NEW BISTRO SPECIAL TREAT IN VALENCIA.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA - Whether you want to meet for a cocktail, eat an intimate dinner or party with a group of friends, there's a place for everyone at a new Valencia restaurant. Cafe Melisse, a chic French and American bistro, recently opened its doors on Town Center Drive to serve a variety of delicacies for just about anyone. Chef Josiah Citrin and his wife, Diane, named the cafe after their restaurant Melisse in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. - a four-star restaurant lauded for its scrumptious menu and considered one of the hottest special-occasion places in town. The cafe's interior is a French-style setting with a California sense of light and space. A wall of paneled windows lets in natural light, giving an indoor/outdoor feel to the porch area. The patio at Cafe Melisse can accommodate 20 people, with each table in view of the glow from a reworked fireplace. In the lounge is an oak-panel bar with a zinc and marble top, and coffered cof·fer n. 1. A strongbox. 2. often coffers a. Financial resources; funds. b. A treasury: stole money from the union coffers. 3. ceilings and etched-glass panels accentuate the main dining section. The menu offers much variety: oysters on the half shell, rock shrimp cakes, salad lyonnaise ly·on·naise adj. Cooked with onions: lyonnaise potatoes; potatoes lyonnaise. [From French (à la) Lyonnaise, (in the manner) of Lyon, from Lyon. , tuna tartare
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n. Italian bacon that has been cured in salt and spices and then air-dried. [Italian, diminutive of pancia, belly, from Latin pantex, pantic-.] wrapped Idaho trout and roasted chicken, pasta and pizzas. There is also a children's menu. Cafe Melisse is open daily for dinner and within a few weeks will offer lunch. For gourmands on the run, the cafe offers ``Gourmet-To-Go'' featuring sandwiches, salads and other treats. This menu will change weekly. Street and valet parking valet parking n. Parking arrangements provided by a commercial establishment, such as a restaurant, whereby patrons leave their cars at the entrance and attendants park and retrieve them. Noun 1. are available. For reservations, call (661) 255-2233. |
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