Okay, this isn't really about wine - I guess it's about celebrity dining. Or more specifically, what happens in my beloved LA when a restaurant generates buzz. I live not far away from the Mario Batali - Nancy Silverton joint venture called Mozza. They opened the pizzeria first, with an osteria following, after a typical inexplicable restaurant construction delay. Of course, peeps like us who live in the 'hood -- who'd love to walk over and have a casual dinner for Napoli-style thin-crust pizza, a bit of pasta, and a sip of wine -- have to make resies weeks in advance. That's because it's been invaded --INVADED -- by the hipsters. The dealmakers. The shiny starlets and their boy toys. All the folks who'd never been seen before in this quiet section of LA, despite its proximity to Weho. Because, it's, you know, owned by celebrity chefs.
Anyway, I digress. Someone from Variety -- not a hipster, possibly not a dealmaker, and definitely not a starlet -- saw fit to head to Mozza with a sound level meter. With pretty hilarious results.
That being said, Mario is an awesome cook (I once made a thistle dish with him at the James Beard Awards), Ms. Silverton rocks as well, and the pizza is delish. Can't wait to make my weeks-in-advance resie at the osteria. Now all I need is a boy toy and a pair of Blackberries, so we can text each other our dinner conversation.
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