Who Needs a Pool to Get Wet?
by Sophie Gayot
If you read my pick for this week’s Los Angeles Restaurant Review of the Week, Oliverio, you’ll see that I strongly recommend dining by the pool as opposed to inside the dining room. I must admit that while I don’t regret choosing that particular restaurant, I wish I had promoted it during a drier week.
All of this week’s wet weather in Southern California just adds to the traffic, the risk of floods, and the general stress. Savoring chef Mirko Paderno’s Italian cuisine poolside is a great way to relax and enjoy life. But if you want to follow my advice and dine al fresco at the Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills, I recommend waiting for better weather!
You can click on each photo to enlarge to see dishes from Oliverio restaurant menu. All photos by Sophie Gayot.- Pizzetta Napoletana with tomato
- Pizzetta San Daniele with parmigiano
- Potato gnocchetti with white truffles
- Lemon polenta pudding cake with lemon sabayon
- Panna cotta with raspberry-beet sauce
- Lamb chops with sautéed potatoes and porcini mushrooms
- Chocolate sabayon cake with espresso caramel
- Imported cheeses with honey
- Black cod with San Daniele prosciutto and garbanzo bean purée
- Spicy tuna tartar on rice cake from chef Mirko Paderno
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