Thursday, December 11, 2008

Trendy Melrose

Colorado St., Glendale, December 11—
  • Pizzeria Mozza, 641 North Highland, Los Angeles;
    tel. 323.297.0101

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    Pizzeria Mozza


    IMPOSSIBLE TO GET a reservation, we'd been warned, so we put off trying for days. Then this morning I called to ask how soon three of us could get in for lunch. How about 12:45, came the answer. The place was crowded and noisy and, needless to say, casual; the menu reminded me of places we'd eaten in a couple of weeks ago, in Milan and Rome. I had a nice insalata mista dressed with oil and lemon juice and a little white wine vinegar, I think; and then a delicious pizza with guanciale, radicchio, bagna cauda, and an open-faced egg. It needed a little salt, but that was easily done. Lindsey had a dish of long-cooked sautéed Brussels sprouts with prosciutto breadcrumbs before her pizza, and a butterscotch pudding for dessert. Delicious. We'll be back.
    Roero Arneis: Marco Porello, Canale, 2006

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