A LA CARTE EXOTIC ICE CREAMS AND SORBETS.Byline: Larry Lipson Actually, vanilla, strawberry and chocolate still rule, but it's fun for diners to check out the more obscure, sometimes quite creative, flavors (spelling) flavor - US spelling of "flavour". of ice cream and sorbets that are available as cooling desserts on restaurant tables this summer. So here are a few restaurants where the adventurous palate will discover ice creams and/or sorbets worth a try: Belvedere Address: Peninsula Hotel, 9882 Little Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills. Phone: (310) 788-2306. Cuisine: Californian/French/Asian. Flavor(s): Carrot-cardamom 1. a plant of the species Elettaria cardamomum or any of various closely related plants having similar seeds. 2. a preparation of the seeds of E. cardamomum, used for respiratory and gastrointestinal tract disorders, as well as in traditional Chinese medicine and ayurveda. , roasted pine nut pine nut or piñon (pĭn`yən, pē`nyōn), edible seed of various species of pine trees. Among the North American species that bear such edible seeds are the nut pines or piñons, Pinus edulis and P. monophylla, and the Digger pine, P., walnut-rum-raisin, rosemary or basil ice creams. Price(s): $8 (three-scoop dish). Citrus Address: 6703 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles. Phone: (323) 857-0034. Cuisine: French/Californian. Flavor(s): Mango, pineapple and passion fruit sorbets. Price(s): $7.50 per assorted dish. Ciudad Address: Union Bank Plaza, 445 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles. Phone: (213) 486-5171. Cuisine: Global Latin. Flavor(s): Santa Rosa plum ice cream, guanabana sorbet, pineapple rum batido ice. Price(s): $4 per dish (two scoops) with fruit and cookies. Chadwick Address: 267 S. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills. Phone: (310) 205-9424. Cuisine: Organic French/Californian. Flavor(s): Opal basil-huckleberry sorbet, balsamic caramel ice cream. Price(s): $7. Restaurant Devon Address: 109 E. Lemon Ave., Monrovia. Phone: (626) 305-0013. Cuisine: Euro-Californian. Flavor(s): Orange-basil, citrus-tarragon and beet, have been some of the complimentary sorbets served between appetizers and entrees. Look for bleu cheese and/or tomato ice creams as desserts. Price(s): $7 per dish (3 scoops) assorted. Granita Address: Malibu Colony Plaza, 23725 W. Malibu Road, Malibu. Phone: (310) 456-0488. Cuisine: Seafood. Flavor(s): Sorbets of lavender-honey and lemon verbena verbena, common name for some members of the Verbenaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees (often climbing forms) of warmer regions of the world. Well-known wild and cultivated members of the family include species of the shrubby Lantana and of Verbena; many species of both are native to the United States. are current. Granitas (ices) vary. Favored flavors Flavors - Lisp with object-oriented features by D. Weinreb and D.A. Moon ["Object-Oriented Programming with Flavors", D.A. Moon, SIGPLAN Notices 21(11):1-8 (OOPSLA '86) (Nov 1986)]. Price(s): $8.50 per assorted dish. Saddle Peak Lodge Address: 419 Cold Canyon Road, Calabasas. Phone: (818) 222-3888. Cuisine: American/wild game. Flavor(s): Blackberry-cabernet and passion fruit sorbets are served with fresh berries. Price(s): $6.75. Shanghai & Mein Address: 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal CityWalk, Universal City. Phone: (818) 622-6346. Cuisine: Chinese. Flavor(s): Locally made cinnamon, brown sugar and banana ice creams by Van Nuys-based Dandy Don's are served together. Price(s): $3.75 per dish. Spazio Address: 14755 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Phone: (818) 728-8400. Cuisine: Contemporary continental/Italian. Flavor(s): Dulce de leche ice cream and melon, mango, blueberry and aromatic sorbets. Price(s): $3.75 per dish for sorbets, $4 for ice cream. Stinking Rose Address: 55 N. La Cienega Blvd., Beverly Hills. Phone: (310) 652-7673. Cuisine: Italian. Flavor(s): Garlic is everywhere here, including the flavor of the ice cream. Price(s): $4 per dish. |
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