Recipes from your favorite restaurants: Culinary SOS

127 Recipes

Recipes from your favorite restaurants: Culinary SOS

By Isabella Sayyah

Nov. 13, 2014

It's as if Lawry's took everyone's favorite flavors and combined them in an easy-to-make dessert, with Nutella, chocolate, espresso and Kahlua liqueur folded into a mousse. And the best part? It comes together in just 15 minutes. Recipe: Lawry's Nutella chocolate espresso Kahlua mousse

Lawry's Nutella chocolate espresso Kahlua mousse

15 minutes

Serves 4

Salmon bisque, adapted from a dish at Robin's Restaurant in Cambria, can be made in less than an hour. Read the recipe »

Robin's salmon bisque

45 minutes

Serves 4 to 8

A recipe for walnut pancakes from Clinton Street in New York City.

Neil's pancakes from Clinton Street

40 minutes

Makes about 10 (3-inch) pancakes

Dark green julienned strips of kale are tossed with nutty quinoa and sunflower seeds.

La Grande Orange Cafe's kale and quinoa salad

50 minutes

Serves 2 to 4

Bar/Kitchen's shrimp and grits

1 hour 10 minutes

Serves 4 to 8

Smitty's Grill in Pasadena shares its recipe for chili and corn bread. Recipe

Steak chili

2 hours 30 minutes

Serves 10 to 12

Recipe: Iron skillet corn bread

Iron skillet corn bread

55 minutes

Serves 12

Recipe: Euro Pane's pear spice cake

Euro Pane's pear spice cake

1 hour 45 minutes

Serves 12 to 16

The kale salad from Napa Valley Grille. Recipe here.

Napa Valley Grille's kale chopped salad

45 minutes

Serves 4 to 6

Recipe: Taleggio mac 'n' cheese

Tallegio mac 'n' cheese from the Chateau Marmont

1 hour 30 minutes

Serves 12

Red wine adds depth to this soup. Recipe: Grub's spinach-mushroom-ginger soup

Grub's Spinach-Mushroom-Ginger Soup

1 hour 45 minutes

Serves 4

The Gonzalez family left El Salvador during civil war and daughter has kept history alive through her poetry. But now mother is getting older and wants to share family's history through recipes and daughter is not into cooking but wants to keep recipes alive. bonding together while cooking. (Doriane Raiman/Los Angeles Times)

Salvadoran chicken tamales

5 hours

Makes 3½ to 5 dozen tamales

The clam chowder at La Conner Brewing Co. in Washington state's San Juan Islands has a bit of spice to it. Read the recipe »

La Conner Brewing Co.'s clam chowder

1 hour

Serves 8

The honey chipotle shrimp salad at the Getty Center's restaurant is blended with a cilantro lime cream. Recipe: Honey chipotle shrimp salad

Honey chipotle shrimp salad from the Restaurant at the Getty Center

40 minutes

Serves 2

Tender potatoes are pureed with heavy cream to form the base for this rich and satisfying soup, with roasted diced chiles folded in for subtle heat. Recipe: Potato green chile soup

La Casa Sena's potato green chile soup

1 hour 20 minutes

Serves 10 to 12

Wild mushroom soup is a rich purée. Recipe: Joe's wild mushroom soup

Joe's wild mushroom soup

35 minutes

Serves 2 to 4

Recipe: Tender Greens olive oil cake

Tender Greens' citrus olive oil cake

45 minutes

Makes about 1 1/2 dozen cupcakes

Olives al forno

25 minutes

Serves 8 to 10

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Market Garden Brewery's sweet potato pie

2 hours 20 minutes

Serves 8

Rib City Grill's pecan pie

1 hour 30 minutes

Serves 8

A perfect way to start the day, they also make a great snack when you're on the go. Read the recipe »

Clementine's whole grain muffin with plump dried cherries

1 hour

Makes about 24 muffins

Mussels are steamed in a flavorful blend of fresh fennel, garlic, leeks, cream and white sambuca, the anise-flavored Italian liqueur. Recipe: Giuseppe's mussels in sambuca

Giuseppe's mussels in sambuca

35 minutes

Serves 4 to 6

Oven Spoonful's Chocolate Chip Cookie.

