Serving Larchmont Village, Hancock Park, and the Greater Wilshire neighborhoods of Los Angeles since 2011.

Hancock Park Favorite Restaurant Xiomara Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Special Cuban Menu

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For nearly 30 years, Cuban chef Xiomara Ardolina, known for her restaurants The Epicurean in La Canada (1979), Xiomara Restaurant in Old Pasadena (1991) and Xiomara on Melrose in Hancock Park (2003), has inspired Angelenos with her French style fine dining, Cuban-inspired Nuevo Latino cuisine and most recently her California Cuban menu.

In an industry typically dominated by men, where only an estimated 18 percent of executive chefs are women, and even less for female owners/chefs, fiercely independent Xiomara has achieved her success on her own, never relying on investors to provide financial backing.

Today, in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Xiomara will launch a special menu to celebrate her Cuban roots. This menu will feature traditional Cuban dishes including some classics from her past restaurants:

  • Nuevo Cubano Salad – Vine ripe tomatoes and avacado, watercress and fresh hearts of palm, in a very cold lime, oregano and fresh heart tomato juice dressing
  • Wonton Pork Taquitos with Spicy Chipotle Dip – With a tropical salad of oranges, avocado, sugar snow peas, sweet onion and asparagus
  • Cuban Sandwich – Black Forest ham, roasted pork, Swiss cheese, finished on the flat iron grill
  • Seared Pork Hash and Yuca Frita con Mojo y Platanos Maduros – Shredded leg of pork, marinated fried cassava, black bean jus and very ripe plantains
  • Spicy Duck Ropa Vieja on a Colombian Arepa and Mojo Tomatoes – Shredded duck, manchego cheese corn cake, marinated Cuban style tomatoes and watercress
Xiomara on Melrose
6101 Melrose Avenue
LA  90038
Reservations:  323-461-0601
Website – Xiomara Restaurant

 

 

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Mary
Mary
Mary has lived in the Hancock Park area for over 20 years - including homes in Larchmont Village and Windsor Square. Mary has lived in some great places in her life - but none compare to the convenience and majesty of our neighborhood. For Mary, the neighborhood has been a wonderful home to her large, extended family...at one time she had family members living on seven different Hancock Park area blocks! Larchmont Buzz is a labor of love - built to celebrate the neighborhood and to elevate the conversation in the area.

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