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Marael Johnson
Award-winning travel writer Marael Johnson has written for many prominent print and online publishers on areas as diverse as Outback Australia, Europe's Basque region, Louisiana's Cajun country, and…
Award-winning travel writer Marael Johnson has written for many prominent print and online publishers on areas as diverse as Outback Australia, Europe's Basque region, Louisiana's Cajun country, and remote South Pacific islands. She grew up in Los Angeles and resides in Southern California.
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Dining on Delicacies in the Desert
Palm Springs launches its first restaurant week, June 15-20, and it promises to be an excellent culinary journey for aficionados of food, drink, and desert air. Already a popular domestic and international holiday destination, Angelenos are fortunate to be day-trip close to this desert oasis. During restaurant week, foodies will be able to sample the culinary delights offered by a diverse range of restaurants--three-course, prix-fixe menus at a cost of $26-$36 per person. An example of the $26 meal is Azul Tapas Lounge with a first course of Roasted Portabello Tomato Tower stacked with herbed goat cheese and finished with pomegranate black truffle vinaigrette, and a second course of Lobster Stuffed Filet of Beef with bourbon braised tomatoes and lemon scented asparagus finished with a roasted blueberry gastric. A third course selection is Ganache Stuffed Chocolate Cake with French Vanilla Ice Cream. Purple Palm at the Colony Palms Hotel is one of the choices at the $36 price level. Starters at this establishment include Watermelon Salad (with raspberries, watercress, and red onion), entrées such as Roasted Lamb Saddle with pine nuts, lemon, and ratatouille-stuffed squash blossoms. For dessert? How about the Lemon Sponge Custard with frog hollow cherries? These are just a couple of more than two dozen restaurants participating in this tasty inaugural event. For more information: www.palmspringsrestaurantweek.com.