Inside Cipriani’s Buzzy New Beverly Hills Restaurant
It’s a Wednesday night in Beverly Hills, and Cipriani’s latest outpost — and debut California restaurant — is packed. Attractive couples perched on stools and well-heeled women decked in black are sipping drinks from a grand bar at the entrance, while the main dining room — replete with signature reddish-brown wood, black and white portraits and ro...
Cori Trattoria Pastificio, a Gambero Rosso Three-Forks awardee
Accursio Lota, executive chef and owner of Cori Trattoria Pastificio in North Park, is the owner of a family-operated Southern Italian restaurant that focuses on Sicilian cuisine. Celebrating four years in business, Cori recently earned a place in the esteemed “Top Italian Restaurant 2024 Guide” by Gambero Rosso, likened to a Michelin achievement i...
Sam the Cooking Guy Puts a Twist on Italian Cuisine at His Next Restaurant
A new Italian fusion restaurant is coming to Little Italy, in the heart of Piazza della Famiglia. Basta!, which means “enough” in Italian, will open on Thursday, June 6, on the pedestrianized plaza across from the Little Italy Food Hall. Guests can dine and drink with a prime view of the iconic Little Italy Fountain and the passersby that come thro...
59-Year-Old Classic Italian Restaurant Andre’s Has Reopened in Mid-Wilshire
LA’s longtime old-school favorite Andre’s Italian Restaurant reopened in Mid-Wilshire. For 59 years, the family-operated eatery was located across the street from the Original Farmers Market. As of April 11, it now resides inside the historic Dominguez-Wilshire Building on Wilshire Boulevard and Cloverdale. Andre’s owners were forced to close in 20...
Sogno Toscano Is Coming to The Grove
Sogno Toscano, a New York-based Italian speciality food store, is opening a second L.A. market and cafe in The Grove, according to the shopping center’s website. The cafe’s menu will feature an array of soups, salads, Tuscan schiacciate, pinsa Romana, pastas, plus a wine bar and espresso bar. On the market side, Sogno Toscano, which translates to...
Family Heirloom: Gaetano’s in Torrance celebrate generations of restaurateurs
In Los Angeles, something a century old is, well, old. The South Bay was mainly agricultural or chapparal in 1924, and as little as fifty years ago there were still open fields where office buildings and tract homes now stand. Compare that with European or Asian countries where there are many businesses that were under the same family ownership for...
The DiCicco family in Fresno is ‘related to almost every Italian restaurant in town’
What do the owners of Italian restaurants Five, DiCicco’s, Ovidio and LaRocca’s have in common? They’re all related. It’s a big, blended, extended family, but family nonetheless. It all started with the DiCicco parents and their four sons: Nick, Frank, Roberto and Alberto. They called themselves the “Four Sons of Italy,” and had several other sibli...
Cheese Wheel Dreams Do Come True at Little Italy’s Newest Spot, Vincenzo
San Diego’s vibrant dining scene welcomes an innovative new Italian gem, Vincenzo—just when you thought the timeless cuisine couldn’t evolve further! Visionary founder Vincenzo Loverso invites you to savor a groundbreaking experience at San Diego’s first cheese wheel bar. Located on the best corner of Little Italy (India & Date St), step into the m...
At Barbara’s: The Roman Chef in Los Angeles Who Cooks Solo in an Apartment
In Los Angeles, tucked away on a quiet street within a residential area, is a small apartment with something special about it: outside the door, the sign says "Da Barbara" and as you cross the threshold, you'll find not a house, but a restaurant. Yes, a two-story restaurant with just 14 seats nestled inside an elegant living room, but with a relaxe...
Italian Restaurant Violetto Opening in St. Helena
The former Acacia House at the Alila Hotel and Resort in Napa Valley will reopen in mid-May as Violetto, a fine dining experience with tasting and a la carte menus. Executive Chef and Director of Culinary Thomas Lents, whose resume includes Michelin-star restaurants in the Midwest, a stint at Joel Robuchon’s Mansion restaurant, and Quince in San Fr...
Lobster…pastry?!?
Far are the days of limited, and exclusively corporate-restaurant options, ‘different’ has become the standard in America’s Finest City, providing every chef the opportunity to highlight their family-favorite dishes, desserts, and other foods that their neighbors might not have heard of. Foods that may have once been overlooked are now delicacies,...
Nardò Will Open in Culver City Later This Month
Fresh off the heels of making its West Hollywood debut, Nardò will soon bring its authentic Italian cuisine to Culver City. The newest location off Culver Boulevard is expected to be open by the end of the month. Originally founded in Huntington Beach by award-winning restaurateur Gianni Chiloiro, Nardò takes its namesake from Gianni’s mother’s, wh...