Roadtrip

Not long after asking how I was managing the freeways and the traffic, locals kept telling me “you have to go to Ojai.” As a new LA resident, plenty of other beautiful desert, mountain and beach locales beckoned. But six months in, I finally heeded the advice. Driving up mid-week in January, I had twenty four hours to explore the famously unassuming, artsy town.  Top of my agenda: Checking out two standouts in Ojai’s dining scene, which has seen an influx of new eateries and fresh culinary talent in the last couple of years.