Following the success of Felix and Mother Wolf, Chef Evan Funke opened Funke in May 2023 in the highly coveted 90210 zip code. The restaurant opening was so highly anticipated that it drew a 1,500-person waitlist. Just like Mother Wolf …
Donna’s – A Review on Echo Park’s Newest Cozy Italian Restaurant
Donna’s is the latest trendy Italian restaurant in LA. In a city where old-school Italian restaurant joints abound, Donna’s is like the younger hipster version. The restaurant was opened in July by Park Hospitality proprietors Michael Francesconi and Mathew Glaser, who also opened Lowboy, …
Dunsmoor — Southern Comfort Cuisine in Glassell Park
I’m so excited to write about this place that I’ve been wanting to try for a very long time. Dunsmoor is a Southern-leaning restaurant that opened in LA’s Glassell Park neighborhood last year. Named after chef Brian Dunsmoor, who used to run the …
I Went to Rihanna’s Favorite Restaurant in LA – Giorgio Baldi – & Ordered Her Favorite Pastas
I can’t believe that after 7 years, I finally went to Rihanna’s holy-grail restaurant in LA: Giorgio Baldi. I recently came across Business Insider’s article by Anneta Konstantinides “I Tried Rihanna’s Regular Pasta Order at Her Favorite Restaurant, and Now I …
Saffy’s — Hollywood’s Upscale Middle Eastern Restaurant
In May 2022, couple owners Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis opened Saffy’s. This is the new sister restaurant of the critically-acclaimed restaurants Bavel and Bestia, located in the Arts District. Bestia, which was the first …
Lasita — Filipino Food With a Twist
Lasita has been the talk of the town for a while now. Filipino-American brothers Chase and Chad Valencia originally opened the space in 2017 under the name Lasa — same location, but a very different atmosphere from Lasita. At Lasa, guests were made to feel as if they …