Riva

I had an excellent lunch at Riva on Wilshire Blvd last week. It's Jason Travi's second restaurant in LA, which he has opened with his wife/pastry chef Miho.  I didn't make it to dessert, but my wood-fired mushroom salad was superb.  Sweet greens and meaty mushroom were tossed in the lightest of vinaigrette's (sherry?) and topped with razor-thin Parmesan.

My friend ordered the whole wheat capellini - a manageable lunch portion of tomato-laden noodles.

Unfortunately, that was it, as is was lunchtime.  There's a lot on the menu that looks good - from pizzas to seafood. It was only dotted with diners at lunchtime but I imagine dinner sees a brisk business. The place has been going strong for almost a year now.