Animal Pig Ears [CLOSED]
Last year, Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo opened Animal on Fairfax and their minimalist restaurant with bold cooking has been filled ever since. Their menu changes daily, based on market-driven ingredients. Happily, no matter...
The Showdown: L.A. Pork Belly
At Animal, chefs Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo top their crispy pork belly with spicy slaw. At Palate Food + Wine, Octavio Becerra changes his pork belly accompaniments on a regular basis. A recent...
2008 Top 15 Los Angeles Meals
Learn about my Top 15 Los Angeles meals in 2008, regardless of cuisine or cost. Every meal at Elena’s Greek Armenian Cuisine, El Mar Azul and La Casita Mexicana could have qualified, but I...
Animal: And I Want. And I Need. And I Lust…
Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo are native Floridians who, until now, were best known for a short-lived Food Network series that chronicled their adventures as Hollywood caterers. Before that, they cooked in Beverly Hills...
