With over 650 miles of freeway, Los Angeles County’s open road can take you practically anywhere. It’s a city full of storytellers, and for Los Angeles’ hospitality professionals is isn’t just about what is on the plate or in the glass. It’s about using California’s legendary, coveted ingredients to weave a more intimate narrative and to share those stories with guests and peers. And although economic forces continue to cause challenges and create constraints, there is an emerging generation of chefs, bartenders, artisans, and restaurateurs who are ready to steer Los Angeles towards an even more original, hospitable, and flavorful future.

Calling all chefs and pastry chefs–we’ve partnered with TCHO Chocolate to give one lucky chef an all-expenses-paid trip for two to San Francisco (including dinner at the two Michelin-starred, Lazy Bear)! Sixty (60) finalists will be selected to receive a sample of TCHO’s Hella Dark (81%), Oat My Gawd (46%), and Choco Blanco (35%). Enter today for your chance to win!

Calling all chefs and pastry chefs—it’s time to rev up your blenders for the 12th Annual Vitamix Challenge! This year's theme is food waste. Whether it's lemon rinds, garlic skins, stale bread, meat scraps, or bruised apples from your neighbor's backyard, submit an original recipe for a composed dish that showcases the potential of byproducts that might otherwise end up in the compost bin.

Enter today for your chance to win a suite of Vitamix Commercial blenders. All recipe submissions are due by Friday, May 3.