This buzzy, casual Italian duo in Brentwood and the Palisades spotlights "authentic pizzas" ("just like Naples") and a range of other affordable entrees; the cheery yellow spaces with outdoor seating fill up fast, so "don't forget a reservation", or opt for takeout.
Il Piccolo Ritrovo Stakes Second Claim in Brentwood:
Casual Italian trattoria and pizzeria Il Piccolo Ritrovo is a mere six months young in the Pacific Palisades, but owners Tarcisio Mosconi (Tra di Noi in Malibu) and Nando Silvestri (Spumoni) are on roll with location two, transforming the previous San Gennaro Cafe on Barrington Place in Brentwood Village. Evident in the images above, the Brentwood eatery bears a similar sunny disposition to the...
A wood-burning oven with a $25K price tag better be worth it. Luckily, you can quickly judge for yourself, as the oven roaring at Il Piccolo Ritrovo cooks paninis, NY-style AND Neopolitan-style pizzas in 90 seconds flat. In fact, your meal will probably be ready faster than you can read the two-page menu filled with all your soon-to-be favorite Italian dishes like the fettina, scampi, and white...
Il Piccolo Ritrovo to PP, 9 Olives Soon to Open, More!:
PACIFIC PALISADES— Partners Nando Silvestri (Spumoni) and Tarcisio Mosconi (Tra di Noi) plan to launch Il Piccolo Ritrovo, a new pizza-serving trattoria in the previous J's Trattoria space on Sunset Boulevard next month. Last week they installed a handmade $25k wood-burning oven which will fire pizzas in 90 seconds at 1000°F. [Palisadian-Post]
WEST HOLLYWOOD— Although Rundown says that 9...