by Besha Rodell

The Arts District downtown has become the unlikely ground zero for large, ambitious Italian restaurants. That trend continues next month with the opening of Officine Brera, which begins serving on Feb. 5 adjacent to its sister restaurant, the Factory Kitchen (another large, ambitious Italian restaurant).

But for owner Matteo Ferdinandi and chef Angelo Auriana, this project was the original vision for what the pair wanted to bring to Los Angeles. Ferdinandi tells the story of meeting with building owner (and partner in both projects) Howard Klein years ago to pitch the idea of Officine Brera.

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