Oven Spoonful's Chocolate Chip Cookies

45 minutes

Makes about 10 quarter-pound cookies

Lucques serves its yogurt sherbet with beignets and zabaglione. Read the recipe »

Lucques' yogurt sherbet

12 minutes

Serves 4 to 6

The tuna salad comes together in minutes and is great served either as a sandwich or on its own. Read the recipe »

La Grande Orange's tuna salad sandwich

15 minutes

Serves 2

Recipe: Balboa Cafe's kale slaw

Balboa Cafe's kale slaw

30 minutes

Makes about 12 cups

The Peruvian ceviche from Marinitas in Marin County is full of salmon fillet. Read the recipe »

Marinitas' Peruvian ceviche

30 minutes

Serves 2 to 4

Chilled tomato soup

Obika's chilled organic tomato soup

20 minutes

Serves 4 to 6

Standard Baking Co.'s oatmeal raisin cookies

1 hour

Makes about 1 1/2 dozen

Recipe: Brunos' budino al caramello

Brunos' budino al caramello

1 hour

Serves 8

Tasting Kitchen's Braveheart cocktail

5 minutes

Makes 1 cocktail

This simple salad is made with an avocado vinaigrette. Bluewater Grill's chicken chopped salad

Bluewater Grill's chicken chopped salad

35 minutes

Serves 4

Both tart fresh apple slices and dried apple chips flavor this salad, also tossed with sliced onion, lightly spiced candied almonds, julienned strips of chicken and creamy goat cheese. The salad is tossed with a bright Champagne vinaigrette. Recipe: Nordstrom's chicken, apple and goat cheese salad

Nordstrom's chicken, apple and goat cheese salad

1 hour

Serves 4

A refreshing summer salad from The Hungry Cat. Recipe: Tomato and watermelon salad

The Hungry Cat's tomato and watermelon salad

40 minutes

Serves 4

Artichoke lovers, rejoice! Recipe: Artichoke soup

Hog's Breath Inn's artichoke soup

1 hour

Serves 2 to 4

The coconut macaroon pie from Saddlebag Lake Resort near Yosemite is easy to make. Read the recipe »

Saddlebag Lake Resort's coconut macaroon pie

1 hour

Serves 8

Recipe: Mendocino Farms' curried couscous

Mendocino Farms' vegan curried couscous with roasted cauliflower

50 minutes

Serves 10

The Spanish flan is served with espuma of Catalan cream and oranges. Read the recipe »

Jose Andres' flan from Jaleo in Vegas

1 hour 30 minutes

Serves 6

The tender albondigas at Cafe Sevilla are made with beef and pork and two kinds of cheese. Read the recipe »

Cafe Sevilla's albondigas (meatballs)

50 minutes

Serves 10 to 12

Cafe Pasqual's in Santa Fe, N.M., shared its recipe for a veggie burger made with quinoa. Read the recipe »

Cafe Pasqual's quinoa burger

1 hour 20 minutes

Serves 6

Rich and creamy. Recipe: Durty Nelly's seafood chowder

Durty Nelly's seafood chowder

45 minutes

Makes 10 1/2 cups

Rich and hearty white bean soup. Recipe: Creperie du Village's soupe aux haricot blanc

Creperie du Village's soupe aux haricot blanc

1 hour 30 minutes

Serves 8 to 16

Scones with an impeccable pedigree.

The Savoy's Cornish scones

1 hour

Makes about 2 dozen scones, depending on the size

Amtrak's braised lamb shanks with portobello mushroom, tomatoes and oregano

3 hours

Serves 4

Recipe: The Wallace's grilled cauliflower

The Wallace's grilled cauliflower

40 minutes

Serves 4 to 6

The coconut flan is baked with a caramel sauce. Read the recipe »

The Eatery's toasted coconut honey flan

1 hour 30 minutes

Serves 10

The carrot, lentil and cumin soup recipe from a restaurant in Bath, England, is flavorful and easy to make. Read the recipe »

