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James Beard Foundation Awards 2010

Rather than regale you with the wry, sardonic and and semi-cynical prose for which he known, ELV thought he’d just let these snaps of Monday night’s James Beard Foundation Award ceremony and reception speak for themselves….mainly because he can’t think of anything wry, sardonic or cynical to say about the event.

More tasty snaps of his adventures in New York City will be forthcoming, if and when he can squeeze in some posting in between his gallivanting about Vegas Uncork’d for the next four days.

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Sherry With Steve Olson

Attending a sherry tasting/seminar with wine and spirits guru Steve Olson, and virtually every Master Sommelier in town, can be an intimidating experience. But such is the respect that ELV has for (fellow Iron Chef America judge) Olson, that he forgot how little he knows about this fortified wine, and plopped himself down at a seat for a special luncheon at RM Seafood, to hear Olson expound upon the joys and complexities of this underrated product of Southern Spain.

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