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
Coltrane for Lovers Prestige in 2003. Another Verve compilation of Coltrane ballads, entitled "More Coltrane for Lovers", followed in 2005. In a four-star review, Allmusic editor Alex Henderson called "Coltrane for Lovers" "an excellent collection that has no problem reminding us just how warm and expressive his ballad playing could be." After discussing how Coltrane's ballad-playing has been undervalued in comparison to his more experimental recordings, in a December 21, 2001 article for "The New York Times", writer Ben Ratliff wrote that "This collection ... presents all the argument you need." Some, however, have criticized the album and Verve negatively for repackaging Coltrane