Mother Wolf isn’t going to wow you with culinary invention, but if you’re looking for a fun, vibey spot that feels very LA then Mother Wolf is an excellent shout, particularly if you’re in a big group / celebrating. It’s a beautiful, and huge, dining room in Hollywood, where all the staff come across like they’re actors (sometimes annoying, sometimes charming, but nearly always entertaining) and you might even spot a celeb or too. The chef is Evan Funke, who also has the very popular Felix in Venice Beach and Funke, and the menu is pretty straight up crowd-pleasing Italian goodness executed very well. We loved the squash blossoms stuffed with ricotta and the oxtail meatballs in tomato sauce from the starters, and we’d definitely recommend the pizzas too, especially the Diavola – topped with spicy salami and pepperoni – and the Mortazza, a folded pizza stuffed with mortadella, pistachio and fresh ricotta. We were less taken with the large secondi dishes, so stick to pasta for mains: the cacio e pepe and the rigatoni alla’amatriciana were winners. Don’t miss the strawberry-stuffed maritozzi for dessert either.