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Vinny Dotolo

  1. Openings
    Ludo Lefebvre Opens Trois Mec This Thursday With Non-Refundable, Pre-SaleThe restaurant will be L.A.’s first to ensure parties arrive at the risk of not getting their money back.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  2. Menus
    Early Dish Details Leak Out of Ludo Lefebvre’s Trois MecA preview menu finds dishes being served like buckwheat popcorn and potato pulp with milk skin and bonito.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  3. Fever For Lefebvre
    What To Expect at Ludo Lefebvre, Jon Shook, and Vinny Dotolo’s Trois MecThe French chef foresees a $70 set menu based on the Parisian bistronomie movement.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  4. James Beard
    Mozza, Animal, Valentino, and Lucques All That Remain For L.A. On James BeardAs in prior years, the same old names enjoy The Foundation’s limited love for L.A.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  5. Rants
    Bon Appetit Names Animal as Part of America’s Most Important Restaurants,L.A. just wants somebody to love its restaurants.
    By Tony Chen
  6. Let Them Eat Foie
    Can We Call This “Bathtub Foie Gras?”Walter Manzker shares his secret for jerry-rigging the forbidden delicacy.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  7. Total Hate
    Vinny Dotolo Not Tickled By Pink’sThe Animal chef would rather be at Dino’s, even if he doesn’t want to know where the chicken is sourced.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  8. Foodievents
    Meadowood’s Christopher Kostow to Cook With Animal Boys on January 14It’s a benefit dinner for Cancer for College.
    By Jay Barmann
  9. Menus
    See The Menu For Ink’s James Beard Dinner, With Help From Nancy Silverton, JonThere are still 20 to 30 seats available for the seven-course super-chef collaboration.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  10. The Other Critics
    Gold Shines Another Spotlight on Kang Ho-dong Baekjong; Rodell Rebel Yells atThe L.A. Weekly critic calls Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo L.A.’s most successful Southern-influenced chefs.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  11. Grub Guide
    Eight Places to Pig-Out Before ‘The Aporkalypse’Pork belly served eight ways, Iberico raw and in ice cream, and crispy pig head croquettes await.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  12. Fever for Lefebvre
    Ludo Confirms New Restaurant With Jon Shook and Vinny DotoloThe French chef says the project is “maybe something that doesn’t exist in America.”
    By Hadley Tomicki
  13. Animal Instincts
    Jon Shook Still Eating at Chick-Fil-AMakes clear he still doesn’t “support the anti-gay marriage thing.”
    By Hadley Tomicki
  14. Foodies With Benefits
    Jon Shook, Vinny Dotolo, Zoe Nathan, Matt Molina, and Sotto Chefs Coming to MBThe five-course menu will benefit Common Threads.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  15. Let Them Eat Foie
    Ludo Speaks on His Foie Gras Swan Song With Jon and Vinny at Son of a Gun“I am French. Foie gras is a God given right, so I will fight for my right to foie,” Lefebvre says of what could be his final night working with the delicacy in L.A.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  16. Celebrity Settings
    Tebow Takes Taylor Swift to Toscanova; Bret McKenzie Passes Oscar AroundWas it a date, business, or just a little flirtation between the two young stars?
    By Hadley Tomicki
  17. Celebrity Settings
    Lana Del Rey Eats at Cafe 50’s; George Clooney Takes Date to Dan Tana’sIn a week of Hollywood dates, we even saw our favorite celebrity couple, Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  18. Slideshows
    What You Missed at L.A. Loves Alex’s LemonadeGreat chefs from afar joined L.A.’s kitchen heroes, along with celebs like Jimmy Kimmel, Timothy Olyphant, and Neil Patrick Harris.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  19. Mediavore
    Inside Animal and Ludo’s Foie Gras Dinner; Learning to Love TripeEverything from liquified foie gras to injectable foie gras were on hand as the chefs protest a coming ban.
  20. Fever for Lefebvre
    Ludo Unites With Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo for Eight Courses of Foie Gras atAnimal rights protestors may have finally messed with the wrong ornery French chef!
    By Hadley Tomicki
  21. Fever for Lefebvre
    LudoBites 7.0 Bids Adieu, Teases of Teaming Up with AnimalLudo sends word to be on the lookout for a duck event that features Jon Shook, Vinny Dotolo, and himself.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  22. L.A. Diet
    Chef Jon Shook Grazes at Animal and Celebrates Vinny Dotolo’s Impending“I eat the food that I’m making. I totally eat it. There’s no better way of knowing if the food tastes good.”
    By Lesley Balla
  23. Transplants
    La-la Land: Ludo Lefebvre on NYC Plans; the Animal Guys on ‘Amazing’Also: The Animal guys aren’t interested in cooking in New York.
