New York expats often long for familiar items like New York pizza. While many pizza restaurants in LA claim to offer New York pizza, the opening of Roberta’s intrigued me because they started their operation in New York City’s Brooklyn borough. I missed opportunities to sample Roberta’s LA pop-ups and I was glad to see…
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Fatto a Mano – Quality Italian Pasta in Redondo Beach
I enjoy featuring entrepreneurs because they are positive, enthusiastic, and they like what they do for a living. The latest entrepreneur I discovered is chef/owner Marco Pacelli. He owns and operates a new pasta shop in Redondo Beach named Fatto a Mano, translated to English, made by hand. Fatto a Mano is located in a…
Pasta Sisters – Affordable Quality Italian
In LA’s westside, Culver City is where many new and exciting restaurant concepts appear. One of the latest is Pasta Sisters, a fast-casual Italian restaurant that makes their pasta fresh in-house. They pair the pasta with quality Italian sauces and offer them with an optional fresh ball of burrata cheese. Pasta Sisters first opened its…
Restoration Kitchen Features Italian Wine Dinner
The email I received from Restoration Kitchen in Torrance was too good to be true. A four-course pre-fixe meal paired with fine Italian wines for the price of $87 including tax and gratuity? Four-course wine dinners usually start at $100 and that doesn’t include tax and gratuity. Co-owner Wesley Takiguchi gave us a quick overview…
United’s Polaris Lounge Opens in LAX Terminal 7
United Airlines recently executed a soft launch of their new Polaris Lounge in Terminal 7 at LAX. My wife received an offer from United Mileage Plus for their grand opening and purchased two tickets so that I could attend. I was very happy to receive this opportunity. United’s International Business and First Class customers are…
Barrique, a Romantic Destination in Venice
My wife and I were happy to join my cousin and her husband for her recent birthday. They are devout food connoisseurs and when asked where they would like to dine, they left it up to me. I don’t like having that decision for a birthday, but I didn’t argue. Since I hadn’t dined in…
N10 Restaurant – Elegant Italian Eatery Opens on 3rd Street
N10 Restaurant is the latest hot restaurant on Third Street in Beverly Grove. They feature multiregional Italian cuisine from chefs Fabio Ugoletti and Nick Parker, formerly of the Bastianich B&B Hospitality Group (which includes Eataly). The new restaurant is named after the number 10 on the jersey worn by the owner, former Italian soccer superstar…
The Taste of Italy 2018 – Mangia in the Piazza
The Taste of Italy is LA’s premier Italian food and wine event, It recently took place in Downtown LA next to Olvera Street. This year was the 10th time the event has been held and this year’s theme was Puglia, where Italy’s southern region forms its geographic boot. The event was hosted by the Italian…
The Taste LA – Recapping Opening Night
THE TASTE LA, the Los Angeles Times’ annual celebration of the Southern California culinary scene, is back at Paramount Pictures Studios lot this Labor Day weekend. THE TASTE LA is again cooking up a locally-focused, internationally-flavored menu of offerings with featured chefs and special guests. This is one of my favorite events to attend because…
Cal Mare Brings the Amalfi Coast to LA
The Beverly Center is currently undergoing a major renovation. As part of the makeover was the grand opening of Cal Mare, a flashy Italian restaurant. I recently learned that they have a happy hour and I invited a friend of mine to check it out. Cal Mare plays homage to the coasts of Italy and…