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Italian

Pizza Los Angeles

Ronan Sweet Cheeks Pizza

More people should be talking about Ronan. Chef Daniel Cutler and wife/front of house partner Caitlin opened their new pizzeria-plus business next to The Groundlings on Melrose after working together at Sotto. The couple’s...
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Pasta Los Angeles

Sotto Linguine alla Bottarga [CLOSED]

When Steve Samson starting focusing on Rossoblu, the new Bologna-style Italian restaurant he opened with wife/partner Dina in DTLA’s Fashion District, it was impossible for him to spend nearly as much time at their...
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Pork Chop Los Angeles

Ronan Pork of the Moment

Former Sotto manager Caitlin Cutler and chef/husband Daniel Cutler replaced Mao’s Kitchen on Melrose with a family-run restaurant called Ronan with a pizza focus and plated dishes that give diners plenty of reasons to...
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Italian Food San Francisco

Che Fico Grilled Chopped Duck Liver

Che Fico was a hit not long after opening. Pretty much from the moment Anderson Cooper Instagrammed his pizza, people were flocking to this Nopa restaurant. After all, the name Che Fico translates from...
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Pasta Los Angeles

Felix Trattoria Strascinati

Rains must have thinned out the crowds, but more than a dozen people were still waiting for Felix Trattoria to open at 5:30 p.m. Evan Funke and business partner Janet Zuccarini have made their...
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Cocktail Los Angeles

Rossoblu Brodo Mary

Sotto has been one of my favorite Italian restaurants since opening in Beverlywood to start 2001. Rossoblu is the grand Bologna-style follow-up from chef Steve Samson and wife Dina at City Market South in...
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