Two of L.A.’s hottest new restaurants sit side by side in Silver Lake

Critic Bill Addison reviews Japanese-Peruvian restaurant Causita and the reincarnated Bar Moruno
Bill Addison • Los Angeles Times • June 30, 2022
I’ll never forget my first conversation with David Rosoff, one of the great wine savants of Los Angeles who has been helping to shape our tastes for decades. Our exchange was a few years back when he was general manager at Hippo in Highland Park....
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