Hot girls on bikes: La Buca begins delivery (what would Mamma say?)

Mamma Cortivo is no longer behind the stoves at Osteria La Buca, so who's the new face of the Melrose Avenue Italian restaurant? It might just be the delivery girl. La Buca started delivery service this week, and women on motorcycles are toting chef Alberto Lazzarino's spaghetti aglio e olio, gnocchi alla boscaiola, pizza Margherita and tiramisu to neighbors and nearby studio workers. Lucky them.

Meanwhile, Mamma and her son Filippo Cortivo have opened Osteria Mamma down the street in the former Seafood Village space.

Osteria La Buca, 5210 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 462-1900, www.osterialabuca.com. Osteria Mamma, 5732 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 284-7060.

-- Betty Hallock

Photo: Stephen Sakulsky

Comments

[Funky]

I love Girls on bikes.

This picture is perfect for my blog too :)

Greetings

[Hungree]

The real gimmick is that La Buca still isn't delivering and they've been touting it for weeks.

Does ongoing false advertising imply any other problems?

[ED]

comm#1: They have some of the best pasta in town, and reasonably priced, and it's always packed. Why does a bitter blogger have to bash EVERYONE in town?

[adrian]

I'm sorry but this reeks of a desperate gimmick on La Buca's part. Does everything have to be about looks/sex in L.A.? Isn't a good plate of pasta sufficient?