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Nancy Silverton

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Live Stream the James Beard Awards: Cheer Mozza Possible Foie Protest

    If you're the sort of food-obsessed person who will be following Twitter this afternoon and evening to find out exactly who's winning awards, or who's complaining about not having done so, at tonight's James Beard award ceremony, you might consider just live streaming the event. That's what the folk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    L.A. Times Festival of Books Recap: Star Chefs Food Authors

    Foodists could have done worse than to spend two sun-dappled days at USC last weekend for the L.A. Times Festival of Books. TV personalities and chefs including Michael Voltaggio and Chris Cosentino flaunted their skills at the Cooking Stage, Nancy Silverton dropped by for a chat, food journalists d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    More Fun With Dario Cecchini: His Dinner at Nancy Silverton's House

    It was at the thirty year anniversary of Chez Pannisse where Nancy Silverton first met Dario Cecchini. At the time, Silverton only knew him as the famed Dante-reciting butcher of Chianti, but since then an international culinary friendship has been forged. Every year when Silverton visits Italy, she ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    10 Great Places To Dine Alone in L.A.

    "A is for dining alone," M.F.K. Fisher wrote in An Alphabet for Gourmets, "...and so am I, if a choice must be made between most people I know and myself." We feel ya, Fisher. Like Fisher, we would much rather dine alone, or not at all, if the alternative is being forced to indulge some twat droni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    The Best Cookbooks of 2011 (And Sure, They Double As Great Last Minute Gifts)

    jgarbeeStill Life With (Good) 2011 Cookbooks​Because if you still haven't gotten a gift for someone of genuine or obligatory importance on your list (your closest friend; your boss/mother in law), check those Amazon availability lists right now. Or better yet, stop by your local bookstore. W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    Short Cake Opens Friday Nancy Silverton Book Signing

    Guzzle & NoshThe frisee lardon raft (left) and the bar (right) at Short Order.​Now that burger hub Short Order is running smoothly, the bakery component of Nancy Silverton and the late Amy Pressman's Farmers Market foray is set to open. Short Cake will debut this Friday at 9 a.m. Bakers Hour ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free), it's where most of your content comes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Short Order: The Late Amy Pressman's Burger Obsession Stays Alive

    If you've been around the back of the Farmers Market lately, you've probably noticed an odd glass appendage, and the funk of charred meat, and a waxing throng whose average age seems at least 20 years younger than the one next door at Du-Par's, a patio you'd swear didn't exist last week, and a fligh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Short Order Opens Here's The Menu

    Guzzle & NoshShort Order at the Original Farmers Market.​Short Order, the most anticipated burger restaurant since the dawn of time, will finally open tonight at 5 p.m. The burger joint fronted by Nancy Silverton, Bill Chait and the late Amy Pressman held a splashy opening party last night. St ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    November 10, 2011

    Mozza: 99 Essential Restaurants 2011

    Guzzle & NoshShort Order at the Original Farmers Market.​Short Order, the most anticipated burger restaurant since the dawn of time, will finally open tonight at 5 p.m. The burger joint fronted by Nancy Silverton, Bill Chait and the late Amy Pressman held a splashy opening party last night. St ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Nancy Silverton on a Pumpkin

    Bi-Rite CreameryNancy Silverton as a pumpkin.​Nancy Silverton has been carved into a pumpkin and not as part sort of horrific Saw sequel but as an artistic homage sure to last throughout the ages -- or at least until the pumpkin rots. The hipster geniuses at San Francisco's Bi-Rite Creamery cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Is The Mozza Cookbook All Hype? Or Really That Good?

    amazon.com​In our past cookbook reviews, when we have found a cookbook particularly compelling, we tend use words like "noteworthy," "fantastic" and yes, "compelling." But when Nancy Silverton's The Mozza Cookbook (with sous chef Matt Molina and writer Carolynn Carreño), which hits shelves t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 9/19-9/23

    Flickr/Lauren Manning​ In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "And I suspect I've just offended the ghosts of 50 generations of Basque gourmets." Want Angulas, Spanish Baby Eels? Get the Fake Version. "Everything looks better in The Life Aquatic: wetsuits, s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    Q & A With Nancy Silverton: The Mozza Cookbook, The Problem of Gelato Doing One Thing at a Time Very, Very Well

    A. ScattergoodNancy Silverton and her new cookbook at Mozza​ Nancy Silverton, who is an over-achiever in much the same way as is, say, Malcolm Gladwell, has had a productive summer even by her standards. Mozzas in Newport Beach and Singapore recently opened; Amy Pressman's burger project, Shor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Test Kitchen Alumni Return for Anniversary

    Guzzle & NoshSotto's boscaiola pizza; the exterior of the two restaurants; Picca's mollejita.​Next Monday, the former Test Kitchen space celebrates its 1-year anniversary with the return of several high-profile TK alumni to the kitchens. Upstairs at Picca, chef Ricardo Zarate will host Kogi im ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    Flickr/dubh​ What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free), it's where most of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2011

    The Road To Singapore: Silverton, Batali and Bastianach Open Mozzas in Southeast Asia Pictures!

