LA’s Only Italian Food Truck Run by Real Prince Will Open a Restaurant in Westwood

Deedra Mcgillivray 3 years ago

The Prince of Venice food truck, run by an actual prince (Emanuele Filiberto, the grandson of Italy’s last king) is opening up its first standalone storefront in Westwood in a few weeks. The long-running food truck has been serving pasta bowls and other Italian food for years on the street […]

The Prince of Venice food truck, run by an actual prince (Emanuele Filiberto, the grandson of Italy’s last king) is opening up its first standalone storefront in Westwood in a few weeks. The long-running food truck has been serving pasta bowls and other Italian food for years on the street of LA, and even had plans to open in Venice last year, but now Westwood is on the docket. The restaurant will expand beyond handmade pastas into Roman-style pizza, Sicilian arancini, salads, and desserts. Expect an opening in early October.



a bowl of food: Pasta from the Prince of Venice food truck

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Pasta from the Prince of Venice food truck

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  • The Bake the Vote bake sale is happening now. The nationwide initiative will feature a bunch of local bake sales run by folks in their own communities, including options like a $30 pastry box from Colossus in San Pedro, a cake raffle from chef Rose Wilde (found of Red Bread) and more.
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  • Word is that Impasta, the upstart ghost kitchen setup that uses veggies instead of wheat noodles, is going brick and mortar in Beverly Hills. That’s per What Now LA, which says the company will take over the former Roxbury Cafe at 459 N. Roxbury Drive.
  • Don’t look now, but Riverside County says that it may want to reopen its businesses faster than the state plans to allow, per the Press-Enterprise. That would be in direct conflict with the governor’s office, but officials in that county say that local businesses need their help now more than ever.
  • Check out this new pickup setup at Gingergrass in Silver Lake. Rather than just offer to-go food, owner John Himelstein says the colorful walk-up will offer beer and wine exclusively from Black-owned labels like Urban Roots Brewing, Crown and Hops, and Maison de Noir as of this Thursday.

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