Dolce Vita [RESTAURANT REVIEW]
Everyone has their own idea of the Good Life, but it’s not necessarily the same as their neighbor’s. Yours might involve an Alpine slope and skis, or an empty beach with perfect curling waves and a flawless surfboard. Right now, my idea of the good life is a quiet place with a hammock, no cell phone reception, a stack of books I’ve been meaning to read, and a good restaurant next door. A good European-style deli would fit the bill nicely. Dolce Vita is Italian for “The Sweet Life,” and you might expect the restaurant in Redondo Beach to reflect an Italian idea of paradise – probably something involving tiny cups of very strong coffee, plates of pasta, gnocchi, and antipasti, and regular demonstrations and labor unrest. Instead the focus is more German; one of the employees told me that when the place was named they planned a pan-European concept, but the owner’s German food was most popular so the place became more northern European. The little café and deli now serves some antipasti and homemade French-style sandwiches and pastries, along with a lot of German items that are otherwise unavailable in the beach cities. We started a weekend brunch at the deli counter trying to figure…
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