Los Angeles Times

Gjusta and Gjelina chef-founder returns to Venice with RVR, a modern izakaya

Plus, the team behind Michelin-starred Heritage debuts a more casual “neo-bistro.” A Bestia and Taco María alum launches a pop-up residency in Echo Park. One of L.A.’s chicest new patios is now open ...
Robb Report

Inside RVR, the Long-Awaited Return of One of L.A.’s Most Influential Chefs

As the opening chef of Gjelina and Gjusta, Travis Lett had a lot to do with our modern conception of SoCal cuisine. But after selling off his stake in the Gjelina Group in 2019, Lett was absent from ...
Eater

Travis Lett’s Big LA Comeback Is an Ode to Japanese California Cooking

Cathy Chaplin is a former senior editor at Eater LA, a James Beard Award–nominated journalist, and the author of Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles. The restaurant will only be open for dinner to start ...
Los Angeles Times

For vegetable lovers, RVR is the best new restaurant in L.A.

If you were dining out in Venice late last decade, you knew this place — in the thick of Abbot Kinney Boulevard’s luxury-cool retail density. MTN (pronounced “Mountain”) closed five years ago and, ...
Eater

After Five Years Away, Gjelina’s Founding Chef Is Ready to Get Back Into the Kitchen

Cathy Chaplin is a former senior editor at Eater LA, a James Beard Award–nominated journalist, and the author of Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles. While the LA restaurant community was baffled as to ...