(By Variety) From: left La Terza chef Gino Angelini, Michelin-starred Providence chef Michael Cimarusti and Providence maitred/co-owner Donato Poto

(By Variety, circa 2007) From: left La Terza chef Gino Angelini, Michelin-starred Providence chef Michael Cimarusti and Providence maitre'd/co-owner Donato Poto

Many of you lamented the missed opportunity to mingle at the Gold Cocktail party a few weeks back. Fear not, on Sunday, November 8th, you may mingle again.

For a free pair of tickets to hang with some “Great Chefs of LA”, follow simple guidelines below:

First, follow Great Chefs of LA on twitter or Facebook.

Second, leave a comment below, stating why you should be hobbing and knobbing Govind Armstrong or [insert fave chef from list], instead of killing time at a distant blogger conference.

A winner will be selected by Randomizer.org

Third, comment once and comment before Nov 6th, or consider yourself DQ’d.

A hungry person will win 2 tickets, valued at $300, and yours truly will buy order you a round of (free) drinks. Grub Street LA and Food GPS are also doing Great Chefs of LA giveaways but… trust me on this, your chances of winning are a lot better here.

Jokes and grub aside, this afternoon of food, wine, music and auctions will benefit the National Kidney Foundation of Southern California. GCLA draws more than 500 people each year and the recently introduced “Go Green, Go Organic” theme promotes eco-conscious living and sustainability, utilizing organic foodstuffs and eco-friendly products throughout the festivities. The list of contributing chefs below:

23rd Annual Great Chefs of LA 2009

From the list of Chefs alone, this promises to be the greatest dining charity event since Taste of Nation.


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Dining Out to Fight Cancer, Mo Chances to Hang with Great Chefs, Tasting at Mo-Chica | sinosoul.com added these pithy words on Nov 06 09 at 12:01 am

I must win because I’ve been existing (barely) on cereal and fried egg sandwiches for the last few weeks to save money. Momma needs some good grub in her belly before her tastebuds atrophy!

Laurey added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 10:33 am

I’m dying to win because, since moving to LA last year for a PhD, I haven’t be able to afford to try any of these great places! And now the UC system is raising our fees another 40%, so this is really my only chance!

Anna added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 10:39 am

ps If you need a specific chef, Jorge Chicas – I read every review of The Bazaar that gets published!

Anna added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 10:40 am

I’m in dire need of a slump breaker in my life after being recently laid off and then completely bombing the GMATs I feel like curried A$$. Now, I’m in no way looking for a pity party, just looking to score tix to an awesome event and see chefs like Neal Fraser in the flesh. Please oh please oh please!
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Anna A added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 10:56 am

I would love to win these tickets because I have been dying to try a lot of the restaurants and chefs on the list. On top of that, I’ll buy you a round of drinks too!!

Tony added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 10:57 am

I would love to win because I missed the J Gold Cocktail party, and you know I would both enjoy the event and do some good reportage!
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Liz added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 11:04 am

As I’m sure you know I’ve been MIA for quite a while, trying to save moneeeeyyyy. Would definitely look forward to seeing Jorge Chicas of Bazaar. BTW, we need to grub sometime, it’s been too long. Take care and CONGRATS! ^_~

Jackie added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 1:02 pm

i should be hob-nobbing with akasha & ben ford & govind and not at a far-off blogger conference for the same reason that i take my laptop to places like gjelina and akasha to work… it’s more fun. and tasier. :)

katie added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 2:01 pm

because my stomach would thank you for all the good food we’ll eat at the event.
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djjewelz added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 2:15 pm

I wanna win and hob nob with chefs like Akasha because I haven’t been to any food festivals this year, and school is kicking my ass.

Michelle added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 2:21 pm

I should win cuz I’m in the industry and these type of events are events that I live for

Austin added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 2:31 pm

I would love to win because I miss the LA food scene and can’t think of a better reason to come back to it than this event.. looks awesome.

1000Steps added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 2:45 pm

Three reasons:

1) This is so freakin’ close to my apartement, I will cry knowing such festivities are going on w/o me.
2) My fortune teller say I need to take up chef stalking to meet my future husband.
3) She also predicted I’ll be stricken by a monstrous hunger that Sunday that can only be appeased by fancy food I don’t cook myself or pay for.
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Hanhonymous added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 2:47 pm

I would love to enjoy this fantastic event since I would like to enjoy Michael Cimarusti’s food once more without paying for it (the second time) since I had THE WORST MEAL OF MY LIFE at Providence. legit no lie. the food AND the service sucked so badly that i have never stepped foot in the restaurant again.

sarah added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 2:47 pm

I must win so I can stretch my stomach out before Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas. If I don’t start training now, I’m not going to make it to Chinese New Year.
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Gastronomnom added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 2:52 pm

um can this count as my second comment? correction: after reading the fine print regarding this event, i will not be enjoying michael cimarusti’s food apparently but instead i can just tell him to his face how i will never go to providence again. but i did enjoy his run on top chef masters. maybe that’ll soften the blow

sarah added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 2:57 pm

I want to try a bunch of stuff, but the Okie BBq sounds killer. So hard to find good bbq out here.

julie added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 3:02 pm

It would be fabulous to meet and see all of the chef’s on the list – they each have their own distinct flair!

