In a Sawtelle mini-mall, Jonathan Gold finds a restaurant that feels like a living Instagram photo

Chef Jonathan Yao's tasting-menu-only restaurant in a Sawtelle mini-mall is in and of the moment. Alas, there's no guarantee you'll get the photogenic three-cup octopus.
Jonathan Gold • Los Angeles Times • June 23, 2017
Is there a restaurant more of 2017 than Kato? Could such a thing exist? Because from the moment you find your way to the tiny place, hidden at the back of a mini-mall, it feels as if you have wandered into a living Instagram photo, where the walls...
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