By Jay Weston for The Huffington Post
For the past 27 years I have faithfully attended and written about the Wolfgang Puck/Barbara Lazaroff “Meals on Wheels” Benefit, from its first year at the Spago Hollywood parking lot to last year’s enormous event at the Universal Studios’ Western Street. But things happen, people and events move on, so this year there is a new gala, The First Annual Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival, produced and hosted by Coastal Luxury Management with the support of Wolfgang Puck and being celebrated over the four day period of October 13th to October 16th. According to Sister Alice Marie Quinn, D.C., Executive Director of St. Vincent Meals on Wheels, the one thing that hasn’t changed is the prime beneficiary of the event.
She told me that the tradition of ‘food and love’ continues, and she believes that the weekend event will be the most exciting new culinary event L.A. has ever seen. With flashing eyes, the dynamic nun said that, after 35 years, the St. Vincent Meals on Wheels’ commitment to serving our city’s hungry and homebound seniors is stronger than ever. “For nearly 30 years, it has been our honor to be the recipient of the proceeds from the American Wine & Food Festival. Now, with the launch of the new event, the team behind the highly-successful Pebble Beach Food & Wine event will expand upon the 28 years of tradition to this weekend event which spans the entire city of L.A.”
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