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The Sizzle and the Steak: Edoardo Baldi Builds on His Family Legacy in Los Angeles

At Baldi, the chef leans on Tuscan grilling, family recipes and a genuine understanding of what Los Angeles wants to eat now.

Business at Los Angeles restaurants typically slows down during the summer because it’s travel and cookout season for many customers. But as usual, chef Edoardo “Edo” Baldi will not be denied.

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His buzzing new Tuscan steakhouse, Baldi at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, just expanded dinner service to seven nights a week after hearing guests clamor for the proper Baldi experience on Mondays and Tuesdays, which previously had a limited bar menu.

“A lot of people that were coming were like, ‘Oh, we want the full menu,’” Baldi tells Observer of the early week visitors. “I understand it, and I’m totally for it.”

Baldi is channeling his Tuscan upbringing at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills as he grills prime cuts over olive wood. He is, as always, using time-honored recipes to make some of the most soul-warming pasta dishes in Los Angeles. He says that a big part of his success in L.A. has involved serving........

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