Big Four Restaurant Serves Up Locally Grown Abalone; Award-Winning Chef Ciccarone-Nehls Creates a Unique Abalone Experience.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 1999-- Chef Gloria Ciccarone-Nehls of the Big Four Restaurant located in the Huntington Hotel Huntington Hotel may refer to:
This rich, buttery delicacy is prepared corn fritter Noun 1. corn fritter - fritter containing corn or corn kernels fritter - small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables and rockefeller style, as well as sauteed and is served with exotic garnishes, meyer lemon cream and garlic mashed potatoes (served with entree only). The delicate yet unique combination has been a huge success and will continue to remain on the menu throughout the coming months. The three-year old, farm-raised abalone abalone (ăbəlō`nē), popular name in the United States for a univalve gastropod mollusk of the genus Haliotis, members of which are also called ear shells, or sea ears, as their shape resembles the human ear. are delivered fresh to the Big Four Restaurant from U.S. Abalone located in Davenport, Calif. where two million abalone are raised in filtered seawater seawater Water that makes up the oceans and seas. Seawater is a complex mixture of 96.5% water, 2.5% salts, and small amounts of other substances. Much of the world's magnesium is recovered from seawater, as are large quantities of bromine. tanks located on a four acre oceanfront property. Abalone is pure protein with little fat and is believed to help eyesight and insomnia, as well as strengthen the liver. The delicate meat combined with significant health benefits has created an international demand with a high price tag. This is especially true in the Asian market where the economic crisis has significantly raised prices and altered eating habits. In addition to the rich meat, abalone can also produce a striking mabe or blister pearl. These pricey pearls, sold for roughly $200-$300 each, are created by using a culturing technology, which takes approximately 12-18 months. U.S. Abalone can be found online at www.usabalone.com. Named one of San Francisco's top 20 restaurants by readers of Gourmet Magazine, the Big Four Restaurant specializes in contemporary American cuisine. The club-like ambiance am·bi·ance also am·bi·ence n. The special atmosphere or mood created by a particular environment: "The noir ambience is dominated by low-key lighting . . . , set in an elegant early-California decor with warm colors, rich leather and sparkling beveled glass, gives the Big Four Restaurant a feel of another era of California's wild past. Dinner hours are 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. For more information get online at www.big4restaurant or call 415/771-1140. |
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