[Sca-cooks] Raspberries pureed make a fabulous sauce

[Susan Fox]

Garlic, Glorious Garlic!  Someday when I am Queen, my Festival of the 
Rose [Caid's semi-annual Queen's event]  will be a Festival of the 
STINKING Rose!

Kiri writes:

> And for those lucky souls who live on the West Coast, there's always 
> "The Stinking Rose", a wonderful restaurant in San Francisco, with, as 
> I understand it, a branch in LA.  Sigh.  My sweetie is going to be in 
> San Francisco next week and I'm green with envy...oh well, when I 
> retire........ 


Indeed.  The Los Angeles branch is on the very post Restaurant Row on La 
Cienega Boulevard, the former site of Lawry's which moved across the 
street about 20 years ago.  The very decor is worth the price of 
admission.  The old wine cellar is decorated as "Dracula's Grotto" and 
is saved for large parties.  I took a cooking class there with my 
garlic-loving da a few years ago and we got a tour of the kitchens, 
larger than one would think, very long and thin and going around at 
least two sides of the whole building.  Interesting and of course 
beautifully scented!

Their cookbook is available on their website:  www.thestinkingrose.com

Selene