Pretaste of Olio Pizzeria, LA's Top Pizza, David Judaken on East Shutter, MORE!

MID-CITY— Ready for pizza? This coming Saturday and Sunday snag a taste of forthcoming Olio Pizzeria & Cafe at the West 3rd Street Summer Sidewalk Sale. Management will set up wood-fired mobile ovens starting at 10AM outside the restaurant. Otherwise, wait until October for an official bite. [Mondette]

MID-CITY— And speaking of pizza, Jay Weston declares Vito's on La Cienega the best slice in LA. Hmm, has he tried Joe's? [HuffPo]

HOLLYWOOD— After East cut back on hours and days of operation, it was only a matter of time before the costly venture shuttered, now it's just used as an event space. After dropping $3.2 million, at least it's used for something. The LA Business Journal caught up with bossman David Judaken and partner Tony Daly to discuss their many projects, and with regard to East, David Says: “East has been the only thing that I’ve done that I haven’t had huge success with...I closed my doors because I realized that I was fighting a battle that could not be won. I couldn’t convince my demographic that Hollywood was the place to eat.” [LABJ via GS]

VIDEO INTERLUDE— Learn to make brioche...in a microwave. Michael Voltaggio demonstrates his technique which involves a) a microwave, and b) a whipped cream canister. BAM. [MCT]