Locanda 557 Valencia St San Francisco, CA 94110 Dining date: 5/23/11 Locanda is the latest creation from Craig and Annie Stoll (the couple that brought us Delfina and Pizzeria Delfina), opened just three weeks ago. I’m a fan of both of the previous restaurants, so this was a must-try on my list. Both of the…
Sotto 9575 West Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90035 Dining date: 3/30/11 Sotto is a new Italian restaurant from Steve Samson and Zach Pollack (Pizzeria Ortica) in the old Test Kitchen space. The Italian fare here includes a variety of dishes from house-baked breads to various seafood and meats to pizzas from a wood-fired oven. And…
Angeli Caffé 7274 Melrose Ave Los Angeles, CA 90046 Dining date: 2/12/11 Angeli Caffe has been around for more than 25 years, a remarkable achievement in an LA dining scene that has vastly changed during that time period. Its founder, Evan Kleinman, is a notable personality in LA – she’s the host of KCRW’s Good…
Cotogna 490 Pacific St San Francisco, CA 94133 Cotogna is Michelin-starred Quince’s sister restaurant next door, opened in November. Serving the same type of rustic Italian food, Cotogna is a much more accessible way to sample some of Michael Tusk’s food. The restaurant just started Saturday lunch service a couple of weeks ago; given that…
Fraiche Culver City 9411 Culver Blvd Culver City, CA 90232 Chef Benjamin Bailly is a bit of a blogger darling. During his short stint at Petrossian in West Hollywood, I read blog after blog post raving about his food. I’m not really a huge fan of caviar, and I don’t go out of my way…
Tony’s Pizza Napoletana 1570 Stockton St San Francisco, CA 94133 San Francisco has had a bit of a pizza revolution in the last couple of years, and Tony’s is probably one of the most popular of the new pizza restaurants to open up. Tony Gemignani is one of the more famous American pizzaiolo personalities, first for…
Flour + Water 2401 Harrison St San Francisco, CA 94110 Flour + Water opened last year and quickly became one of the hot restaurants in town for its homemade pizzas and pastas in a “neighborhood” setting. It has been awarded numerous accolades, including Best New Restaurant by SFWeekly and nominated as one of the best…
Zero Zero 826 Folsom St San Francisco, CA 94107 Zero Zero opened up in July of this year, adding to what I think is a pretty strong San Francisco pizza scene. While its most notable menu features are Neapolitan style pizzas and pastas using zero zero flour, it’s also become pretty well known for its fried…