Melisse, Spago, Bastide Top Latest Zagat Rankings

IN THE NEWS: Eater Los Angeles reports on the new Zagat Los Angeles listings, “Melisse takes the number one spot for food for the second year in a row, and came in number two for popularity and service. Spago is ranked number one for popularity, the restaurant at Hotel Bel-Air comes in number one for […]

Influential Gourmet Pizza Maker LaDou Dies

IN THE NEWS: The LA Times’s Jocelyn Y. Stewart reports the death of Ed LaDou, the first pizza chef at Wolfgang Puck’s Spago and a developer of the first menu at California Pizza Kitchen. LaDou, who later opened his own restaurant, Caioti, died of cancer Dec. 27 at St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica. […]

Lawmaker Fave Red Room Closes; Puck’s Spago Opens

IN THE NEWS: The Denver Post’s Steve Raabe reports the closing of five-year-old Red Room (320 E. Colfax Ave.), a popular bar and restaurant for lobbyists and lawmakers. … Tucker Shaw gives two stars to Italian restaurant Pesce Fresco (6600 S. Quebec St., Centennial, 303-290-9705, pescefrescobistro.com), while Christine Tatum reviews Casey’s Bistro & Pub (7301 […]

Urasawa, Spago, Melisse Top 1st L.A. Michelin Ratings

IN THE NEWS: The LA Times’s Betty Hallock reports on the results of the first-ever Michelin guide restaurant ratings for Los Angeles and Las Vegas, released Nov. 12 but leaked online at michelinonline.com days earlier. LA’s Urasawa, Spago and Mélisse get two stars, and Joël Robuchon in Vegas gets three stars. The 15 one-star restaurants […]