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Photo courtesy Wendy Perl Santa Monica High School's Hayley Condon (center) is congratulated by teammates after hitting a home run during a 12-0 win over Inglewood on Thursday. The win improves Samohi's record to 16-5 overall and 5-0 in Ocean League play.
Something for everyone FROM WINE PAGE 3 to provide with a revamped food court. The idea is to have a more elegant atmosphere married to the several retail outlets and the Market, which will provide items such as meats, fish, cheese, bread, fruit, flowers and chocolate. “The dining deck is just so unique. I don’t know a concept like that in the United States,” Roscoe said. One of the traits featured at the Sonoma Wine Garden and borrowed from Umland’s Ozumo restaurants will be the option of what he calls the “small plate and shared plate style of dining.” A large component of the restaurant is the various choices available to the diner. Umland said that you can come in to order a pizza to enjoy with a party of people, or you can come in to try a cheese plate and discuss its flavors and what pairs best with it. “We’r’e really excited about doing this. At Ozumo we kind of pioneered the small plate and shared plate style of dining,” Umland said.
THE DINING DECK IS JUST SO UNIQUE. I DON’T KNOW A CONCEPT LIKE THAT IN THE UNITED STATES.” Doug Roscoe Senior Manager for Santa Monica Place
But Sonoma Wine Garden will certainly not be limited to small meals. It will also feature a wood-burning oven and live side cooking, where chefs put fish and meat on a live fire. Both of these styles create different flavors that Umland said, “you can’t get in a regular oven.” news@smdp.com