The Patina Restaurant Group throws its first "Tomato Festival"
Photo: courtesy of the Patina Restauarnt Group
Now until the end of summer, the various Patina restaurants (Cafe Pinot, Catal, Kendall's Brasserie, Nic & Stef's Steakhouse, Patina, Pinot Bistro, Pinot Provence, Tangata, Zucca Ristorante) are participating in "Tomato Festival," offering a rotating selection of à la carte items created with tomatoes from local purveyors (like Windrose Farm in Paso Robles and Coastal Organics in Oxnard). Expect dishes like heirloom tomato risotto and warm lobster salad with tomato "air." For a full list of offerings, click here.