Category Archives: Restaurants

Gladstone’s Presentation Has Several Inconsistencies

  PCH Beach Associates Tom Tellefsen appeared before a special Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting on October 30 to explain why the Gladstones project had only appeared once before the PPCC and why there had been no public hearings. HISTORY: … Continue reading

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Governmental Officials to Palisadians: “We Don’t Know Nuthin”

(Editor’s note: Update: Senator Ben Allen’s office reached out to CTN on October 21 and said “This was an effort led by the Budget committee which we were not involved with. Happy to delve further into it however.” CTN asked … Continue reading

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Learn to Make Beautiful Cookies at The Cookie Studio

(Editor’s note: This story first appeared in Canyon News click here. and is reprinted with permission.) By LAUREL BUSBY – News & Information Editor for The Canyon Alliance Behind a door at 436 Entrada is a small cookie shop open … Continue reading

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Gladstones Restaurant, Parking Lot Will Undergo Coastal Review

The proposed Gladstones restaurant and parking lot rebuild is on the California Coastal Commission (CCC) agenda for October 8. Commissioners will be asked to approve the replacement of the current 10,183-sq.-ft. facility with a 17,712- sq.-ft. restaurant. Public parking will … Continue reading

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Vittorio’s: A Piece of Pacific Palisades Is Resurrected in the Canyon

(Editor’s note: This article first appeared in The Canyon Alliance on August 23 and is reprinted with permission of Canyon News click here.) By LAUREL BUSBY News & Information Editor for The Canyon Alliance Vittorio Ristorante & Pizzeria has been … Continue reading

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Clearing State Land Brush: Homeowners Responsiblity

Long-time Highlands resident Joe Halper,96, told this editor last week, “I’ve been paying MRCA (Mountains Recreation Consevation Authority)  $40 for years for brush clearance, why wasn’t it done?” Halper’s home was among the thousands destroyed in the Palisades Fire. According … Continue reading

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Cinque Terre, a Favorite Palisades Eatery, Opens in Venice

Co-owners of Cinque Terre West restaurant are chef Giaba and Marlo Vinzoni, who were forced out of Pacific Palisades during the Palisades Fire. Their restaurant, which initially opened in May 2019, had quickly become favorite among those who wanted genuine … Continue reading

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Friends, Customers Welcomed Back to Prima Cantina

Drinks and food flowed as residents hugged, and Prima Cantina co-owners Tim Marschall and Nando Silvestri welcomed everyone in the eatery at 15246 Sunset Boulevard (near Wells Fargo Bank). The chips, salsa and food were delicious and the margaritas beautiful, … Continue reading

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Restaurants May Qualify for Resilience Grant

There are $10,000 LA Fire Recovery Grants available through the Restaurants Care Resilience Fund because “Restaurants are the heart of LA’s neighborhoods.” The grants may be made to more than 200 independent restaurants and food trucks in LA County impacted … Continue reading

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Cinque Terre West Reopens in Venice

Foodies loved Cinque Terre West and its smaller deli, Delizioso, operated by noted Chef Gianbattista “Gianba” and wife Marlo Vinzoni that were formerly located on Monument Street in the heart of the Palisades. When the couple’s Palisades home burned and … Continue reading

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