Spice Affair

Spice Affair (50 N La Cienega Blvd., Suite 120, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; 310.400.6800) is an upscale Indian fusion restaurant with a lounge, VIP private dining room and banquet hall, now open in Beverly Hills. For lunch you can order Potato and Peas Samosas; Chickpea & Caramelized Walnut Kebab (Hand pounded chickpeas with caramelized walnuts); The Tandoori Chicken; Chunky Salmon with Extra Virgin Mustard Oil; Kadai flipped Ocean Prawns (quick fired kadai masala and pre-marinated king prawn in curry); and Just The Saag (a traditional pan seared grounded spinach, fenugreek and seasonal leafy veggies).

Dinner includes Goat Cheese and Asparagus Tikki (potato, asparagus and goat cheese patties); Lamb Chapli (minced lamb, hand pounded and infused with smoke, select spices and finished on a flat grill); Deep Deviled Scallops cooked with mango cream and char finished; kabobs like Jhumke BBQ Prawn Crowns split roasted with saffron; Malai Mild and Succulent (Chicken marinated with pureed almond, cream cheese, tandoor); curry including The Northie Lamb Bliss (lamb cooked like they do in homes of Northern India); and Shrimp and Scallops Moilee (Kerela style coconut, curry leaf and mustard sauce). Vegetarians can order up numerous veggie dishes like Paneer Butter Masala (tomato sauce with Paneer and cream); Chote Mote Aloo (baby potatoes, dried pomegranate seeds, plum tomatoes, cracked coriander); and Dal Uttery (black lentils prepared overnight).