AWFF Update: Every year the American Wine…

Every year the American Wine & Food Festival sells out in record time, but there are still plenty of less than 100 tickets left, and the event is only two weeks away. We've said this before: All of the big backlot food events are worthy of spending the hard-earned cash, but if you can only afford to splurge on one a year, this should be the one. There's no other with this sort of chef showing: Nancy Silverton, Michael Mina, Mark Peel, Paul Prudhomme, Jasper White, Jose Andres, Gino Angelini, David Burke, Drew Nieporent, Dean Fearing, Elizabeth Falkner, Michelle Bernstein, Francois Payard and many more. It's always a rolicking good time, plenty to eat and drink, a good cause. Tickets are also still available for the beefy Red Hot @ Red Seven event on Friday with Craft, Lawry's, Cut, Montage, and 8 oz Burger Bar all participating. (Sept 26-27; $150 Friday, $300 Saturday; get tix here). [~ELA~]