![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But, as life is a circle, so too is my adoration of Italian food, and so I’ve been taking my renewed interest in it for a ride all week with some simple Italian-ish weeknight meals from our archives. It was perfect.Īs a rice lover who consequently veers toward Mexican, Southeast Asian or Indian flavors for my go-to comfort food, I often have to remind myself how fun and delicious this type of Italian food can be, a revelation I usually keep to myself to avoid the eye rolls or deadpan stares from literally all of my friends. We ate Caesar salad, dipped crusty bread in olive oil mixed with balsamic vinaigrette, and shared a bubbling brick of lasagna Bolognese. Expecting a quiet midweek crowd, we were instead greeted by a rowdy mix of 10- and five-top tables and parties going on all around us. Remarking that we’d lived in the neighborhood for four years but still had yet to eat there, we impulsively walked in for dinner. On a recent random Tuesday, my partner and I strolled past La Pergoletta, the old-school Italian American restaurant in Los Feliz that’s a staple of the neighborhood. ![]()
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