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Larchmont Chronicle
NOVEMBER 2016
Beloved Italian restaurant opens neighborhood café By Helene Seifer Gino Angelini’s superb Italian trattoria, Angelini Osteria, has been favored by locals and destination diners for 15 years. What better way to celebrate that milestone anniversary than to open another restaurant next door? Owners Gino and Elizabeth Angelini partnered with their longtime maitre d’ Gino Rindone and
created Angelini Alimentari, an ode to the authentic Italian neighborhood cafe, a place to drop in for espresso and a pastry before work. “There’s a tradition in Italy, to go to the same cafe every morning and run into friends,” explains Elizabeth. “That social aspect is what we hope for here, not just a place for gourmet food.” This newly opened country kitchen-style breakfast and lunch place has the same attention to simple ingredients as the Osteria, using impeccably sourced, artisanal imported Italian salumi, organic chicken and free-range eggs. Chef Antonio Felipe’s early favorites are the $9.50 uova in purgatorio (eggs baked with cherry tomatoes and spicy andouille sausage) and the classic vitello tonnato (veal in tuna sauce), here served as a sandwich for $12. But their secret weapon, what could very well be the menu item that rocks the block, is their $6 warm gelato panini: homemade
GINO RINDONE and Elizabeth Angelini at Angelini Alimentari Italian cafe.
gelato on a brioche bun. They always have the classic flavors, such as vanilla, chocolate, hazelnut and pistachio, but have specials and sorbetto, too. Angelini Alimentari can be dine-in (including patio seating), to go, or curbside pick up, but Elizabeth thinks gelato should be enjoyed as take away, “There’s nothing nicer than having gelato outdoors, enjoyed standing on the sidewalk outside, talking with friends.” Angelini Alimentari is open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There’s free parking in the back until 11 a.m. and two spaces for pick-up orders all day. True to their name (Alimentari means “grocery” or “foodstuffs,”) they also sell jars of four of the Osteria’s most popular pasta sauces, including limone and amatriciana, for $9.99 each. They are perfecting their daytime menu now, but would like a liquor license and might expand to casual dinners some day. Angelini Alimentari, 7317 Beverly Blvd., 323-297-0070, angelinialimentari.com.
Farmers Market pre-season holiday opener Get your holiday game on at the “Holiday Pre-Season Opener” gourmet grocers’ open house at the Original Farmers Market, 6333 W. Third St., Sat., Nov. 5 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event, hosted by the artisan grocers at the Farmers Market, will have cooking demonstrations, food and beverage samplings and presentations on signature recipes and new products, all meant to help you prepare for the upcoming feasts and festivities. Bone up on your craftiness and take workshops in cookie and placemat decorating. Pre-order organic turkeys and pies for your holiday meals, test cheeses, choose wines, sample breads and pastries and look over the fresh produce, artisanal meats and wild-caught seafood available from Farmers Market grocers. For more information, visit farmersmarketla.com.