees and assorted desserts including a yule log. Look for lobster and crayfish crayfish or crawfish, freshwater crustacean smaller than but structurally very similar to its marine relative the lobster, and found in ponds and streams in most parts of the world except Africa. Crayfish grow some 3 to 4 in. (7.6–10. bisque bisque 1 n. 1. a. A rich, creamy soup made from meat, fish, or shellfish. b. A thick cream soup made of puréed vegetables. 2. Ice cream mixed with crushed macaroons or nuts. , salmon in puff pastry with choron sauce, veal scaloppine sca·lop·pi·ne also sca·lop·pi·ni n. Small, thinly sliced pieces of meat, especially veal, dredged in flour, sautéed, and served in a sauce. [Italian, pl. with mushroom sauce. Price: $39. Children under 13 $20. Jerry's Famous Deli Wikipedia is not the place for advertisement or self-advertising. Jerry's Famous Deli is a Los Angeles-based delicatessen famous for its huge menu, which boasts over 700 deli and traditional food items. Address: 16650 Ventura Blvd., Encino. (Also seven other locations in Studio City, Woodland Hills, Pasadena, West Hollywood and elsewhere.) Phone: (818) 906-1800. When: Open 24 hours. Menu information: Regular 700-item menu plus a ``Jerry's-size'' holiday dinner special of soup or salad, entree choice (chicken, brisket brisket the mass of connective tissue and fat covering the anterior part of the chest in ruminants. Lies at the most ventral part of the neck, between the front legs and covering the anterior end of the sternum. or turkey with all the trimmings), beverage and cookies. Price: $17.95. Ocean Cafe Address: Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, 1700 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica. Phone: (310) 458-6700. When: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Menu information: Buffet includes carving station with turkey, ham and roast beef. Also sushi, French provencal specialties, assorted pastas, salads, pies and other baked goods including apple strudel (character) strudel - Common (spoken) name for the commercial at sign, "@", ASCII 64. . Price: $45. Children under 13 $15. Pangaea/Hana Lounge Address: Hotel Nikko at Beverly Hills, 465 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles. Phone: (310) 246-2100. When: 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.. Menu information: Santa Claus will serve hot apple cider during this holiday brunch buffet while a jazz quintet plays Christmas songs. Buffet features carved-to-order prime rib with mushroom au jus, maple-glazed ham, roast breast of turkey with sage gravy, also butternut squash ravioli with toasted pecans and sage butter, steamed asparagus with citrus hollandaise, wild rice with bay scallops, grilled breast of duck with lentils, sweet potato gnocchi gnoc·chi pl.n. Dumplings made of flour, semolina, or potatoes, boiled or baked and served with grated cheese or a sauce. [Italian, pl. with sauteed rock shrimp and sage dressing, scallops and bacon brochettes, hoisin-marinated goose breast, grilled filet of salmon, chocolate yule log, assorted cakes, pastries, tortes, pies (apple, pecan, pumpkin), fruit cobbler and Christmas cookies. Price: $45. Children under 12 $25. Promenade Cafe/Chelsea/Sir Winston's Address: Queen Mary, 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach. Phone: (562) 435-3511. When: Buffet 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., three-course dinner 5 to 10 p.m. in Promenade. Four-course meal from 5 to 9 p.m. in Chelsea. Four-course meal from noon to 8 p.m. in Sir Winston's. Menu information: Promenade's brunch buffet features assorted pastries, egg and omelette specialties, waffles, desserts, assorted juices. Its dinner menu includes roast turkey or prime rib meals with soup or salad, rolls, dessert, coffee or tea. Chelsea's meal begins with grilled polenta po·len·ta n. A thick mush made of cornmeal boiled in water or stock. [Italian, from Latin, crushed grain, barley meal.] Noun 1. or chilled prawns and follows with soup, salad or eggplant with roasted chestnuts. Entree choices are roast turkey, macadamia salmon, cioppino ciop·pi·no n. pl. ciop·pi·nos A stew made of several kinds of fish and shellfish, tomatoes, and white wine. [Italian, perhaps variant of northwest Italian ciuppin.] , free-range chicken or filet mignon pinot noir. Dessert is either cappuccino chocolate torte or pumpkin cheesecake. Sir Winston's meal starts with foie gras, gulf shrimp or warm goat cheese followed by soup du jour, beef consomme or salad. Entrees are roast turkey, grilled prawns, rack of lamb Noun 1. rack of lamb - a roast of the rib section of lamb crown roast rack - rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton lamb roast, roast lamb - a cut of lamb suitable for roasting , veal costelletti and filet of beef. Dessert options are tiramisu tir·a·mi·su n. A dessert of cake infused with a liquid such as coffee or rum, layered with a rich cheese filling, and topped with grated chocolate. or pumpkin cheesecake. Price: Promenade buffet is $12.50. Children under 12 $6.50. Promenade dinner is $12.50 or $16. Children under 12 $6.50 or $8. Chelsea's meal is $24. Children under 12 $9.95. Sir Winston's dinner is $32. Children under 12 $9.95. Renaissance Address: Church of Scientology's Manor Hotel, 5930 Franklin Ave., Hollywood. Phone: (213) 960-3100. When: Brunch buffet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dinner from 3 to 10 p.m. Menu information: Holiday and regular brunch items on the buffet tables. The four-course dinner begins with crab cake or bruschetta bruschetta Noun an Italian open sandwich of toasted bread topped with olive oil and tomatoes, olives, etc [Italian] with mozzarella, followed by soup of the day Soup of the Day is the loosely scripted 2006 internet phenomenon that told the story of one man who is dating three women at the same time. Each of the 19-episodes of the story was its own 4-6 minute self-contained viral video. The entire series can be seen at [1] [2]. or a tomato and grilled shrimp salad. Entree choices are roast turkey or grilled Atlantic salmon with shrimp and antiboise sauce plus wild rice and mixed vegetables. Dessert is either pumpkin or apple pie. Price: Buffet brunch is $15. Children under 6 free. Dinner is $28. |
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