It’s disappointing that people like King and Elliot went all Karen Smith and Grethen Wieners on her when knowing about this for some time and not ask her – even in passing, while getting a comp cup of coffee and toast with ricotta and jam – to get her side rather than rally-up with some bitchy IG blogger (who also is aimlessly attempting to connect Sqirl with disgraced food and dining brand Bon Appétit) and a group of former employees that apparently had no problem allegedly poisoning customers with moldy jam until they no longer had to work there.

Now that restaurants in LA County are opening again – operating under strict safety initiatives and directives – I couldn’t help but wonder how these Bs can fair in this new era of dining when they weren’t able to operate prior.

Looks like Bottega Louie’s long delayed launch of its fabled West Hollywood location is now planned for a March 2020 opening; as first reported by Wehoville on December 11th. It was also detailed that the postponement now leaves over 200 recent hires unemployed—according to an unnamed source—with many new/former employees being stiffed paychecks since orientation. However, they all can breathe easily knowing they may re-apply for their positions in a few months; without the promise of employment. Merry Christmas.