The Stinking Rose million. The Stinking Rose The Stinking Rose is a California-based restaurant, known for including garlic as an ingredient for every one of its dishes. It has two outlets; one in San Francisco and one in Beverly Hills. The official mantra is "We season our garlic with food". Among other things, it serves garlic ice cream. It has inspired two garlic-themed cookbooks titled "The Stinking Cookbook" (1994) and "The Stinking Rose Restaurant Cookbook" (2006). In 2014, the 13,500 square foot restaurant on a 38,500 square foot lot in Los Angeles was put up for sale. The asking price was just under
Lovers of the Holy Cross Lovers of the Holy Cross The Lovers of the Holy Cross (, Vietnamese: "Dòng Mến Thánh Giá") is a federation of a number of congregations of diocesan right of Religious Sisters, founded in 1670 by the first Vicar Apostolic in Tonkin and Cochinchina, Pierre Lambert de la Motte, M.E.P. According to 2002 statistics, it has about 4,822 members. It is the first female religious congregation to be distinguished by its East Asian characteristics, both contemplative and active, and founded in Vietnam. During its 335 years of existence, the Lovers of the Cross community, have gone through various trials and tribulations: