00 on your statement), I was filled with glee like a schoolgirl who got her first kiss! Papa needed to fill the liquor cabinet: Grey Goose Gift Set ($ 21. 00 minimum purchase you received a rebate of $ 10. But when I found out they were participating in American Express’ #smallbizsat promotion (for $ 10. I frequented their first Glendale location often for their wide selection, low prices and great service. (Shopped 11÷ 29÷ 14 SA 4: 00pm): On a mission to #shopsmall and support local businesses, I was about to get liquored-up in the San Fernando Valley! Thanks to the wonderful Unilocal app, I found the Sherman Oaks location of Mission Wine & Spirits while I was in the area. Not going back to Mission if I can help it, their customer service SUCKS. BTW one of the 6 packs that I did buy was Lagunitas Sucks– Missions price 10. Rather than be forced to overpay for their limited beer selection I will just try to get a refund from Groupon for the $ 10. That’s complete BS and they seem to be just making up the rules to suit themselves. He continued to give me a hard time then he makes a phone call and comes back and says, ok but you can only use one of the certificates at a time and it has to be against a minimum purchase of $ 20. I told him that the promotional value was expired but that the money I paid was still valid. At first the guy says these are too old and he can’t accept them. I had a couple of expired Groupons that just had the value I paid on them as that never expires. Well I went to Mission with the intent to support the small chain over the larger ones like Total Wine or Bevmo. Someone who becomes part of our community should be aware what has happened in this country and in other parts of the world - and not make jokes! I would never make a joke about a suicide bomber, which would offend someone from the Middle East! My household is black and Jewish - I have to watch out for bigots all the time! This experience happened yesterday and still bothers me a day later. This comment could have easily been anti-Semitic, sexist, or any other way to demean a person. (A Lebanese Christian must have encountered some hate and discrimination.) He later said that he should have been aware of who was in the store (I was in an aisle a few feet from them), but he never said he was wrong. This information made the comment even more problematic for me - because this man made a comment that is nuclear in nature that was learned and shows his true nature. I help him out a lot.» The manager stated that he was from Lebanon and eventually stated that he was Christian. I spoke to the guy that made the comment and he gave all the same excuses/explanations that most racist and bigots do when caught: «That guy is my friend. This specific comment and the other racial comment that followed wasn’t made towards me, but I was greatly offended by them. Rob Rubba, Oyster Oyster, Washington, D.C.Įllen Yin, High Street Hospitality Group (Fork, a.Insensitive people! The manager/owner made a comment to a black man to do it «like you are picking cotton». The James Beard Foundation suspended its awards after intense backlash in 2020 due to its lack of racial diversity among judges and nominees, and the foundation canceled its awards until 2022.īelow is the list of all restaurant and chef winners for 2023: Others questioned the authority of the awards themselves. Some restaurateurs speculated that the financial conditions in the Bay Area were too difficult to allow for the kind of creativity that might win James Beard awards. The sharp decline was cause for some soul-searching in the Bay Area restaurant community. That was the lowest number since 1991 - the first year of the culinary prizes. There were 19 Bay Area semifinalist nominees across 11 categories, but just three made it through to the round of finalists. In the best California chef category, the Connaughtons of SingleThread saw the award go to Justin Pichetrungsi, the chef at Anajak Thai in Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles County).įor the Bay Area, this year’s awards were a letdown from last year in 2022, Brandon Jew of Mister Jiu’s in San Francisco won the best chef California category.īay Area establishments had few opportunities to win in 2023 because of the limited number of finalists from the region. Ototo, a Japanese restaurant and sake bar in Los Angeles, claimed the outstanding wine and other beverages program award. In the outstanding pastry chef or baker category, Margarita Manzke of Los Angeles bakery and restaurant Republique, took the award over Bugtong.
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