Events

The first thing that I want to say is, I love this event! The hardest part for me to convey to somebody that's never been, is just how cool it is. It's not just another foodie event. This is a production. The Viejas team builds stages, they bring sound, lighting, flat screens, a huge projector screen, etc., and Dacor brings two cooking lines. Two teams of five chefs compete with some crazy challenge ingredients to create as one judge put it, "The best dinner of the year." This years challenge ingredients were Monkfish, King Crab, Geoduck Clams, Flatiron Steak, and Pom pomegranete juice. Each team had one hour to create 5 ... (more...)

Marcela Valladolid, author of Fresh Mexico, was invited to hang out with me at Cantina for a book signing event put on by Warwick's La Jolla. It was a packed house as people traveled from north and south of the border to hear Marcela talk about her approach on what Mexican food really is. This was such a unique event in that while Chef Marcela was entertaining in the dining room, the crew and I were in the kitchen putting together dishes from Marcela's cook book. Marcela herself said that the food tasted just how she meant for it to be, so we were all happy on how it turned out! Click here if you would like to know ... (more...)