Updated with new details on Jason Neroni's new restaurant, Best Bet PizzeriaWhen the Rose Cafe opened in 1979, there was no reason to go to Venice to eat. It was arguably ground zero, however, for what would eventually become one of the hippest and award-winning dining destinations in the country.Seven years ago and 3 million meals later, chef Jason Neroni, formerly of nearby Superba, took over The Rose Venice and developed it into a sprawling space that includes indoor and outdoor dining with a beer garden, a full market and bakery, Verve Coffee bar, 40-foot cocktail bar and a romantic dining room bathed in candlelight. Still ground zero for some of the best dining in Los Angeles featuring ever evolving menus, Neroni is celebrating seven years of The Rose with a filling $77 seven-course tasting menu and additional carefully curated wine pairings reflecting the popular restaurant’s history through the month of November.The dinner experience, served on a dramatic series of Nicole Pilar ceramics, kicks off with hearth-baked focaccia and porcini marmalade for the table. Next comes a delicate spire of yellowtail, Santa Barbara uni, Iberico jamon in smoked olive oil and buddha’s hand vinaigrette followed by roasted bosc pears with Puglian burrata, lemon thyme and avocado honey and then crispy Brussels sprouts in a curried dashi broth.
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A variety of Pizza styles in development include wood-fired pies like scampi, nduja vodka sauce, sliced garlic, herb breadcrumbs, meyer lemon and fior di latte as well as Sicilian focaccia-style pizza with wood smoked onions, ricotta, garlic, aged pecorino, anchovy and breadcrumbs.
To complement the pizzas during lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch, there will be green garlic knots with smoked tomato sugo and taleggio fonduta, as well as marinated 2 Peas in a Pod beans with Cerignola olives, toasted hazelnuts, and porchetta di testa.
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