As one of L.A.’s most popular restaurants, Pizzeria Mozza is packed from noon until midnight every day. If you’re lucky enough to nab reservations, you may still wait a while. Without them, it could be a long while. But most people agree the food will be worth the wait.

The joint venture of three noted restaurateurs, Mario Batali, Joseph Bastianich, and Nancy Silverton — whose way with bread made her La Brea Bakery the best loved artisanal bakery in the country — Pizzeria Mozza is the casual cousin of the more expensive Osteria Mozza. Read more…