Gusto Restaurant Review:
Chef Vic Casanova, formerly of Culina at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, opened this neighborhood eatery, specializing in approachable Italian fare. The dining room is small, building to a feverish noise level at times, and service is professional and accommodating. Rich veal sweetbreads are flattened and breaded Milanese-style, offset by an acidic salad of wild arugula,...
Mangia Meat: Pistola Will Be An Italian Steakhouse:
Additional details surface today for Pistola. The upcoming eatery inside the former AOC space by Vic Casanova (Gusto) and Seth Glassman, will be modeled after a 1950's NY steakhouse with Italian influences. Think old-school grilled meat along with pastas. It makes sense considering Casanova's prowess with grilled beef, and Glassman's long tenure at BOA Steakhouse on Sunset. Though the place...
More Sunday Suppers at Gusto; Little Bear Sour Fest:
WEST THIRD— Vic Casanova is launching a 4-course prix fixe Sunday Supper at Gusto for $35 per person. Think shaved asparagus with black trumpet mushrooms and gnocchi with oxtail ragu. [EaterWire]
DOWNTOWN— Little Bear is doing a full-on sour beer fest on April 17 starting at 11:30 a.m. Sign up here. [ELA]
WEST HOLLYWOOD— Bar Marmont's Oyster Night returns April 17 with a carrot theme in honor...
Vic Casanova and Seth Glassman Gunning for Pistola:
Photos by Elizabeth Daniels
Recently, a detail was leaked from a PR email regarding a new project by Vic Casanova, who first broke out at Culina and now helms the kitchen at Gusto on West Third. Partnering with Seth Glassman, former GM of Chi-Lin and Rivabella, the duo is planning a restaurant called Pistola, or pistol in Italian, with an opening slated for April 2014. According to PR, Glassman...