The Top Chef spinoff starts tonight (10:00pm, Bravo), with 24 chefs duking it out over the ten-show run.Sources confirm that Suzanne Tracht, of Jar in LA and Tracht's in Long Beach, isn't actually cooking till next week's episode. But that's no excuse not to party, right? So to mark the start of the series tonight, Tracht's is showing the program and running happy hour specials on food and drink from 4.30pm till close (which might be as late as 1:00am, depending on how many people show up.)The o
Dave Spataro PhotographySuzanne Tracht, the first winner of the season's Top Chef Masters*, is going to pull the plug on her namesake restaurant at the Renaissance Hotel in Long Beach. Food GPS broke the story.Other food blogs, at least the ones more concerned with L.A. restaurants, are looking at the bright side: It means Tracht has more time to devote to her newest concept called Suzpree, an Asian inspired place that Tracht is opening with longtime partner Preech Narkthong.Unfortunately, f
Yes, it's that time again. After an optimistic June, when no restaurants (that we know of) closed for good, a few did so in July:Blue Coral Seafood & Spirits, Fashion Island, Newport BeachDickey's Barbecue Pit, IrvineBaja Fresh, Anaheim HillsZpizza, Foothill RanchTracht's, Long Beach. The official word is that "Suzanne Tracht and the Renaissance Long Beach Hotel have decided to end their business relationship. Effective July 25, 2009, Tracht's Restaurant was replaced with The Renais
