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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    LA Cleans Up at the John Beard Awards

    Los Angeles cleaned up at the James Beard Awards this week . Local chef Suzanne Goin took home the big prize, winning for Outstanding Chef. L.A. chefs also took home Outstanding Pastry Chef and Best Chef of the West awards. Has Los Angeles finally truly arrived on the restaurant map?

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 4, 2016 • 1 min read

    Los Angeles cleaned up at the James Beard Awards this week. Local chef Suzanne Goin took home the big prize, winning for Outstanding Chef. L.A. chefs also took home Outstanding Pastry Chef and Best Chef of the West awards. Has Los Angeles finally truly arrived on the restaurant map?

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    Will California Republicans Come Around to Trump?
    1. 0:30After Indiana, California Primary ‘Irrelevant’ Once Again
    2. 7:02LA Cleans Up at the John Beard AwardsYou’re reading this
    3. 13:02'The Girl Who Hid from the Taliban in Plain Sight'
    4. 27:56How to Focus on One Thing in a Multitasking World?
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