A Taste at The Grove...Celebrity Chefs! Culinary Delights! Mix @ VIP Cocktail Party!

On Saturday, June 25th, Cadillac is hosting an eclectic soiree sure to be the jazzy upscale event of the season!

Locals, and tourists alike, are invited by the staff at Los Angeles Magazine to attend a smorgasbord of culinary delights, cooking demos, and scrumptious food sampling from a handful of reputable high-quality restaurants catering to elite clienteles in the Los Angeles vicinity.

Celebrity Chefs will be whipping up their specialties and include the likes of Alberto Bini, Alejandra Schrader, Ali Mookhi, Anthony Jacquet, and Debbie Lee.

For an invite to a chi-chi VIP cocktail par-tay when the sun sets in the west later in the evening, just test drive a Cadillac at the Grove during the hours of 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

See 'ya there!

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San Francisco...Oyster Bar frenzy!

OMG!

If you have a craving for Oysters in San Francisco, then try the "Swan" on Polk Street, just a few blocks up from Market Street where alot of the Cultural Arts attractions keeps patrons flowing into the Civic Center and beyond.

But, don't pen me an e-mail asking for a review of the meal!

Every time I have sauntered by the popular eatery to take a place at the counter - a long line several people deep - has kept me at aroma's length in the street until I gave up in frustration and departed for other less-sought-after mouth-watering morsels in the transforming neighborhood.

One day, I mean to hang in there - though - and experience what must be a delicious culinary delight in view of the multitude of foodies who wait patiently for a hour or so on occasion to tuck a serviette under their chin and dig in!

Bon appetite!

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UCLA Cafeteria...food servers need a philosophy to follow!

Yestersday morning, I spied a server on the counter at the UCLA cafeteria hastily slapping food down on the plates - in an assembly-line slapdash fashion - with little regard for the customers who deserved better.

Obviously, the young Asian student was trapped in a part-time job she hated to make ends meet, and was just biding her time 'til the end of the shift when she'd be free as a bird once again.

After I witnessed her bad attitude and further established a total lack of excellence in her approach - or any striving for it in her work - a thought crossed my mind.

If I was a server, I'd have a philosophy to follow, to ensure I never slipped up

Unlike sloppy Josephine, I'd treat each meal like it was a plate of food I was specially-preparing for myself.

With a compass like that to guide me throughout the day, just imagine the welcome culinary delights I'd turn out.

Booker T. Washington said it best:

Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way

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