Jonathan Gold finds much to like at Rose Café in Venice — pepperoni pizza with honey, anyone?

You are in Venice. You have probably spent the last 20 minutes looking for a place to park.
Jonathan Gold • Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2016
You are in Venice. You have probably spent the last 20 minutes looking for a place to park. And you are walking into the Rose Café, a sprawling aircraft hangar of a restaurant that is somehow five times the size it appears from the street. Prints...
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