2010 James Beard Award Finalists Announced

By thirstyinla | March 22, 2010

The finalists for the 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards were announced today. “The Oscars of the food world” are the highest honor for food and beverage professionals working in North America, recognizing excellence among chefs, cookbook authors, food journalists, restaurant designers, and others in the industry. The LA Weekly’s Jonathan Gold is up for two…

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Sipping the Summer During Sunday Supper

By thirstyinla | August 12, 2009

Sunday Suppers at Lucques have become an L.A. dining institution, a guaranteed splendid evening at any time of the year. This past Sunday, to kill some time while waiting for another Comme Ca Block Party to begin, I stopped by Lucques, not knowing it happened to be the 9th Annual All-American Rib Fest. (Lucques staff…

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