From Sicily to La Jolla: Chef Accursio Lota’s Dora Ristorante Brings Coastal Soul to the Theatre District
By late afternoon, sunlight glances off the terracotta tiles along Scholars Drive, the faint hum of surf folding into the sound of silverware being set in a new dining room. Inside Dora Ristorante, Chef Accursio Lota adjusts a linen napkin, checks a plate’s edge, and smiles…