Los Angeles’s temperate climate breeds the ideal environment for the flavors and cooking techniques of Italy, with breezy coasts for soaking in gently cooked seafood or hillside hideaways better ...

Stella, the West Hollywood hot spot that chef Rob Gentile ... over-the-top undertaking. It’s an Italian restaurant that’s purposefully unlike any other Italian restaurant in Los Angeles.

Levy, raised in San Francisco, and Black, raised in Los Angeles, both have familiarity with California’s restaurant scene but had to find a way to translate Alba Cucina’s “holiday Italian ...

Carmela and Fulvio Jr. Sardelli, owners of Hollywood ... delicious Italian favorites like chicken parm and heaping platters of cold antipasto served in a kitschy, airport-themed restaurant.

It’s about hewing to tradition. But Samson wants to make something clear with Superfine Playa, the vibrant California-Italian restaurant he’s opening with his wife, Dina, on Wednesday.

both have familiarity with California’s restaurant scene but had to find a way to translate Alba Cucina’s “holiday Italian” ...