Traci added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 3:19 pm

I’d love to win and sample all of this delicious fare. A nice break from the PB&J I’ve been eating for the past few days!

Grace added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 5:18 pm

I would love to win so that i can meet all the amazing chefs all in one place!

christie added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 5:29 pm

I must win because i live in an area with high rates of kidney theft and i’m determined to use ‘em while i got ‘em!

David added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 5:36 pm

I should win because Cimarusti is a great chef and I want to meet him!
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Kathy added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 7:32 pm

I’m looking forward to meeting the chef from Grace. The V-Day dinner I had there was by far one of the best meals I’ve ever eaten. I’m still talking about it like it was yesterday.
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Michael / South Bay Foodies added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 10:47 pm

I should win because I’m your most frequent commenter. And I’m generally fabulous. Duh.
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weezermonkey added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 11:28 pm

I’ve never been to a food event before, so it would be quite fun to be able to go, let alone such a fancy one. Gives me a chance to see how the other half lives… =)
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sawyer added these pithy words on Oct 27 09 at 11:28 pm

I want to win because I’m too poor to be familiar with the work of any of those chefs…but I’d love to have the chance!

rachel added these pithy words on Oct 28 09 at 12:14 am

I should win because even though I am known around L.A. as a car guy, I am totally a foodie as well. I would love to hang with some of the Best chefs in L.A….especially Benjamin Ford!

Joe Neuburger added these pithy words on Oct 28 09 at 12:33 am

How about…because I’m a brokeass college student who will otherwise never get to taste food from Bazaar, XIV, any of the Drago restaurants…sigh.

GO RANDOMIZER GO.

Samantha added these pithy words on Oct 28 09 at 12:38 am

I would love to go to an event like this. Hope you pick me!

Julianne added these pithy words on Oct 28 09 at 7:15 am

There is nothing better than to spend a weekend enjoying delicious foods from the famous chefs of L.A. It sure beats sitting at home and doing homework or catching up on e-mails!

Andee (LAEasyMeals) added these pithy words on Oct 28 09 at 9:27 am

I want to win because I LOVE Providence and want to hug Chef Michael Cimarusti and the rest of the brilliant chefs here!
lol@ Gastronomnom’s comment about Chinese New Year.

Maian added these pithy words on Oct 28 09 at 11:20 am

I would love to meet Jason Johnston of Dakota and all the others!! Thanks.

Bryan added these pithy words on Oct 28 09 at 2:13 pm

I should win because I’ve got a student’s income but regardless will plan my days and nights around culinary intake.
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MK added these pithy words on Oct 28 09 at 10:41 pm

pick me! I’d love to win and meet neal frasier. And I’ve been unemployed for too long, I need a night out w/ some good food!

christine added these pithy words on Oct 29 09 at 12:06 am

C’MON RANDOMIZER! I should win because I am a broke college student with a checking account balance in the double digits. I spend 90% of my free time reading food blogs about people with far more exciting lives than me, and the other 10% curled up eating Easy Mac. Whoo, college!

Denise added these pithy words on Oct 29 09 at 4:14 pm

Would love to attend! I love to cook and love to dine gourmet!
Ciao, Mary

Mary added these pithy words on Oct 29 09 at 4:17 pm

my sob story is similar to the other bums on here – laid off six months ago so i can’t afford to eat at bazaar again, blah, blah, blah. but it’s different because it’s mine and it’s true.
pick me! cue low whimpering begging sounds.

Albert D. added these pithy words on Oct 29 09 at 4:49 pm

I’m hungry.

Jenn added these pithy words on Oct 29 09 at 5:15 pm

I would love to attend as I’ve been dying to go to so many of these restaurants, but sadly can’t afford them. AND… I’m very very into organic/green cooking. This event would be amazing.

