The Belvedere at the Peninsula Hotel
The dining room features two paintings by contemporary French painter Fabienne Verdier.
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The salt cod croquettes with roasted piquillo at the new Belvedere at the Peninsula Hotel.
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Duck confit orecchiette with sundried tomato and escarole from the Belvedere restaurant at the Peninsula Hotel.
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Fattoush salad with grilled pita, cucumber, feta, parsley, sumac and buttermilk dressing from the Belvedere at the Peninsula Hotel.
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Whole branzino with lemon and anise at the Belvedere restaurant at the Peninsula Hotel.
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The restaurant’s green booths were replaced by a plush, tufted banquette in royal blue.
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Prominently displayed in the dining room is American figurative artist Alex Katz’s “Anniversary” painting.
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“Linescape I,” half of a duo of paintings called “Linescape I and Linescape II” that were commissioned for the restaurant, created by contemporary French painter Fabienne Verdier.
(Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)Jenn Harris is a columnist for the Food section and host of “The Bucket List” show. She has a BA in literary journalism from UC Irvine and an MA in journalism from USC. Follow her @Jenn_Harris_.