"If eating multi-colored macarons in DTLA was a core memory for you back in 2007, Bottega Louie probably holds a special place in your heart. Brunching at this patisserie and bistro was a bucket list activity up there with scoring tickets to the Sweet Escape Tour and showing off your Blackberry Pearl to friends. These days, Bottega’s center of gravity has shifted to Santa Monica Boulevard with its way-too-big second location in Weho that’s as bright, airy, and beautiful as it is corporate. The food is decent for a last-minute hangover brunch (stick to the thin-crust pizza), but overall there’s no reason to go out of their way for this place. And that includes the mass-produced macarons, which are flat, mushy, and $20 for a half-dozen." - Brant Cox
