Their lives continue to revolve around the restaurant and their three children. Hussein runs the kitchen. Laura manages the office, the restaurant and the home. Mondays are meant for family, and the bistro is closed. The other six days are spent on more than just their normal lunch and dinner crowd.
Patrons can call or fax orders from a take-out menu for lunch or dinner.
The generous offer to dip into his 3,000-bottle wine cellar seemingly is too good to be true. Tuesdays, we offer our entire wine inventory at a 50 percent discount. They can order Leonetti, Grgrich Hills or Dom Perignon. People might think I'm crazy to do that, but it gives guests a chance to buy something expensive. For some of our guests, who were intimidated by wine, offering this program means they can educate themselves.