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Patina
Tara Weingarten
08/02/2004
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Phil Rosenthal, executive producer of the television sitcom
Everybody Loves Raymond, recently celebrated his birthday with a few friends at
the chef’s table. “It is as good as food gets in L.A.,” he beams. “The wine
pairing was an art form done to perfection, and the cheese was like fireworks at
the end of the dinner.”
Rosenthal and his guests laud Patina’s service. “It
is not pretentious or stuffy. I don’t recall any other four-star restaurant in
New York or Los Angeles being that friendly and warm without losing an ounce of
professionalism,” Rosenthal recalls. And he appreciates the staff’s sense of
humor. Rosenthal’s wife, Monica, one of the actors on Everybody Loves Raymond,
was also celebrating her birthday that evening. “Prior to our dinner, they asked
for a title for our menu, and I told them it would be a shameless night of
gluttony. So when we sat down and looked at our printed menu, it had our names
and the words: A Shameless Night of Gluttony.”
Of course, gluttony is a sin
best shared with dear friends, tremendous food and sublime wine.
Patina
213.972.3331
www.musiccenter.org/patina.html
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