A Brief Intermezzo

While culling through my 100+ photos of our next destination, Hearst Castle, I would be remiss if I didn't mention a couple of things we did in between our visit to Los Angeles and our arrival at San Simeon.

Lunch at Thomas Keller's Bouchon Bistro next to our hotel, the Montage BH

At the Montage Beverly Hills, a performance by The Aqualillies synchronized swimmers

Macaroons from Bottega Louie in downtown LA

Bottega Louie's beautiful gift boxes

The pastries are delectable

If you are lucky, you may bump into one of LA's colorful characters

Beautifully plated uni at the Michelin 2 starred restaurant, Providence, on Melrose Ave

Providence, known as LA's best seafood restaurant, serves a phenomenal striped bass

A stop on 101 in Paso Robles at Denner Vineyards

A license plate of a limo I saw in the Denner parking lot that made me smile

The Central Coast area of Paso Robles is known for producing intense Syrahs

Bouchon 
235 North Cañon Drive
Beverly Hills, CA  90210 
310-271-9910
http://www.thomaskeller.com/beverly-hills-california/bouchon-beverly-hills

Montage Beverly Hills
225 North Cañon Drive
Beverly Hills, CA  90210
310-860-7801
http://www.montagehotels.com
 
Bottega Louie
700 South Grand
Los Angeles, CA
213-802-1470
http://www.bottegalouie.com

Providence
5955 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA  90038
323-460-4170
http://providencela.com 

Denner Vineyards
5414 Vineyard Drive
Paso Robles, CA  93466
850-239-4287
http://www.dennervineyards.com


I will have my post from Hearst Castle ready for the coming weekend, so check back soon!
xo M


All photos by Marci Symington for texaztaste.blogspot.com.