Jenna added these pithy words on Oct 29 09 at 5:18 pm

If I won free tickets, this would be the event of the YEAR by far!!! To see Michael Fiorelli & Steven Fretz in action would be pleasantly memorable to say the least :)

Ashley added these pithy words on Oct 29 09 at 5:21 pm

I deserve to be in the presence of notable chefs because I love food, travel for it, write reviews for them on Yelp and spend a lot of money on eating!!!

alice added these pithy words on Oct 29 09 at 6:09 pm

Because I’m a poor student that spends large sums of student loan money on food! Because I’ve never been to such an event! Because a lot of the time I can only read about these chefs and look at pictures! Because I aspire to be a great chef in LA one day!

Please and Thank you.

steph added these pithy words on Oct 29 09 at 6:43 pm

Because it would help a starving artist whose stomach has much more expensive taste than her bank account…

Jamie added these pithy words on Oct 29 09 at 7:48 pm

As a poor grad student I NEVER get to eat like this, or really out much at all. I’m a decent cook, but not like this! Also, my boyfriend’s taste buds could use some schooling!

Zoe added these pithy words on Oct 29 09 at 9:25 pm

I’ve been doing boot camp for the last 3 months – I work out just so that I can eat amazing food like what will be at this event.

fightin mad mary added these pithy words on Oct 29 09 at 10:41 pm

I was psyched to learn about this event, it sounds like a great time. I would love to attend a maybe pick up some tips to try out at home.

Lauren added these pithy words on Oct 30 09 at 2:29 pm

i hope i win because i graduated in may with my master’s degree and still cant find a job after applying to 80+ positions..lol

Pornsakdi Thammaraks added these pithy words on Oct 30 09 at 7:58 pm

I’d like to win because there’s this girl I’d like to ask out and I think this event would be perfect.

Benny added these pithy words on Oct 30 09 at 11:20 pm

Would love to meet all the great chefs I admire!

Lori added these pithy words on Oct 31 09 at 2:02 pm

My fiance’s been out of a job for almost two years now, and we’ve been trying really hard to save money and weather the storm, but we really miss going to great foodie events like this one! And I would love to meet Akasha!

Diana added these pithy words on Nov 01 09 at 11:02 am

Because I would feel like I won the “loteria” if I got to meet Jimmy Shaw! How’s that for pithy? Love your blog by the way!

Doris added these pithy words on Nov 01 09 at 1:43 pm

I should win because I just spent several days putting together and cooking a five-course tasting menu in which every dish focused on some form of pumpkin. I refuse to use canned, so I had to roast 8 big kabocha, three acorn squash, two spaghetti squash, two delicata, and a butternut-all in different shapes for different dishes. THEN I made the dishes-Fried pumpkin ravioli with stilton dip, arugala salad with warm delicata; polenta, pepita brittle and dressing; sage, butternut and parmesian soup; acorn squash stuffed with merguez cous-cous and pine nut stuffing; and a warm from the oven skillet pumpkin genoise with goat-butter frosting (my own creation).

It was fun and tasted great, but seriously, next weekend, I’d like someone else to make ME dinner.

Diana D. added these pithy words on Nov 01 09 at 4:05 pm

I would love to hobnob with Celestino Drago and sample some of the food from his restaurants that the partners where I work describe in tantalizing detail but will never take me to.

Kim added these pithy words on Nov 01 09 at 7:04 pm

I adore food blogs and have always would be excited out of my mind to attend an event like this (as a 20-something one year out of college, my funds don’t usually allow it). Mingling with the great chefs of LA as well as all the food bloggers I follow would be a dream come true!

Natalie added these pithy words on Nov 03 09 at 11:32 am

Because I love to eat and I never win anything. This would change my whole life!

Annette added these pithy words on Nov 03 09 at 11:36 am

I already bought my size XXL sweatpants.

Eli added these pithy words on Nov 03 09 at 11:42 am

I should win because I ate (well, sampled) 16 different dishes at Cube and lived to tell about it.
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Diana added these pithy words on Nov 03 09 at 12:55 pm

govind armstrong. his shortrib grilled cheese sandwich made me weep.
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sarah added these pithy words on Nov 03 09 at 1:00 pm

i hope to win because i love food and food loves me.

janice ishikawa added these pithy words on Nov 04 09 at 11:59 am

I must win so that I can bring back food inspirations to the nearly desolate south bay!

Nanette Pastor-Hanna added these pithy words on Nov 05 09 at 1:12 pm

i hope i win because i need 8oz grilled cheese with short ribs. now.

jc added these pithy words on Nov 05 09 at 3:14 pm

I need to meet Neal Fraser so I can get some sweet doughnuts!!

mikeyC added these pithy words on Nov 06 09 at 3:43 am

Thanks for commenting! The contest is finito.

TonyC added these pithy words on Nov 06 09 at 8:38 am