Fodor's Expert Review Upland

This collaboration between prolific Philly–NYC restaurateur Stephen Starr and Il Buco chef Justin Smillie tastes as if California and Italy miraculously collided. Marrying organic and in-season ingredients with Italian recipes, Upland's standouts include a heavenly bucatini cacio e pepe that could pass muster with discriminating eaters in either the Eternal City or the City of Angels, as well as excellent pizza, steaks, and fish dishes.