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    Where Jonathan Gold Thinks You Should Eat (and Drink) This Weekend in LA: Scopa Italian Roots

    Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the Los Angeles Times. This week on Good Food he reviews Scopa Italian Roots, a fairly new addition to Venice that he describes as “part Italian restaurant and part cocktail lounge.”

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    By Gillian Ferguson • Dec 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the Los Angeles Times. This week on Good Food he reviews Scopa Italian Roots, a fairly new addition to Venice that he describes as “part Italian restaurant and part cocktail lounge.”

    WHAT TO ORDER: Roasted romanesco, fried calamari, arancini, veal chop Milanese. The cocktail menu is also a must.

    WHERE IS IT? 2905 Washington Blvd, Venice 90292, (310) 821-1100

    Find all of Jonathan’s restaurant recommendations on the Good Food Restaurant Map.

    All images courtesy of Scopa Italian Roots

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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