Local chef and television personality Sam Zien, better known as Sam the Cooking Guy, has opened a new restaurant in the heart of Little Italy.
Called Basta!, the eatery opening on June 6 serves up Italian-inspired dishes in Piazza della Famiglia. Basta! represents the latest concept by the Grain & Grit Collective, who is also behind Sam the Cooking Guy’s Not Not Tacos, CooCoo’s Nest and Samburgers, all located in the nearby Little Italy Food Hall. Zien films all of his YouTube cooking videos out of his Carmel Valley home.
Sam Zien in Little Italy.
(Kassandra Lewis)
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