Sally Lunn's carrot, lentil and cumin soup

55 minutes

Makes about 3 quarts soup

The noodle kugel at Brent's Deli is topped with cinnamon sugar and crushed cornflakes. Read the recipe »

Brent's Deli's kugel

45 minutes

Serves 8 to 12

Recipe: Julienne's lemon coconut bars

Julienne's lemon coconut bars

1 hour 15 minutes

Serves 12 to 16

If you love spice, you can't go wrong with this vindaloo, which packs more than a little heat. Read the recipe »

Clay Oven's spicy habanero lamb vindaloo

1 hour

Serves 4

Don't bacon and cheddar make everything better? Restaurant 1833 was happy to share its recipe for these hearty biscuits, perfect served warm with a dab of maple chile butter. Read the recipe »

Restaurant 1833's bacon cheddar biscuits with maple chile butter

1 hour 10 minutes

Makes 12 biscuits

Recipe: Jose Andres' pan con chocolate with brioche ice cream

Pan con chocolate (Chocolate flan with caramelized bread, olive oil and brioche ice cream)

1 hour 45 minutes

Serves 8

Recipe: Zuppa di pomodoro fresco

Zuppa di pomodoro fresco (fresh tomato soup)

45 minutes

Serves 6 to 8

A doughnut muffin? Yes, please.

Sweet Butter’s coffee doughnut muffins

1 hour

Makes 2 dozen muffins

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Red Fish Grill's crab cakes

1 hour 30 minutes

Serves 4

Twenty6 purple pickled cauliflower

30 minutes

Serves 16

Gelson's was happy to share its recipe for turkey chili, a dish that is rich and simple to make. Read the recipe »

Gelson’s turkey chili

1 hour 10 minutes

Serves 8

I don't know about the "death" part, but when you have a rich cheesecake-like torte flavored with no less than five lemons, you're bound to make any lemon lover swoon Read the recipe »

Death by lemon

1 hour 30 minutes

Serves 12

Recipe: Casa Cordoba's Pollo de aceitunas (olive chicken)

Casa Cordoba's Pollo de aceitunas (Olive chicken)

3 hours

Serves 4 to 6

Costa Azul's house salsa

30 minutes

Makes 2 cups

Recipe: Ruby red mojito

Akasha's Ruby Red Mojito

5 minutes

Serves 1

Spaghetti Bolognese

1 hour 40 minutes

Serves 4 to 6

The recipe for Roberto's gambas Mozambique comes from España Restaurant on Forida's Amelia Island.

Roberto's gambas Mozambique from Espana Restaurant

25 minutes

Serves 2

California Pizza Kitchen was happy to share its recipe, which we've adapted here. Read the recipe »

California Pizza Kitchen's chicken tequila fettuccine

1 hour 15 minutes

Serves 4 to 6

Sweet Butter's Shrimp Ceviche.

Sweet Butter's shrimp ceviche

20 minutes

Makes a generous quart of ceviche.

Imperial's sticky toffee gingerbread

1 hour 20 minutes

Serves 12

A perfect fall dish, roasted butternut squash is combined with onion and garlic and finished with rich cream in this soup, a touch of fragrant nutmeg and cinnamon rounding out the flavors. Read the recipe »

Flavor del Mar's Butternut Squash Soup

1 hour 20 minutes

Serves 8 to 10

Shell pasta salad.

Wolfe's Market's shell pasta salad with lemon zest

30 minutes

Makes 5 quarts

Black Cat Bistro's sticky toffee pudding

Black Cat Bistro's sticky toffee pudding

1 hour 10 minutes

Serves 6

Recipe: Huckleberry's roasted carrots with avocado

Huckleberry’s roasted carrots with avocado

45 minutes

Serves 4 to 6

Wedges of Madonna Inn's carrot cake, a favorite of the hotel in San Luis Obispo. Food styled by Ben Mims, with Julie Giuffrida and propped by Nidia Cueva at Proplink Tabletop Studio in downtown Los Angeles.

Madonna Inn's Carrot Cake

1 hour

Serves 12 to 16.

