Shrimp and Grits Hit Venice

Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize winning food writer for the LA Times. He reviews Govind Armstrong’s new restaurant Willie Jane in Venice. Jonathan recommends the shrimp and grits, biscuits with honey butter, BBQ quail with corn pudding, grilled shrimp and watermelon salad, sweet tea brined pork chops and oatmeal cookie and mascarpone sandwich for dessert. At brunch he recommends the chicken and waffles.

Willie Jane

1031 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice

(310) 392-2425

You can find all of Jonathan's restaurant suggestions on the Good Food restaurant map.