    Far, far away in an island country known as Singapore, on the second floor of the 800,000 sq. ft. luxury mall known as Marina Bay Sands (a new Southeast Asian offshoot of the Rat Pack's old hangout of choice, The Las Vegas Sands), sits Osteria Mozza and Pizzeria Mozza. To the naked eye they are so e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    Barista Champ Nik Krankl Coming to Gelato Bar in Studio City

    Barista extraoridinaire Nik Krankl, who just won the Intelligentsia barista championship for wholesalers in Chicago, will be showing off his steaming, swirling and pulling talents as guest barista at Gelato Bar in Gelato Bar's Studio City (4342 1/2 Tujunga Ave. Studio City, CA 91604). Pop in if you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Barbara Fairchild Joins Twitter

    ​Barbara Fairchild, former editor of Bon Appétit, author of the just-published cookbook Bon Appétit Desserts, Studio City resident and generally lovely person, is now on Twitter. Because she has a bit more time these days (when we spoke to her by phone a few minutes ago, she was at home, h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Updated: Pizzeria Mozza To Open in Newport Beach

    Pizzeria Mozza​ Update: When a reader recently wrote in to ask about the status of the Mozza in Newport Beach, we thought we'd find out. Mozza general manager David Rosoff tells us that the pizzeria, which will be very similar to the original on Melrose and Highland, is coming along nicely. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    Your Chef Photo of the Day: Nancy Silverton's Circus Balloon Hat

    From the Department of Silly Hats we have Mozza's Nancy Silverton sporting a stylish horizontally-challenged balloon hat at last weekend's 28th American Food & Wine Festival, Wolfgang Puck's charity event for Meals on Wheels. (The handsome yet oddly bare-headed guy to her right, is of course, is Moz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    September Roundup of Restaurant Openings and Closures

    October is creeping up on us, with or without this unexpected heat wave. Angelenos patiently waited in the 90-degree heat at the Abbot Kinney Street Festival on Sunday, September 26th, salivating over grilled cheese sandwiches, fried shrimp, bánh mì, funnel cakes and kitschy L.A. food trucks. If y ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 9, 2010

    Are Celebrity Chefs Good for Food?

    October is creeping up on us, with or without this unexpected heat wave. Angelenos patiently waited in the 90-degree heat at the Abbot Kinney Street Festival on Sunday, September 26th, salivating over grilled cheese sandwiches, fried shrimp, bánh mì, funnel cakes and kitschy L.A. food trucks. If y ... More >>

  • News

    July 1, 2010

    Food Fight at LAX

    Purveyor of bland challenges plans to upgrade cuisine

  • Eat+Drink

    June 24, 2010

    Mangiare in Famiglia

    Nancy Silverton's meaty pop-up

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    Dahlia Narvaez: Butterscotch and Serendipity

    Kevin ScanlonDahlia Narvaez, with dessert​Walk into Mozza, through any of the various doors that lead into the complex, either the one for the pizzeria, the osteria or Mozza2Go, and there will come an inevitable moment when either you or someone else gasps over the budino. It is a butterscotch ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    February 26, 2010

    99 Things to Eat in L.A. Before You Die

    Fugu to foie gras, pizza to panuchos

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    Local Restaurants Fundraise for Haiti: A List of Places You Can Give Back While Eating Out

    E.Z. Wrightson​Last week, a fundraiser hosted by George LaGuerre pulled in $14,000 for Haiti relief efforts. Following TiGeorges' lead, restaurants around the city will be donating a portion of their proceeds to Haiti relief funds. Here's a list of places you can eat while supporting the cause ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Mozza 2 Learn: Cooking Class with Nancy Silverton and Matt Molina

    Anne FishbeinNancy Silverton at her pizza station​On Thursday, Mozza fans are invited backstage for a cooking class with Nancy Silverton and executive chef Matt Molina. The class is one of the first in their Scuola di Pizza, a series of cooking classes which will run regularly after the first ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    Focaccia at Mozza 2 Go, Mondays Starting September 28th

