Instead of Pop-Up Plans, Silver Lake’s Closed Trois Familia Goes Up For Sale

Not so fast

So now it looks as though chef Javier Ramos won’t be cooking at the former Trois Familia space in Silver Lake after all. Despite Jon & Vinny announcing plans to shift the property to Ramos for a spot to be called El Vy, the LA Times is now reporting that the deal has fallen through, and Trois Familia will be sold off to some other operator. Ramos, for his part, is keen to open his own place somewhere nearby, eventually.

All love

Meanwhile, Adam Roberts of the Amateur Gourmet has words of love for the quesadilla at Salazar, calling the simple dish “mind-blowing” in a new blog post.

Walk it out

Here’s a sneak peek at what the inside of Melisse looks like as it undergoes a massive overhaul out in Santa Monica. There’s still quite a bit of work to be done.

Attention Mar Vista

Over in Mar Vista, East West Bank’s own lifestyle blog has found a lot to enjoy at Little Fatty. The casual Taiwanese spot from chef David Kuo apparently hits all the right tasty and Instagrammable notes.

All good

Rapper DMX has reportedly been cleared in an odd case involving a stolen Corvette. Apparently DMX and a friend took off from the STK valet in West Hollywood back in March without realizing that they had gotten into the wrong car. When the rightful owner came out looking for his ride and found it missing, he reported it stolen. The whole thing has since been cleared up, says TMZ.

Last of its kind

Los Angeleno has a stirring story out about Centro Basco, the so-titled “last Basque restaurant in Southern California,” which still survives out in Chino.

Responding to the critics

Hollywood restaurant L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele responded back to critics last week following a couple of negative reviews, most prominently one from the LA Times. Check out the full note below.