It’s no shock that I gained 8 pounds in six days my last trip home.  I learned that even I have a limit to the amount of food I can consume.  I’m not sure if it’s age or being out of practice but I found myself hitting a wall and not being able to go beyond it.  Alcohol and being massively hung over probably didn’t help.  You can see the bloating in my face and I actually popped the button on the back of my dress.

I believe the pig was the star of the evening since of most the tables showcased it.  Next year I’m going to run five miles, starve myself all day and wear and moo moo with big pockets for this event.

Absinthe Brasserie & Bar, Bill Corbett
Baker & Banker, Jeff Banker
The Beach Chalet and Park Chalet, Grant Schley
Betelnut, Alexander Ong and Mario Tolentino
Boxing Room, Justin Simoneaux 
Chez TJ, Jarad Gallagher 
Cupola Pizzeria 
Dosa, Anjan Mitra 
El Paseo, Tyler Florence 
EPIC Roasthouse, Eric Hollis 
étoile at Domaine Chandon, Perry Hoffman 
Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch, Stephen Barber 
Foxtail Catering & Events, Tommy Halvorson 
Hakkasan, Courtney Lewis 
Incanto & Boccalone, Chris Cosentino 
Kuleto’s, Robert Helstrom 
La Boulange du Dome, Pascal Rigo 
Locanda, Anthony Strong 
Lolinda, Alejandro Morgan 
luella, Ben de Vries 
Mission Rock Resort, Sam Ehrlich 
MoMo’s, Damon Hall 
Morimoto Napa, Jessica Entzel 
One Market Restaurant, Mark Dommen 
Pacific Catch, Chandon Clenard 
Plumed Horse, Peter Armellino 
Spruce, Mark Sullivan and John Madriaga 
Tacolicious, Telmo Faria 
The Village Pub, Dmitry Elperin 
Waterbar, Parke Ulrich 
Wayfare Tavern, Tyler Florence

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