Vetri is the most famous restaurant in town, it’s been called “Possibly the best Italian restaurant on the east coast” by Mario’s Batali, some even claimed it’s the “best Italian restaurant in America.” Getting a table was difficult, but I managed to squeeze myself in on a Monday on that same morning. Bearing that much […]
Posts Tagged ‘Italian’
December 18, 2009
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Drago Centro (Downtown)
By Freda in 06: Downtown LA, Favorite Food EntriesDrago Centro is the spinoff of Santa Monica’s Italian restaurant Drago at Downtown. Their menu is standard Italian three course meal. Since the three of us weren’t that hungry, we ordered only from the antipasti and first course (pasta). The bar area has a pretty big dining area as well (with access to the same […]
April 2, 2009
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Osteria Mozza (Highland)
By Freda in 07: Mid-WilshireThe much coveted Osteria Mozza (right next to Pizzeria Mozza) have opened for a long time, but we avoided it because of stories about the horrible waiting time, bad attitude and so so food. Has things died down a little bit? Recession? Nope. Even with reservation, we waited for almost an hour for our table. […]
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October 30, 2008
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Chez Panisse Cafe (Berkeley: Gourmet Ghetto)
By Joan in 04: SF+Bay Area, Favorite Food EntriesOn the way back to LA from our short getaway to Napa, we stopped by Berkeley to check out Alice Water‘s famous restaurant/cafe Chez Panisse for lunch. As some of you might know, Alice Waters is one of the most influential American chefs in the US in the 70s and Chez Panisse has the reputation […]
