Los Angeles Times

Gjusta and Gjelina chef-founder returns to Venice with RVR, a modern izakaya

Plus, the team behind Michelin-starred Heritage debuts a more casual “neo-bistro.” A Bestia and Taco María alum launches a pop-up residency in Echo Park. One of L.A.’s chicest new patios is now open ...
Los Angeles Times

For vegetable lovers, RVR is the best new restaurant in L.A.

If you were dining out in Venice late last decade, you knew this place — in the thick of Abbot Kinney Boulevard’s luxury-cool retail density. MTN (pronounced “Mountain”) closed five years ago and, ...
Eater

After Five Years Away, Gjelina’s Founding Chef Is Ready to Get Back Into the Kitchen

Cathy Chaplin is a former senior editor at Eater LA, a James Beard Award–nominated journalist, and the author of Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles. While the LA restaurant community was baffled as to ...
Eater

Travis Lett’s Big LA Comeback Is an Ode to Japanese California Cooking

Cathy Chaplin is a former senior editor at Eater LA, a James Beard Award–nominated journalist, and the author of Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles. The restaurant will only be open for dinner to start ...
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Find Listening Bar Vibes and Undeniably Refined Izakaya Fare at Venice’s RVR

Over the last couple years, zombie restaurants have ruled — long-closed dining destinations resurrected in the same or slightly different forms to the delight of diners who missed them. Venice’s RVR ...