
Rick Ross, Mear One, and Eric Garcetti
Last night's "Art of the City" benefit, held at St. Vibiana's to raise funds for A Better L.A., looked a little like a scene from The Wire. The bizarro L.A. edition, that is. In a speech supporting Pete Carroll's non-profit program, mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti pointed to his compadre, LAPD police chief Charlie Beck, from a raised platform, while "Freeway Ricky" Ross watched on from a crowd dotted with civic-minded power-brokers and artists like MEAR One, Sharon Stone, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Deitch, and Cheech Marin. Meanwhile, chefs like Joachim Splichal, John Sedlar, Kris Morningstar, Josiah Citrin, and Ian Greslik were among those keeping bellies full, with highlights including abalone panna cotta gelee (Melisse), foie gras torchon with sardine butter (The Royce), beer-braised brisket (Nickel Diner), and marinated octopus...
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