LOS ANGELES CA. APRIL 2, 2014: Chocolate Brioche Bread pudding was photographed at the Los Angeles Times Studio on April 3, 2014 (Glenn Koenig/ Los Angeles Times)

Chocolate Brioche Bread Pudding

1 hour 15 minutes

Serves 9 to 12

Recipe: Ellis Island's green beans

Ellis Island's green beans

20 minutes

Serves 4 to 6

Coffeecake doesn't get much better than this.

Atlantis Steakhouse coffeecake

1 hour 30 minutes

Serves 12 to 16

Recipe: August's charred broccoli salad

August’s charred broccoli salad

45 minutes

Serves 4 to 6

Lure Fish House’s blueberry cobbler

45 minutes

Serves 8 to 12

Mayie's Beans from Wool Growers in Bakersfield. Read the recipe »

Basque-Style Beans

2 hours

Serves 8 to 10

Fin’s clam chowder

45 minutes

Serves 10 to 12

The lemon ricotta pancake made at the Icebox Cafe in Miami Beach is served with whipped cream cheese. Read the recipe »

Icebox Cafe's lemon ricotta pancakes

35 minutes

Makes 8 pancakes

Recipe: Palazzo Giuseppe's Brussels sprout salad

Palazzo Giuseppe's Brussels sprout salad

50 minutes

Serves 4

Canter's Deli simply blends eggs, celery and mayo, with some salt and pepper, for its egg salad. Read the recipe »

Canter's egg salad

15 minutes

Makes about 1 quart salad

The Shrimp and grits dish from Stella's Southern Bistro. Read the recipe »

Stella's signature shrimp and grits

1 hour 45 minutes

Serves 6

The creme brulee at Bacara Resort in Santa Barbara is enhanced with the flavor of pistachios. Read the recipe »

Bacara's pistachio crème brûlée

1 hour

Serves 6

The chocolate cookies at Andrei's are served as part of a chocolate lover's dessert plate

Andrei's chocolate cookies

30 minutes

Makes 2½ to 3 dozen cookies

Gaijin salad

25 minutes

Serves 4

A reader favorite from The Overland Cafe. Turkey meatloaf

The Overland Cafe's turkey meatloaf

1 hour 30 minutes

Serves 4 to 6

The flourless chocolate cake from Gale's Restaurant in Pasadena is delicious with a little whipped cream. Recipe: Flourless chocolate cake from Gale's Restaurant

Gale's Restaurant's flourless chocolate cake

1 hour 10 minutes

Serves 12 to 16

The red velvet cupcakes at the Hotel del Coronado are made even more moist when they squeeze in a little simple syrup. Recipe: Hotel del Coronado's red velvet cupcakes

Hotel del Coronado's red velvet cupcakes

50 minutes

Makes 2 dozen cupcakes

The Dutch Frontier's lemon cheesecake.

The Dutch Frontier's lemon cheesecake

3 hours 20 minutes

Serves 12 to 16

Trattoria Farfalla's mushroom rigatoni.

Trattoria Farfalla's rigatoni al tre funghi

30 minutes

Serves 4

Recipe: Campanile's crispy flattened chicken

Campanile's crispy flattened chicken

35 minutes

Serves 4

Crispy French toast, adapted from a dish at 1892 East in Huntsville, Ala. Read the recipe »

1892 East's crispy French toast

45 minutes

Serves 4

The beer nuts from Deschutes Brewery in Portland, Ore., are worth duplicating at home. Read the recipe »

Deschutes Brewery's beer nuts

15 minutes

Makes about 10 cups

The Israeli couscous is mixed with herbs, lemon and Moroccan spices. Read the recipe »

Vertical Wine Bistro's Israeli couscous

45 minutes

Serves 6 to 8

Thin flour tortillas stuffed with rich cream cheese and bananas, then deep-fried, coated with cinnamon sugar and served with whipped cream and ice cream under a drizzle of warm caramel. Read the recipe »

Harborside Restaurant's banana cream cheese bunuelos

1 hour

Serves 6

The chicken chili from Jason's Deli makes a hearty dish.

Jason's Deli's chicken chili

1 hour

Makes 1 quart

Gail's Artisan Bakery Chocolate Chip Cookie.

