LA Magazine’s Food Event 2010 – Llamas, Truffles and Pinot, Oh My!

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Last weekend LA Magazine hosted their 5th annual food festival, The Food Event 2010: From the Vine at Saddlerock Ranch tucked away in a Malibu canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains.  Amidst grazing zebras (yes zebras) and roaming llamas, Angelenos sipped wine from 30 plus wineries and noshed on bites from the likes of Akasha, Eva, The Foundry, Palate Food & Wine and many more of LA’s finest.  A cloud of fog creeped in as the day wore on, but a light drizzle did not deter the lines for lobster corn dogs at The Lobster or chocolate dipped frozen bananas at Sweet Rose.  The only draw back?  Too much to eat and drink and not enough time!  Next year we’ll be back with a game plan…and maybe a chauffeur.  Here’s a tour, in photos.

A llama searches for his car in the parking lot.
A llama searches for his car in the parking lot. (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.)

Zebras at Saddlerock Ranch - a wonderful surprise!
Zebras on the property - what a surprise! (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.)
Wines from Saddlerock Ranch.
Wines from Saddlerock Ranch. (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.)

A bite of scallops on whipped potatos with micro chives from Mo Chica.
A bite of scallops on whipped potatoes with micro chives from Mo Chica. (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.)
The chef of Tra di Noi tosses pasta with shaved truffles in a hollow round of parmesan.
The chef of Tra di Noi tosses pasta with shaved truffles in a hollow round of parmesan. (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.)
Mariachis serenaded the crowd.
Mariachis serenaded the crowd. (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.)
The wine flowed freely.
And a good time was had by all. (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.)