The Ombra menu is updated every couple of months. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Grilled sardines are served with tondini beans at Cotogna. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Owner and chef Jeffrey Cerciello in the kitchen at Farmshop in the Brentwood Country Mart. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Cotogna is a hot spot for rustic Italian dining in San Francisco, next door to chef Michael Tusk’s Quince. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
The restaurant has lots of appealing design elements. Hanging lights look like sea urchins, and a wall of the bar is made of liquor bottles. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
Entering the Royce in the Langham Huntington Pasadena hotel is to walk into luxury. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
