The Best Spots from LA’s Culinary Masters | Eater
"Although Jon and Vinny’s, the Italian-American diner up the street, bears the name of Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, Animal is the restaurant where it all began in 2008. On that menu is a whole lotta meat — things like bone marrow, pig ear, and sirloin carpaccio. For a place with such an outsized reputation (including a James Beard under its belt), it’s a simple affair inside, with plain walls, wooden tables, and a small black bar. Still, it’s hard to top that rich, messy, off-menu Boner Burger." - Vox Creative
