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.

With its West Hollywood location currently back in construction and a soft-opening aimed for May 2019; according to numerous sources, the ‘masterminds’ behind the ‘famous Bottega Louie macarons’ are planning on making a special confection exclusively for its WeHo site. What is it, you ask? Unicorn, of course. … The tone deafness, however, didn’t stop there. The insensitivity apparently progressed rapidly to homophobia.

According to numerous sources, the commissary, located on 617 West 7th Street, which houses its pastry and bread departments, was void of any supervision for several hours on Sunday morning when its management team, including an Executive Chef, were at a bar watching the World Cup; leaving its staff to fare on their own.

Once the Grande Dame of Grand Street when it opened in 2009—ushering in the 7th street renaissance in DTLA—Bottega Louie now languishes in mediocrity with its stale and uninspired menu of quasi-Italian cuisine, everything to everyone LA staples like burgers and the proverbial avocado toast, and those painfully obvious (and not very good) Ladurée lifted macarons; leaving guests and critics, who once raved about the place during its peak, to reassess—even re-review--what they once liked about Bottega Louie to begin with.