Osteria Mozza

I was 45 minutes late to our first date at Osteria Mozza when the Cute Gardener took one look at me over the rim of his glasses, pushed a menu toward me and asked if I would mind if we just ordered a bunch of plates to share. Flustered from my driving...

This seems to be the week for lists. Not only did the James Beard Foundation release the first round of nominations for its restaurant awards Tuesday, but longtime GQ restaurant critic Alan Richman announced his choices for the 12 best restaurants of...

What started as one cook’s pet project eventually evolved into one of the hottest pop-up restaurant tickets in town. And now it’s ready to take the final leap – Chad Colby’s regular pig dinners and salumi bar at Mozza2Go have...

One of the things that keeps me excited about what I do is that I am always learning. When I was making puff pastry not long ago, someone asked me why I made a tic-tac-toe-like slash in the process of making the dough. I had been slashing puff pastry...

Just got an alert that there are a few seats remaining for the James Beard Foundation celebrity chef dinner at ink in West Hollywood on Sunday, Dec. 2. Check out the eight-course menu, which is going for $200. That's all-inclusive, meaning no worries...

It started out an ordinary enough morning. I was on vacation in London with girlfriends, and we'd planned our day around where we wanted to eat. For breakfast we went to the Toe Path Cafe, an adorable little place I'd read about, and I did what I always...

THE TASTE September 1 through 3 FIELD TO FORK: Saturday, September 1 FLAVORS OF LA: Sunday, September 2 Paramount Pictures Studios On Melrose Avenue in Hollywood http://events.latimes.com/taste/ FIELD TO FORK event on Saturday 9/1, from 11 am - 3 pm,...

American Restaurant Veggie Grill Multiple area locations (323) 933-3997 www.veggiegrill.com Veggie Grill doesn’t just serve good vegetarian food, it serves good food period. The crispy chicken plate and Buffalo Bomber are especially delish —...

What do tourists think are the best restaurants in Southern California? According to the Traveler's Choice Awards given by Trip Advisor, a website/app, they are Providence, Gjelina, Osteria Mozza and the Bazaar by José Andrés. Hard to argue with any......

Beginning with almost Dickensian roots, working in his parents Felice and Lidia’s Italian restaurant in Queens, washing dishes, cleaning the sidewalk, and touring the jungle-like meat markets of the Bronx, Joe Bastianich’s life charts a...

The James Beard Restaurant Awards in New York felt like the Oscars, complete with paparazzi. There was no red carpet, but Wolfgang Puck, David Chang of Momofuku and Matt Molina of Osteria Mozza got the star treatment....

Matt Molina, the executive chef at Mozza and Pizzeria Mozza, was named the best chef in the Pacific region at the 2012 James Beard Foundation restaurant awards. Wolfgang Puck was awarded the lifetime achievement award....