Gail's Artisan Bakery Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 hour

Makes 1 dozen cookies

Flavorful Sally Lunn rolls, adapted from Rye in Louisville, Ky. Read the recipe »

Rye's Sally Lunn rolls

1 hour 45 minutes

Makes about 1 1/2 dozen rolls

The macaroni 'n' cheese at King's Fish House restaurants is topped with panko bread crumbs for added crunch. Read the recipe »

King's Fish House's mac 'n' cheese

1 hour 15 minutes

Serves 8 to 12

Recipe: Coconut curry cauliflower soup

Mendocino Farms’ coconut curry cauliflower soup

1 hour 40 minutes

Serves 8 to 12

Girasole's orange cake with mascarpone

1 hour 15 minutes

Serves 8 to 10

Beverly’s Szechwan carrot soup

1 hour 30 minutes

Makes about 3 quarts, serves 10 to 12

Proof Bakery's orange-currant scones.

Proof Bakery's scones

1 hour 10 minutes

Serves 8

Recipe: Honeycomb ice cream

Rustic Canyon's Honeycomb Ice Cream

20 minutes

Makes 2 quarts

Vasetto di Crema from Filomena's Italian Kitchen in Costa Mesa.

Filomena’s vasetto di crema chocolate mousse

Serves 6

Recipe: Roasted carrots and oranges with cumin and pumpkin seeds

Roasted carrots and oranges with cumin and pumpkin seeds

50 minutes

Serves 4 to 6.

Salad of oranges, quinoa, radishes and feta

Salad of oranges, quinoa, radishes and feta

55 minutes

Serves 4 to 6

Recipe: Grilled apple salad with blue cheese and maple vinaigrette

Grilled apple salad with blue cheese and maple vinaigrette

40 minutes

Serves 4

Salted maple pudding

20 minutes

Serves 4 to 6

Michael's on Naples torta di mandorle (almond cake)

1 hour

Serves 12.

Recipe: The Village Idiot's beans and bitter greens

The Village Idiot's beans and bitter greens

1 hour 45 minutes

Serves 6 to 8

Thai tomato coconut soup

35 minutes

Serves 4 to 6

Recipe: The Dearborn Inn's bread pudding

The Dearborn Inn’s bread pudding

1 hour 15 minutes

Serves 8 to 12

Chef John Hogan was happy to share the dish, for a little taste of the Windy City here in L.A. Read the recipe »

Hogan's peas from River Roast

40 minutes

Serves 4 to 6

Recipe: Roasted carrots with rosemary butter and black pepper creme fraiche

Connie and Ted’s roasted carrots with rosemary butter and black pepper crème fraîche

1 hour

Serves 4 to 6

La Posta de Mesilla’s red chile posole

1 hour 45 minutes

Serves 8 to 12

Boulders Resort's cowboy s’mores

2 hours 30 minutes

Serves 6

Guido’s salad dressing

15 minutes

Makes 3 cups

Le Petit Cafe's creamy mushroom soup. Read the recipe »

Le Petit Cafe’s creamy mushroom soup

50 minutes

Serves 6 to 8

Squid ink risotto

1 hour 15 minutes

Serves 4

Chili Aioli from Joan's on Third was photographed at the Los Angeles Times photo studio on May 20, 2015.

Joan’s on Third’s chili aioli

10 minutes

Makes a generous 2 cups

Oatmeal cookies from Sycamore Kitchen, topped with coconut toffee. Get the recipe.

Sycamore Kitchen's oatmeal cookies

1 hour

Makes about 14 cookies

No. 8: Fishing with Dynamite's cute little Key lime pies

Cute little Key lime pies

1 hour

Serves 8

Cornmeal-fried spring onion with chili aioli shot in the Los Angeles Times studio on Sept. 9, 2015.

Cornmeal-fried spring onion with chile aioli

45 minutes

Serves 4 to 6

Chef Jason Neroni's salmon tartare.

Salmon tartare

20 minutes

Serves 4 to 6

Vegan key lime pie.

Gracias Madre’s Key lime pie

45 minutes

Serves 8 to 12

Hoe cake from Barrel & Ashes

Barrel & Ashes hoe cake

45 minutes

Makes 3 to 4 cakes

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