Rebecca Roland is the deputy editor of the Southern California/Southwest region, who covers the evolving landscape of LA’s food scene. Kalliel didn’t initially plan on opening a bar when he moved to ...
In Paradiso, Dante makes brilliant use of both the Ptolemaic ordering of the cosmos and the ancient belief that the planets (“stars”) influence human character to examine dispositions of the blessed.
Roscoe and I are enjoying this warm spring day, sitting on the back porch. He’s keeping the squirrel hordes at bay while I read and write. Dante wrote the Commedia as an exile from Florence, his home.
Chatsworth may just be home to one of LA’s best wine bars right now. Canto VI, a cozy wine and cocktail bar, comes from Brian Kalliel, the former wine director at Michelin-starred Mélisse. Drawing on ...