Vinny Dotolo & Jon Shook - Perfect Pairing

The award-winning chefs dish on their success, their cuisine and their L.A. Hotspots

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Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo have transformed the L.A. food scene with their popular restaurants, like Petit Trois, Animal and Son of a Gun. But the iconic duo say that the secret to their success is simple: They’ve stuck together. “What makes us different is that we’re a team. We’ve been working together for more than 20 years now,” share the chefs, who first met in culinary school. “We’ve had the same successes and failures, we’ve grown together, and our goals are the same. That doesn’t always happen with restaurants or with chefs. We want the best for each other.&