tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post8585993323802418607..comments2024-03-28T04:35:22.114-07:00Comments on danger garden: I love a restaurant with a planted courtyard…danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-91298184737829480952013-02-24T21:13:36.283-08:002013-02-24T21:13:36.283-08:00You would think all our restaurants would have out...You would think all our restaurants would have outdoor dining because of our Southern California weather. We have one fun place in Laguna Beach called Madison Square Gardens, which has a large outdoor space out back<br /> under huge trees. Another place with an interesting vertical garden is True Foods in Newport Beach. Who doesn't want to dine outside? (Thanks for sharing this restaurant--hope to see it and feast there someday.)Janinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06788941000657600217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-20556322554014523812011-10-05T16:23:50.087-07:002011-10-05T16:23:50.087-07:00I love Autentica, but haven't been there in wa...I love Autentica, but haven't been there in warm weather, I guess, because I never realized there was a courtyard. A fun place near me with delightful garden seating is DiPrima Dolce. It's primarily a bakery, but in summer Pat DiPrima does lovely Italian meals on weekends. She grows some of the herbs and veggies she uses right there in her garden, interspersed with perennials and shrubs.MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-55672965433123370042011-10-01T21:15:44.614-07:002011-10-01T21:15:44.614-07:00This looks like a fun place. Love that Tetrapanax!...This looks like a fun place. Love that Tetrapanax!GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-9687339161628809942011-09-27T12:40:45.190-07:002011-09-27T12:40:45.190-07:00Beautiful! I am happy to report that many restaura...Beautiful! I am happy to report that many restaurants here in the Boston area make a valiant effort for outdoor with a beautiful setting of greenery but unfortunately very few have a secluded space at their disposal due to the prevailing forms of architecture...Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291223943168030684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-6183957027875674962011-09-27T09:13:49.731-07:002011-09-27T09:13:49.731-07:00ricki, god I hope so...after the last couple of da...ricki, god I hope so...after the last couple of days I need to see the sun again!<br /><br />DD, I do have a great courtyard dining memory from my first visit to Tucson in about 2001, one of those complete surprises where there was nothing to indicate the hidden beauty inside the restaurant. Too bad I didn't happen into Cafe Terra Cotta too!<br /><br />Lancashire Rose, seriously? As in it costs more to insure a restaurant with outdoor seating? That's just crazy talk.<br /><br />Delphine, yes! It was beautiful.<br /><br />Darla, your joking, right?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-79070206914347105332011-09-27T03:37:41.626-07:002011-09-27T03:37:41.626-07:00Just so so....Just so so....Darlahttp://hundredsofideas.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-84301472540763505412011-09-27T00:08:46.332-07:002011-09-27T00:08:46.332-07:00magnifique tetrapanax !!magnifique tetrapanax !!Delphinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15135805939182879210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-79863711472578554382011-09-26T19:34:23.323-07:002011-09-26T19:34:23.323-07:00That certainly is a delightful setting. I love to ...That certainly is a delightful setting. I love to eat outside and yet there are so few places. I used to wonder why, with all the favorable weather we have in Austin, there aren't more outdoor eating areas like you see in Europe. Insurance. That's the reason. They can't afford it. So sad.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-63190552305999418232011-09-26T19:11:21.502-07:002011-09-26T19:11:21.502-07:00Outdoor / al-fresco dining is VERY rare in Abq. An...Outdoor / al-fresco dining is VERY rare in Abq. And most times, it is blah, high water plants - nothing native or spiky. I hear you, outdoor dining should not be in an afterthought space, it can accent the experience beyond words!<br /><br />If only you could have eaten on the east patio of the former Cafe Terra Cotta in Tucson on Sunrise. A killer cactus and succulent garden above, a Sonoran Desert arroyo below with ironwoods, paloverdes, saguaro. It was to die for!<br /><br />Great concept to post...more!Desert Dwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952727692048782529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-54614014976124985562011-09-26T12:17:58.867-07:002011-09-26T12:17:58.867-07:00All that and good food too? Gotta catch this one d...All that and good food too? Gotta catch this one during the next spate of good weather (it is coming, right?). Meriweather's on NW Thurman has a beautiful enclosed deck out back.ricki 'sprig to twig'http://bannersbyricki.com/index.phpnoreply@blogger.com