Now, Jon & Vinny's is in the midst of becoming a successful chain - it's since opened two more locations in LA, with another slated soon for Beverly Hills. The latter is such a big fan that she even put it on a list of her favorite restaurants in Los Angeles. Beyoncé and Jay-Z have been spotted at Jon & Vinny's, as have John Legend and Chrissy Teigen. Their comforting dishes won over the locals, along with plenty of famous couples. "We want the food to be a hug rather than a challenge." "We didn't want there to be pressure to make the food an intellectual thing," Shook told Bon Appétit in 2015. Shook and Dotol quickly caught people's attention with a menu they dubbed "California Italian." Their dishes are inspired by the Italian classics that their grandmothers used to make, but with an emphasis on fresh ingredients from local farmers markets. Seven years later, Jon & Vinny's made its debut on the LA culinary scene. The Florida natives met on their first day of culinary school, eventually relocating to LA in 2002 with $500 between the two of them, according to Los Angeles Magazine.Īfter winning over the stomachs of Hollywood's elite with their catering gigs - plus a brief Food Network foray that solidified their disinterest in TV chefdom - the best friends opened Animal, their first restaurant, in 2008. Jon & Vinny's was born from the friendship of Jon Shook and Vinny Dotol. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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