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Wine Spectator – 2021 Restaurant Awards

 See our listing on the Wine Spectator Website Cheers! June 2021 - We are super excited to share the news that our wine list was recognized with the next level higher award than we received the last two years. In 2019 and 2020 we received the "Award of Excellence". This year they reviewed our new wine list and program and we were upgraded to the "Best of Award of Excellence" Best of Award of Excellence These wine lists display excellent breadth across multiple wine growing regions and/or significant vertical depth of top producers, along with superior ...

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Wine Spectator – 9 SoCal Wine Destinations

RESTAURANT GUIDES 9 Casual SoCal Wine Destinations Experience these top-tier wine programs in low-key atmospheres May 6, 2021 While there’s a time and place for a dining splurge, sometimes it’s just as satisfying to enjoy a laid-back meal without all the fanfare. But unfussy cuisine doesn’t have to come with unimpressive beverage options, as these Southern California spots prove. All hold Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards for their wine lists, and all feature moderate or inexpensive pricing. For everything from a quick bite to a no-frills ...

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LA Times March 31, 2021

FOOD HELP POURS IN TO ASSIST RESTAURANT A Group of Sommeliers Rallies Supporters To Save Rustic Kitchen   A group of sommeliers worked together to save Rustic Kitchen in Mar Vista. From left, Casleah Herwaldt, Lauren Hirsh, Lu Diodovich, Christine Tran, Cristie Norman, JJ Zuczkiewicz, Rachel Macalisang and Kalia Christoforou. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)   By JENN HARRIS COLUMNIST  MARCH 31, 2021 7 AM PT [online] April 4, 2021 [Sunday Print Edition] When a restaurant closes, it leaves a ...

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  • April 2, 2021

Gift Certificates

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  • July 12, 2019

The Venice Canals Magazine April 2017

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  • April 15, 2017

The 14 Most Delicious Mac and Cheese Dishes in L.A. Right Now – LA Magazine – February 7, 2017

The 14 Most Delicious Mac and Cheese Dishes in L.A. Right Now  Though the best version of M&C is almost always made inside a house, these are all hauntingly delicious in their own right. February 7, 2017    Audie Metcalf Ruyle Mac & Cheese gets a bad rap. Too many basic ingredients (cough, Panko), and it doesn’t stand out among the 89,765 other versions in L.A. And yet, too many truffley lobstery things in it, and True Foodies clutch their pearls in horror.  Get juuuuust enough trend mixed with the creamy butteriness required for maximum pleasure, and ...

Mike Bonin Small Business Spotlight

Small Business Spotlight
Each week, LA City Councilmember Mike Bonin recognizes a local small business that creates jobs on the Westside

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  • August 3, 2016

LA Arts Online Review

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LA ARTS Online Review of Rustic Kitchen From the article written by Ashley Halverson "Looking for a local spot for lunch or to meet your friends for a casually divine dinner?  Perhaps you need to grab some gourmet goodies on your way to a dinner party?  Or maybe you just don’t feel like cooking and want to stop in for something tasty to take home.  If you live in Mar Vista you’re in luck.  The Rustic Kitchen Market-Café-Wine Bar is your new go-to spot."  

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The Argonaut Review

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A New Neighborhood Treasure Rustic Kitchen is making all the right moves to become a local landmark By Richard Foss Richard@RichardFoss.com Excerpt from "Rustic Kitchen is a perfect example — a stylish and eclectic space on Centinela Avenue in one of the few commercial buildings in a mostly residential neighborhood. "

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Playa Vista Today

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Article Nov 2015 Excerpt from article Written by Josie Sample  

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  • November 3, 2015