Yes, the New Casa Barilla at South Coast Plaza Is Run By the Same Company That Makes Jarred Sauce

Grabbagreen, a new health-conscious restaurant chain with multiple franchise locations in Arizona, Texas, California, North Carolina, Colorado, Idaho, New Jersey and Tennessee, has opened in Orange. There’s also a location in RSM. Menu items...

Photo from South Coast Plaza IG @southcoastplaza. Marugame Udon, which has branches in Beverly Grove, Downtown LA, and Glendale Galleria, has opened in South Coast Plaza next to Casa Barilla on the lower floor of what was previously the Sears...

Photo by Edwin Goei Before this year, I didn’t know the name Piero Selvaggio, but I knew of Valentino. Selvaggio’s Santa Monica institution is credited by many for introducing Angelenos to ingredients such as prosciutto and balsamic vinegar. In...

Sometimes I think that the closest thing I have to a hobby is making spaghetti all’Amatriciana, the queen of the Roman repertoire, a dish that has inspired me to sneak in cured pig cheek from Norcia, bottled tomatoes from the slopes of Vesuvius,...

Have you ever wondered which of the big Italian restaurant chains makes the best spaghetti, or how they measure up against each other? Me, too. So I went on a marathon spaghetti binge to find out. Here’s what I learned. Maggiano’s Little...