Millennium

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Millennium Review

This big, wood-lined dining room in the Hotel California is the gourmet dining destination for visiting vegans. The seasonal menu of "animal-free" dishes made with organic ingredients includes flat bread with caramelized onion and cherry tomatoes, chickpea flour-crusted oyster mushrooms with sea vegetable noodle salad, mirin-glazed sesame rice balls, and maple-roasted squash with hazelnut-farro risotto. All dishes are dressed up with bold flavors, and numerous ingredients (sometimes a few too many). Come dessert, you may find the chocolate almond midnight (mocha chocolate filling in an almond-cashew crust) hard to resist. A long list of organic wines is available, and a five-course tasting menu ($69) is offered for when your wallet is full, or a "Frugal Foodie" three-course menu Sunday through Wednesday for $39.