    By Alyssa Shelasky
  24. Animal Instincts
    Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo Prove They Are Two Very Different DudesDotolo is kind of like “the quiet one” to Jon’s “cute one.”
    By Hadley Tomicki
  25. Mediavore
    Food Poisoning Strikes Selena Gomez, Jennfer Hudson, and The Playboy JazzCertain locations of the pie-making chain close in the middle of lunch service while customers are still eating.
  26. Mediavore
    Foie Gras Quesadillas Protested at LudoBites; Did Bin Laden Die By PorkyThe French chef’s pop-up restaurant still sold at least one to basically every table.
  27. Mediavore
    Where to Eat Grey Squirrel; Lee’s Sandwiches Heads to VegasA restaurant in Scotland argues that serving this four-legged critter is the ethical choice.
  28. The Gold Watch
    J. Gold Glows Over Gator Schnitzel and Geoduck at Son of a Gun“What is the seafood equivalent of pigs’ ear?”
    By Hadley Tomicki
  29. Openings
    Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo’s Son of a Gun Fires Its First ShotThe Animal chefs’ menu will change daily, while the Bakesale Betty homage stays put.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  30. Animal Instincts
    What We Might Be Eating at Animal’s Son of a GunThe chefs are considering a version of the fired chicken at bakesale Betty that Vinny Dotolo gushed about to us on The Food Chain.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  31. Animal Instincts
    Animal Chefs Plan Son of a Gun on Third Street For SeafoodJon Shook and Vinny Dotolo are going nautical in their follow-up venture.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  32. Celeb Settings
    What Animal Served Marisa Tomei, Aziz Ansari, and Bret Easton Ellis DuringEven the celebs are chomping at the bit for more information into Animal’s new restaurant.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  33. General Grant
    Where Grant Achatz Plans to Eat and Drink in L.A. When Visiting Next WeekThe chef and his team have a great eating agenda planned for the short trip to the Left Coast.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  34. Animal Instincts
    Animal Chefs Confirm Purchase of Restaurant 3 SpaceJon Shook and Vinny Dotolo claim to be working on a name and concept for the follow-up to their successful Fairfax restaurant.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  35. Foodievents
    L.A. Times Starts a Food FestivalPrices are lower than Food and Wine’s tasting festival, which is being held over the same weekend.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  36. Animal Instincts
    Animal Chefs Rumored to Buy Restaurant 3 SpaceA rep says nothing is 100% certain yet.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  37. Animal Instincts
    The Animal Chefs Are Huge Buddha-HeadsRodelio Aglibot’s Yi Cuisine provided a kitchen for Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo’s catering business.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  38. Foodievents
    Animal and Fox Meet for Veggie Tasting Menus in MayEven (gasp!) vegans will be taken care of here.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  39. Animal Instincts
    The New Yorker and Top Chefs Alike Love AnimalMichael Voltaggio, Akasha Richmond, Nate Appleman, and Mario Batali share what they love about Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  40. Foodievents
    What We’re All Missing at the Pebble Beach Food & Wine FestA legion of celebrity chefs descend on the resort town this weekend along with a bunch of wine makers and all those who could afford tickets.
    By Jay Barmann
  41. Quote of the Day
    How Two Animals Formed a BondJon Shook spins Animal’s creation myth.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  42. Animal Instincts
    Animal Chefs Plan Potential Pop-Up in LondonLondon club owner Jonathan Downey has plans to bring Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo to the U.K.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  43. The Food Chain
    Animal’s Vinny Dotolo Goes Bananas for Bakesale Betty’s FriedThe spicy, jalapeno-laced slaw is what keeps Dotolo coming back for this sandwich.
    By Jay Barmann and Hadley Tomicki
  44. The Food Chain
    Jose Garces Goes Ape for Animal’s Foie Gras Loco MocoA peculiar use of SPAM works well for an Iron Chef winner.
    By Hadley Tomicki and Kirsten Henri
  45. Lists
    StarChefs Picks Which L.A. Chefs To Keep Your Eyes OnL.A.’s rising talent in the kitchen and behind the concepts are named.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  46. Slideshow
    Animal Chefs Show Meadowood How Foie Gras is DoneThe chefs from Animal in Los Angeles dropped in on Meadowood in Napa to cook up a killer plate of seared foie gras. Check out our slideshow of the dish coming together.
    By Jay Barmann
  47. Animal Instincts
    Watch Vinny Dotolo Say ‘I Do’Vinny Dotolo shares his wedding photos.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  48. Rumors
    Animal Denies Nieporent PartnershipJon Shook dispels rumors about his restaurant.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  49. Other Magazines
    Chef Tats Rankle ReadersNot everyone has an appetite for body art.
    By Adam Martin
  50. Other Cities
    Montauk Monsters, Meet L.A.’s AnimalAnimal chefs go to Montauk for a week
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