WHY For huge, exceptionally tasty sandwiches made from impeccable Italian cheeses, meats and seasonings. WHAT For a fast meal you won’t forget, skip Belmont Shore’s chain places and head to this tiny market and deli for a sandwich (grilled or not) filled with things like fresh mozzarella, prosciutto, turkey, broccoli, roasted peppers and fresh basil. [...]
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WHY Fresh burrata, made every single weekday, and other lovely soft Italian cheeses. WHAT Vito Girardi is a third-generation cheesemaker and the man responsible for most of the burrata you see in L.A.’s best restaurants. It is our good fortune that he also sells to the public—not just burrata, but also mozzarella, ricotta, mascarpone, affumicata, [...]
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WHY Pillowy spinach or pumpkin gnocchi, various pastas with a rich homemade rag, and a sublime linguine with shrimp, fresh tomato and olive oil. WHAT This tiny, family-run storefront trattoria is one of the best-kept secrets on Larchmont. Sweet people, low prices and delicate yet flavorful pastas. Our only regret is the limited hours. WHO [...]
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WHY The always-rotating gelato flavors include a deep, concentrated pistachio that’s sometimes paired with espresso, a mango-cayenne sorbet, mascarpone and European yogurt. Intelligentsia coffee is also served. WHAT Silver Lake residents and gelato fans from a distance fill this popular dessert shop, which does a big after-dinner business (it’s open until 11 during the week [...]
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WHY Salumi platters, lasagnes, grilled salmon, amazing eggplant caponata, design-your-own salads and picnic boxes for Rose Bowl tailgate parties or outdoor concerts. WHAT Glass cases hold grilled baby lamb chops, quality prosciutti and salumi, eggplant involtini, simple pizzas and many more Italian lovelies to take home for dinner or parties. At lunchtime, west Pasadenans meet [...]
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WHY The perfect and characteristic char on the bottom crust of each exquisitely baked pizza. The margherita is simple, sauceless and spectacular. WHAT Alas, Antica lost its lease just as we went to press, but we are keeping it in the book because we have faith that it will have a new home by the [...]
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WHY It’s a gem among the mediocre Italian restaurants littering Old Pasadena. WHAT This romantic little cottage on Green Street features a dining room decorated like someone’s (tasteful) home, a kind Italian staff and often-extraordinary seafood-focused dishes from Venice, Friuli and the rest of northeastern Italy. Bring your Gold Card, and savor a superb caprese [...]
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WHY Charm, consistently good rustic Italian cooking, and the chance that you might run into that producer who hasn’t been returning your calls. WHAT Although it’s full of showbiz people, Ca’ Del Sole is not a scene—most people come here because they want to eat well and have a good conversation with their companions, whether [...]
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WHY For the newish Vin Bar, a more casual and affordable spot situated rather awkwardly within the restaurant. WHAT This groundbreaking Italian restaurant has impeccable silver and service, the atmosphere exudes self-satisfied wealth, and the kitchen is accomplished, turning out such delicacies as truffle-topped risotto, agnolotti with braised Sonoma lamb, and a garlic-rubbed veal chop [...]
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WHY A Bruce Marder gem worth finding amid the posh Ocean Avenue hotels. WHAT The luxuriously simple, farm-fresh fare served in this tiny, romantic Italian restaurant is worth a special-occasion splurge. Meats are a specialty, so resist the handmade pastas and dive into the steaks and chops, grilled in the wood-burning fireplace in the corner [...]
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