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Matthew Kang is the Lead Editor of Eater LA. He has covered dining, restaurants, food culture, and nightlife in Los Angeles since 2008. He's the host of K-Town, a YouTube series covering Korean food in America, and has been featured in Netflix's Street Food show.

Italy Magazine sits down with Piero Selvaggio, the lifelong owner of Valentino in Santa Monica, discussing how he made an impact on Italian cuisine in America. Says Selvaggio: "It was an awakening. I began to understand so much about what Italian cuisine is really about: simplicity and quality. I realized how important details are, how decisive the chef is, what food elegance is, and finally how the restaurant needs a person to guide its customers through a gastronomic voyage." [Italy Magazine]
Photo: Elizabeth Daniels]

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