![]() ![]() The phenomenal spread includes accompaniments that make the feast even more fun to eat: a week’s supply of house bread ($4) and good saffron rice ($3.50) killer, salsa-like house hot sauce ($2.50) fluffy garlic sauce ($2.50) concentrated tahini sauce ($2.50) and house-pickled turnips ($2.50) with a horseradish-like kick. The $45 deal includes generous portions of (a la carte prices are given): smooth and sumptuous, lemon-brightened hummus ($4) tangy, gently smoky and uncommonly rich baba ghanoush ($4) juicy chargrilled chicken kebabs ($9) with real cookout flavor oversized sausage-like, crowd-pleasing chicken kafta ($9) and beef + lamb kafta kebabs ($9) boatloads of fragrant beef shawarma ($9) and tangy chicken shawarma ($9) plus a fattoush salad ($9) made with impressive ingredients that, unfortunately in my case, hadn’t been properly drained. The veggie stew-like Lebanese moussaka with rice and salad In fact, the “small” family platter - an immense and wonderful de facto buffet that could feed twice as many as the two to three diners it’s purportedly designed for - is one of the better values around. Consequently, items such as Olive’s house-made sturdy pita-style bread and its flavorful shawarmas and kebabs will please longtime Lavash fans (like me) sure to recognize fresh and healthful-leaning food cut from the same tasty cloth as Lavash’s There’s a reason for this: Olive’s chef-owner Rami Sabra is the former chef at Lavash, and Sabra’s core recipes haven’t changed dramatically. On the newcomer’s website, its food is described as “modern and traditional Lebanese-Mediterranean cuisine.” On a plate, the food evokes this description: If you like the fare prepared at Lavash Cafe (which is a couple of miles due south on High Street), you’ll like the food prepared at Olive & Thyme. Serving in Clintonville since November, Olive & Thyme occupies a big and bright space that still resembles the Panera Bread branch it previously housed. The small family platter at Olive & Thyme Cafe photographed on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. After sampling several of Olive & Thyme’s dishes, I’d gladly accept that challenge. Staring at that long document, I realized it would take months to eat my way through it. As soon as she found Straus Organic Creamery, R+T was ready to come to life.The number of categories on the menu for Olive & Thyme Cafe stretches into double digits. Lisa's vision would not be complete without a simple, delectable soft-serve. Housed in the old Olsen's Deli space on Pico and Spaulding, R+T delivers mouthwatering sandwiches, built on organic Black Forest Bakery sourdough bread and dripping with flavor and gusto. Welcome Rosemary And Thyme to the flourishing Picfair Village neighborhood. Lisa and team decided to throw down some R&D and voila.Rosemary & Thyme was born. Searching for the perfect sandwich in LA has been more than elusive. The older we get the more we yearn for those yummy comforts from our past. Another favorite thing was her Italian grandma's perfect summersausage sandwiches on a freshly baked Italian loaf. ![]() The idea for Rosemary and Thyme originated from Lisa Rotondi's love of sandwiches and soft-serve ice cream. As the founder of Organic Kids LA, where she serves thousands of meals every week to Angelino school kids, Lisa has discovered the miraculous touch of simple flavors mixed with top-quality ingredients.Īs a kid growing up in the Midwest, a trip to the DQ for a simple hot fudge sundae on soft serve ice cream was her favorite thing. The Sierra Bonita Bacon Tomato Grilled Cheeseīacon, heirloom tomato, melted butter, provolone and white cheddar cheese grilled on a BF sourdough $19 Smashed avocado, Monterey jack and Brie cheese, arugula melted on BF Sourdough $19 Perfectly marinated, crispy, Mary's fried chicken topped w pickles, thinly sliced jalapeno, perfectly dressed slaw and spicy mayo on toasted Brioche. Perfect egg salad w a hint of lemon on top of sliced avocado served on toasted Black Forest sourdough and sprinkled w/ dill $18 Line-caught tuna layered on top of avocado and topped w microgreens served open-faced on toasted Black Forest sourdough $20 Toasted Black Forest sourdough, avocado, microgreens, cucumber, pepperoncini, roasted garlic hummus, heirloom tomatoes + whole garbanzo beans $17 Perfectly grilled and seasoned Mary’s chicken, arugula, goat cheese, chopped Calabrian chilies & olive oil on Black Forest focaccia and pressed panini-style $21 Prosciutto, burrata, salami, arugula and pesto on a Black Forest baguette $23 Sliced roasted turkey breast, bacon, avocado, tomato, butter lettuce, pepperoncini, yellow mustard, and garlic aioli on toasted Black Forest sourdough $21 Sliced roasted turkey breast, aged sharp cheddar, shredded lettuce, basil/parsley aioli on toasted Black Forest sourdough $21 ![]()
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