Chatting with Chef Rick Tramonto

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[youtube id=”RESBHMuK0EU”] by Sophie Gayot         I think when restaurateur/hotelier Michael Zislis created The Strand House Culinary Masters Series, he had a very good idea. Every time I have attended one of the events, the restaurant has been completely full. I didn’t see a single empty seat; instead I saw lots of people enjoying the cuisine of Josiah Citrin, Michael Cimarusti, Nancy Silverton, Alain Giraud, Douglas Keane or Tory McPhail to name just a few of the participating chefs. To top it off, diners can eat the fine food while watching the sun set over the Manhattan Beach pier and the Pacific. During one of the dinners, where Trefethen wines were served, I finished the evening talking with chef Rick Tramonto who had flown in from Chicago. In the above video, you can watch as we flip through the pages of his autobiography together. Tramonto is a true success story; TRU restaurant under his direction was named one of GAYOT.com’s Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S. in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. And Restaurant R’evolution in New Orleans, where he has partnered with chef John Folse, made GAYOT.com’s Top 10 New Restaurants in the U.S. list this year. The last dinner of the 2013 series at The Strand House will be on December 9th, when New Orleans chef John Besh will be welcomed in the kitchen by resident chefs Neal Fraser and Greg Hozinsky. Besh’s Restaurant August was one of GAYOT.com’s Top 40 Restaurants in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, and 2013. To make a reservation for The Strand House, call 310-545-7470. The Strand House on Urbanspoon