Campanile - Los Angeles

I haven't been back to Campanile for a long time since it was still kind of the other day and the hot spot since Mark Peel and Nancy Silverton were still married, as Nancy still worked in La Brea Bakery. We went to brunch. Especially the **** Mary: tomatoes and vegetables were seasoned and roasted, then cleaned, then poured into a large glass with vodka. Now that's how a **** Mary should be done! I like ’em spicy, and this was much spicy, and very tasty. And all for just $10, a real bargain these days for this level of drink. The eggs Benedikt: everything was good except the English muffin, I think it was full wheat, it was just too dry and boring. The eggs were perfectly fried, the bacon was very wide, thick plates, very high quality. I think more Hollandaise would have helped the muffin. I remember the interior was different then. I don't remember this burg-like motif from the way back to the day. But then I don't remember that well.

Excellent food. Mark Peel differs from many other Star LA chefs. The constantly changing menu is based on everything fresh, along with a large wine list.

I am here twice, once for their Grilled Cheese Night and once again for a regular menu items. Let me just say that the Grilled Cheese won night. Let us also foreword that La Brea Bakery is next door and of course the bread for the grill cheese is from this bakery. The regular menu items were so, maybe it was just not their night, the service was just good. That was good with me. If you are there for the Grilled Cheese specialties, feed with friends so you can taste all their specialties. They are served with huge portions of french fries and salads. My favorites were the open face Braised Lamb and the classic.