Pasta on Park Ave. South: The ONE Group Scores Another Hit With Asellina
An upbeat, energetic, sexy vibe greets guests as they enter Ristorante Asellina, located in the ground floor of the Gansevoort Park Avenue Hotel. Asellina made its debut about nine months ago and is already one of the hottest spots on the street. The rustic Italian concept is the latest entrée from hospitality trendsetters The One Group, who also count STK (with locations inNew York, Miami and Los Angeles) Tenjune...
It’s Never Too Late for a Great Meal Downtown or by the Beach
“I’m sorry, the kitchen is closed” is a refrain that’s often heard in LA’s finer restaurants, as it is in cities across America that are not New York or Las Vegas. And if you’ve ever slipped in just before closing time and experienced the barely- veiled exasperation of staff waiting to clean up and go home, that’s no picnic either. Neither situation will ever confront you at either location of the...
Taking LACMA To a New Culinary Artistic Level: Ray’s and Stark Bar
If you haven’t been to the sleek and ultra-modern Ray’s and Stark Bar yet, you’re missing a multi-sensory experience at LACMA. Designed by famed architect Renzo Piano, the restaurant is named after Ray Stark, the late film producer and LACMA trustee. The restaurant and bar sit on the museum’s plaza with a great view of its famous streetlight installation. Super talented executive chef Kris Morningstar collaborated with the...
Serving Up a Memorable Meal: Scarpetta NYC’s Tasting Menu
He’s wowed Los Angeles, he’s charmed Miami, not to mention Toronto and Las Vegas, but where it all began for chef Scott Conant and his burgeoning Scarpetta restaurant empire is in New York City. After having dined extraordinarily well many times at the Los Angeles– actually, Beverly Hills location, and once earlier this year in Miami at the Fontainebleau hotel, we were excited to finally step through the doors at...
A Taste of The Market At Santa Monica Place: A New Collection of Gourmet Goodies
Going to the market in Santa Monica has suddenly taken on a new meaning. Now, instead of going to the farmers market on Wednesday, Saturday or Sunday– or to Whole Foods, Pavilions, Ralphs or the like– your food-filled destination can be the third level of Santa Monica Place, adjacent to the Dining Deck. Simply named “The Market,” it’s a sky-lit, spacious collection of vendors of organic, artisanal and...