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Special Chef’s Dinner This Monday, December 5th At Sotto To Celebrate The LA Picks For Esquire Magazine’s “Best New Restaurants 2011”

Posted on December 2, 2011 by toddrickallen

Breaking news… This Monday, December 5th, the chefs from the three LA picks for Esquire’s Best New Restaurants 2011, Sotto, Playa, and Ray’s And Stark Bar, are converging upon Sotto (whom Esquire said had the best pizza in town right now) to celebrate their listing. Chefs Steve Samson & Zach Pollack (Sotto), Chef John Sedlar (PLAYA), Chef Kris Morningstar (RAY’S AND STARK BAR), will present a yet-to-be determined 6 course extravaganza with award-winning mixologist Julian Cox pouring the cocktails and Sotto’s wine director, Jeremy Parzen pairing wines. Cost is: $65/per person, optional wine pairing $30/per person, cocktails $12. Bound to book out, rush an email to info@sottorestaurant.com with your name, the number of people in your party, your requested reservation time and phone number as fast as your little fingers can hit the keys…

Milo & Olive Now Open For Dinner In Santa Monica

Posted on December 2, 2011 by toddrickallen

Lurking behind a nondescript dark facade next to that curious pipe shop on Wilshire is the latest darling in the burgeoning mini-empire of Josh Loeb and Zoe Nathan (Rustic Canyon, Huckleberry, Sweet Rose Creamery). Milo & Olive, their intimate, modern bakeshop and pizzeria began opening for dinner last night (December 1). Open since November 18 for breakfast and lunch, their new lunch and dinner menu will be served from 11:00am to 11:00pm. Space is tight and no reservations are accepted so there is a big emphasis on take-out. Check out their lunch/dinner menu here: miloandolive.com/momenu/. Milo & Olive is at 2723 Wilshire Blvd. (at Harvard) in Santa Monica. miloandolive.com.