Il Grano goes beyond italian: Owner Sal Marino rises to the daily challenge of sourcing LA.'s best fish

摘要

Sal Marino is obsessed with quality. The chef-owner of Il Grano in west Los Angeles rises every morning at 4 to beat all the other chefs in town to the best seafood from his favorite purveyors. Marino's tactic seems to have worked: In a town where restaurants go out of style as fast as last year's shoes, Il Grano has stayed on every Top 10 list since it opened nine years ago. And in a city with an estimated 300 sushi bars, Il Grano has become known for its crudo, or Italian-style raw fish.