Top Chef's Jamie Lauren

I'm really excited about covering SF Chefs. Food. Wine August 6-9. It promises to be an amazing celebration of SF gastronomy. As part of that, I interviewed Top Chef's Jamie Lauren, executive chef of Absinthe. She's feisty, funny and fed me - what more could I ask for?

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Food and Wine Pairings with the Sommelier at Absinthe

I had a great lunch at South Food and Wine with Aaron Wasserman, the sommelier at Absinthe the other day. There's no better way to spend an afternoon than 3.5 hours at lunch, great food and lots of wine talk (and drink!) I dare you to find a cuter, more fun sommelier in SF. Seriously, I dare you and then I want to meet him or her. If you've got a candidate post it in the comments!