Last Friday, Palate Food & Wine opened for dinner in Glendale. The restaurant and wine retail space from Octavio Becerra and Gary Menes (both former Patina Group staffers) takes over the ground floor of a 1928 poured-concrete building and features vaulted ceilings and the original tile flooring.
The 3,000-square-foot main dining room includes a curving zinc bar that seats 10 and a communal table for 10 that can be reserved fully or shared between groups. Bordeaux-hued leather banquettes seat 72, and clustered-grape lamps made of handblown glass provide whimsical touches.In the 2,000-square-foot wine retail space (which opens Monday), the semiprivate library (with more than 200 titles, including cookbooks and culinary histories, plus audiovisual capabilities) can be combined with the adjacent lounge to hold 30. An outdoor patio area holds 40 guests for receptions.
The seasonally oriented tasting menu of 12 to 15 items rotates weekly, with plates ranging from scallops with sweet corn pudding and chanterelle mushrooms to short rib filet. A temperature-controlled cheese room stocks more than 50 selections, and plenty of wine is available, too: The list contains about 700 bottles.
The 3,000-square-foot main dining room includes a curving zinc bar that seats 10 and a communal table for 10 that can be reserved fully or shared between groups. Bordeaux-hued leather banquettes seat 72, and clustered-grape lamps made of handblown glass provide whimsical touches.In the 2,000-square-foot wine retail space (which opens Monday), the semiprivate library (with more than 200 titles, including cookbooks and culinary histories, plus audiovisual capabilities) can be combined with the adjacent lounge to hold 30. An outdoor patio area holds 40 guests for receptions.
The seasonally oriented tasting menu of 12 to 15 items rotates weekly, with plates ranging from scallops with sweet corn pudding and chanterelle mushrooms to short rib filet. A temperature-controlled cheese room stocks more than 50 selections, and plenty of wine is available, too: The list contains about 700 bottles.
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