    Nancy Silverton has been looking for something different to serve at Mozza 2 Go--something to serve by the slice, that people don't have to wait for, something with longevity. This year, during her annual trip to Italy, the pizza impresario travelled to Puglia, a region known for its distinct cuisin ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    August 27, 2009
  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    An Amendment: There Will Be No Nancy Silverton Burger Joint

    Anne FishbeinNancy Silverton​Yesterday the blogosphere buzzed excitedly when EaterLA reported that Mozza's Nancy Silverton would be previewing burgers at Canele from her upcoming burger joint in the Farmers Market, called Grass Burger. A few hours after the story was posted though, Carolynn Ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2009

    Mozza 2 Go Delivery: Are You in the Zone?

    If you live in Nancy Silverton's neighborhood or, to be more specific, the vicinity of her new Mozza 2 Go restaurant, you doubtless know that you can now get her near-legendary pizzas delivered. Many years ago, one's hipness in this town was measured by whether one lived in the 90210 area code, or m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    A Survivor's Guide to Food Festivals: Hydrate, Recycle, Pace Yourself & Don't Stalk The Chefs

    Between the Gold Standard, Taste of the Nation L.A., and the Grilled Cheese Invitational, Los Angeles has hosted enough themed foodie conventions to provoke Christopher Guest's next mockumentary. Next weekend, the first annual Korean BBQ Festival and Cook-Off kicks off in K-Town, and on August 20th, ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    July 9, 2009

    Mozza 2Go: Pizza on the Run

    Between the Gold Standard, Taste of the Nation L.A., and the Grilled Cheese Invitational, Los Angeles has hosted enough themed foodie conventions to provoke Christopher Guest's next mockumentary. Next weekend, the first annual Korean BBQ Festival and Cook-Off kicks off in K-Town, and on August 20th, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    Cookbook watch: the Mozza Cookbook!

    Anne FishbeinNancy Silverton & Matt Molina at MozzaCan't get a table at the Osteria or the Pizzeria? Soon you can make lardo pizza at home. Nancy Silverton and Mozza executive chef Matt Molina are currently working on the Mozza cookbook. "It's going to be real restaurant recipes, not dumbed down ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2009

    Ask Mr. Gold About ... Barbecue Suggestions Beyond Burgers and Overdone Chicken

    I've probably been to a dozen barbecues at friends' houses in the last month, and the routine of burgers and overdone chicken is getting a little old. Any suggestions for my own barbecue? And please don't point me towards any of your beloved organ meats.

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2009

    Mastering the Art of Julia: How Did Nancy Silverton Make Julia Child Cry? "I thought, 'Oh, my God, I burnt the HELL out of Julia Child.'"

    Anne FishbeinSilverton: She made a Child cryIn this week's ongoing Mastering the Art of Julia series -- partly started in anticipation of this summer's Nora Ephron-directed Julie & Julia, starring Meryl Streep as the food world's warbly-voiced icon Julia Child --we talk to Mozza's Nancy Silverton ( ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    The Next Mozza: Nancy Silverton Gives Squid Ink Preview of New To-Go Restaurant and Pizza School

    New Mozza's eastern storefront in prep mode on Melrose.Most feverishly anticipated restaurants get one big shot at an opening splash. It's the rare case where a food business can get two chances to make a major impression, let alone three. Mozza, however, is an exception. First, salivating palates ... More >>

  • LA Life

    October 2, 2008

    Best Pizza: Pizzeria Mozza

    New Mozza's eastern storefront in prep mode on Melrose.Most feverishly anticipated restaurants get one big shot at an opening splash. It's the rare case where a food business can get two chances to make a major impression, let alone three. Mozza, however, is an exception. First, salivating palates ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    August 2, 2007

    The Big Idea

    Osteria Mozza

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    February 8, 2007

    Italian L.a.

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    January 4, 2007

    The New California Pizza Kitchen

    Mozza lays down the dough

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    November 23, 2006

    Believe the Hype

    Pizzeria Mozza

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    October 5, 2006
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    October 14, 2004

    Ask Mr. Gold

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    August 19, 2004

    America Childless

    Julia Child, 1912–2004

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    July 24, 2003

    Fajita pitas, Octopus Tacos, and the Birth of California Cuisine

    25 moments — over 25 years — in L.A. restaurants

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    July 25, 2002

    The Morning After

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    February 19, 1998

    Creme Brulee

    And the sweetness of selling out

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