{"id":122475,"date":"2026-01-06T19:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/122475\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T19:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:00:11","slug":"los-angeles-magazines-chef-of-the-year-nancy-silverton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/122475\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Magazine&#8217;s Chef of the Year:\u00a0Nancy Silverton\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The born-and-raised Angeleno treats the city to esteemed restaurants with more eateries to come<\/p>\n<p>Four-time James Beard Award-winning chef, baker,\u00a0restaurateur\u00a0and author Nancy Silverton has always had a\u00a0lot\u00a0cooking.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Sherman Oaks and Encino native got her start by working with Jonathan Waxman at Michael\u2019s and serving as Wolfgang Puck\u2019s opening pastry chef at Spago before she co-founded the iconic restaurant Campanile and adjacent La Brea Bakery in Hancock Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2007, she opened pizza institution Mozza \u2014 followed by Michelin-starred Italian mainstay Osteria Mozza, Italian meat haven Chi\u00a0Spacca, Mozza2Go and Mozza offshoots in locations including Los Cabos, Singapore,\u00a0Hawaii\u00a0and Washington, D.C. The chef-owner of the Mozza Restaurant Group (<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mozzarestaurantgroup.com\/\">mozzarestaurantgroup.com<\/a>) has also published 11 cookbooks, appeared on culinary\u00a0shows\u00a0and fundraised for charities like the Los Angeles Food Bank and No Kid Hungry.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"798\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Mozza reopens in Hawaii.\" class=\"wp-image-283126\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/L1190064-1200x798.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/L1190064-1200x798.jpg\" alt=\"Mozza reopens in Hawaii.\" class=\"wp-image-283126\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"  \/>Mozza reopens in Hawaii.Credit: Courtesy Nancy Silverton<\/p>\n<p>But these days, Silverton shows no signs of slowing and is busier than ever. When Phil Rosenthal asked her to serve as executive chef of Max &amp; Helen\u2019s, she\u00a0immediately\u00a0agreed to reimagine classic diner favorites (and she\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0even a big diner-goer). However, she knew his reasons for opening the restaurant were threefold: \u201cIt was the passing of his father and wanting to honor both of his parents. It was going to the Palace Diner [in Maine] and realizing how fantastic a contemporary diner could be,\u201d she tells Los Angeles. \u201cBut also, his love of the neighborhood \u2014 meaning Larchmont. He [loved] the idea of contributing to his community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1054\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"The Caesar crostini from Soho House.\" class=\"wp-image-283125\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Caesar-Crostini-Credit-Sean-Hazen-e1767643795919-1200x1054.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1054\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Caesar-Crostini-Credit-Sean-Hazen-e1767643795919-1200x1054.jpg\" alt=\"The Caesar crostini from Soho House.\" class=\"wp-image-283125\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"  \/>The Caesar crostini from Soho House.Credit: Sean Hazen<\/p>\n<p>In conjunction with <a href=\"https:\/\/lamag.com\/style\/private-members-club-soho-house-celebrates-15-years-in-los-angeles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Soho House West Hollywood\u2019s 15-year anniversary<\/a> and reimagination, Silverton designed an exclusive dinner menu for the Garden restaurant, which debuted in October. Blending Italian and California cuisines, she created new dishes, like braised chicken thighs and 10-veggies Cobb salad, alongside her staples such as rib-eye with black olive tapenade and Pizzeria Mozza meatballs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s\u00a0also a fixture at food festivals, and this year,\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0served up inventive bites at culinary events including L.A. Loves Alex\u2019s Lemonade, the Hotel Bel-Air\u2019s End-of-Summer BBQ and Wolfgang Puck\u2019s Beverly Hills Autumn BBQ.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-altfont has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xs-font-size wp-elements-a392843e06eac12cec56e735f4f8219f has-lg-margin-top\" style=\"letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase\">Scroll to continue reading<\/p>\n<p>Next up? \u201cThis little pasta bar opening up in Koreatown,\u201d she says of\u00a0Lapaba, a portmanteau of \u201cla pasta bar.\u201d There, husband-and-wife chef team McKenna Lelah and Matthew Kim (of Osteria Mozza) will put Korean twists on classic Italian dishes \u2014 like kimchi\u00a0suppli\u00a0stuffed with spam and mozzarella \u2014 and serve pasta made onsite in a designated pasta room.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"910\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Lapaba pasta bar is coming to Koreatown.\" class=\"wp-image-283127\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lapaba_0476-1200x910.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lapaba_0476-1200x910.jpg\" alt=\"Lapaba pasta bar is coming to Koreatown.\" class=\"wp-image-283127\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"  \/>Lapaba pasta bar is coming to Koreatown.Credit: Ira Edelman<\/p>\n<p>But\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0not all. Silverton is opening a restaurant in Bozeman, Montana on the heels of reopening a remodeled Mozza in Lanai, Hawaii. Even more exciting for Angelenos,\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0partnering with Rick Caruso and River Jetty Restaurant Group on a new Italian steakhouse,\u00a0Spacca\u00a0Tutto, slated to open at Palisades Village in August.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Upcoming Italian steakhouse Spacca Tutto at Palisades Village.\" class=\"wp-image-283128\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Spacca-Tutto_Bar-View_Credit_AvroKO-1200x675.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Spacca-Tutto_Bar-View_Credit_AvroKO-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"Upcoming Italian steakhouse Spacca Tutto at Palisades Village.\" class=\"wp-image-283128\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"  \/>Upcoming Italian steakhouse Spacca Tutto at Palisades Village.Credit: Avroko<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to bring a new concept to the Westside, pulling inspiration from the Italian flavors that Angelenos know well, alongside some new dishes inspired by a classic American steakhouse,\u201d she announced. Drawing from Chi\u00a0Spacca\u2019s\u00a0roots, the lunch and dinner spot will offer steaks, salads,\u00a0seafood\u00a0and veggies along with small bites at the bar, craft cocktails and\u00a0nearly 250\u00a0Italian and domestic wines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m honored to be a part of the future of the Palisades,\u201d added Silverton, who continues to make immeasurable contributions to the city of L.A.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The born-and-raised Angeleno treats the city to esteemed restaurants with more eateries to come Four-time James Beard Award-winning&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":122476,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64184,61656,48,52,51,47,50,49,15910,64211],"class_list":{"0":"post-122475","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-best-new-restaurants","9":"tag-january-2026","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-la-headlines","12":"tag-la-news","13":"tag-los-angeles","14":"tag-los-angeles-headlines","15":"tag-los-angeles-news","16":"tag-nancy-silverton","17":"tag-osteria-mozza"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122475\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}