On July 22, Angeleno Magazine hosted their 10th Annual Restaurant Awards Event–Live and Dine L.A.

Live and Dine L.A. is an event that celebrates and rewards the best dining venues, chefs, and service around Los Angeles. Fortunately for us Angelenos, we get the luxury of tasting the best of the best paired with fabulous spirits (for a small cost). Furthermore, money from the event also benefited P.S. Arts, a L.A. based charity that provides funding for arts education in public schools.

This yearтАЩs event was hosted in Santa Monica at the Fairmont hotel. The presentation of AngelenoтАЩs Restaurant Awards entitled, тАЬPioneering SpiritтАЭ was presented by Wells Fargo Bank. There were two tickets available for purchase, the VIP ticket and the regular ticket. The VIP tickets ensured an intimate reception with top chefs Exclusive Spirits Tasting, while the regular entry tickets promised chefs cooking presentations coupled with award-winning wines and spirits. Either way you swayed, you were sure to come out happy!

Live and Dine L.A. featured approximately 20 chefs and restaurant owners for a fun-filled evening of tasting, sipping and sampling signature dishes under the Fairmont’s historical 80 ft. tall, 150 ft wide fig tree. Food sampling is already promising but imagine an unlimited array of food samples provided by top, gourmet chefsтАЩтАжcause thatтАЩs an altogether new victory! It doesnтАЩt stop there, though; we also rollicked to a live jazz band and partook in a silent auction.

Now that we’ve given you a glimpse into our delightful evening with Live and Dine L.A., we feel we ought to toot our own horn for a minute, as we were chosen as the exclusive floral partner for the event. Our lush arrangements were sprouting up all over the Fairmont grounds! We used some of our favorite flowers which we’ll display below, including: white hydrangea, succulents, and cymbidium orchids.

Our good times aside, letтАЩs give a shout out to this yearтАЩs award winners:

┬╖ Best New Restaurant went to: Tar & Roses
┬╖ Best New Chef went to: Josef Centeno of Baco Mercat
┬╖ Best New Dish was: Smokey Fried Chicken from Plan Check Kitchen + Bar
┬╖ Best New Restaurant Design went to: Picca Peru
┬╖ Best new Sommelier went to: Matthew Kaner, L&E and Covell
┬╖ Best New mixologist was: Steve Livigni, Pour Vous
┬╖ Best New Hidden Gem was: Papilles
┬╖ Best Service at a New Restaurant went to: Wolfgang Puck at Hotel Bel-Air
┬╖ Best Atmosphere went to: II Covo
┬╖ Best New Pastry Chef went to: Roxana Jullapat, Cooks County

AngelenoтАЩs President and Group Publisher, Alan Klein and Editor in Chief, Lesley McKenzie handed out the awards at the VIP reception preceding the Grand Tasting Event.
Sponsors of Fine Dine LA included: Wells Fargo, Audi, Veev, Stella, 123 Organic Tequila, Bradco and Valley View Casino, VOSS.

Check out a collage of our arrangements at the Live and Dine L.A. event below:

Links:

http://www.modernluxury.com/angeleno

http://psarts.org/

http://www.fairmont.com/santa-monica/

http://www.lapetitegardenia.com/

http://tarandroses.com/

http://bacomercat.com/

http://www.plancheckbar.com/

http://www.piccaperu.com/

http://www.barcovell.com/

http://www.leoysterbar.com/

http://pourvousla.com/

http://www.papillesla.com/

http://www.hotelbelair.com/wolfgang-puck-bel-air/

http://www.yelp.com/biz/il-covo-los-angeles

http://www.cookscountyrestaurant.com/Home.html

https://www.wellsfargo.com/

http://progress.audiusa.com/

http://veevlife.com/

http://www.stellaartois.com/

http://123tequila.com/

http://www.vosswater.com/