Officine Brera restaurant

The lardo al pepe at Officine Brera is an artful composition of cured pork back fat atop arugula, dressed with honey, peppercorns and walnuts. The restaurant is a new endeavor from Matteo Ferdinandi and chef Angelo Auriana.

The lardo al pepe at Officine Brera is an artful composition of cured pork back fat atop arugula, dressed with honey, peppercorns and walnuts. The restaurant is a new endeavor from Matteo Ferdinandi and chef Angelo Auriana.

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March 25, 2016 11:14 AM PT

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Food prep underway at Officine Brera.

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Farinata, a crepe made with chickpea flour, isn't listed on the menu. So ask for it. It's a treat from Genoa.

Farinata, a crepe made with chickpea flour, isn’t listed on the menu. So ask for it. It’s a treat from Genoa. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times )

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Inside Officine Brera at 1331 E. 6th St. in downtown Los Angeles.

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The bassa padana is rice cooked with rope sausage and crumbly cotechino sausage, finished with Grana Padano cheese.

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A soaring glass-and-metal building houses Officine Brera, a grand, serious Italian restaurant.

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Dessert offerings include pistachio gelato, shown here with a shot of espresso.

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Pisarei e fasö, tiny flour dumplings cooked with borlotti beans, at Officine Brera.

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Menu items, from left, pistachio gelato, stinchetto di maiale and frisceu.

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Dessert time: gianduiotta: milk chocolate, hazelnut and sbrisolona crumble.

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The patio area at Officine Brera.

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