Of course. The one time Rick Bayless, one of the most influential people in the history of Mexican food in the United States and one thin-skinned man, I will be on assignment and unable to attend. FUCK.
He'll be at Macy's at South Coast Plaza this Thursday, starting at 6:30 p.m. From the press release, which we usually don't bother with but I'm busy working on…something: “Admission is $5, which will be donated to Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. No reservations are required, but seating will be held on a first-come, first-served basis. Seating is limited to 200.”
You know what would be funny? After the jump!
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What would be funny would be Mexican food purists like myself picket Bayless' book signing for him accusing Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Jonathan Gold of not knowing his shit? Just a thought!