Zach Pollack
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Pollack’s culinary curiosity began over 6,000 miles away in Florence, Italy while studying abroad to pursue a degree in architecture from Brown University. After working in Italy's twenty regions and strengthening his skills under esteemed chefs such as Neal Fraser and David Myers in Los Angeles, Pollack partnered with chef Steve Samson in 2011 to open Sotto, focusing on the regional cuisines of Southern Italy. In 2014, he struck out on his own to open Alimento in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles that was ranked within the top 20 of Los Angeles Times' food critic Jonathan Gold's "101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles 2015," Los Angeles Magazine's "Top 10 Best New Restaurants," Angeleno's "Best New Restaurants," Bon Appétit's "Best 50 New Restaurants," and GQ's "25 Most Outstanding Restaurants of 2015." In addition, Zach was nominated as a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation's "Rising Star Chef of the Year" award in 2015. In 2017, Zach debuted his second project Cosa Buona in Echo Park, showcasing Italian-American fare.
