A couple months ago, Billy was in an accident. He was on his Vespa and some woman in an auto made a left turn right into him. He suffered bleeding and swelling of the brain, a collapsed lung, fractured ribs and leg lacerations...and was in a coma for two weeks.
Like many in the food industry (he's a cook at Craft Los Angeles and a server at Osteria Latini), Billy doesn’t have health insurance so his foodie friends--Eric Greenspan (owner and executive chef of The Foundry on Melrose), Ray England (sous chef at Craft) and Lisa Vega (pastry chef at Providence Restaurant)--along with friends, Jennifer Gerard & Matt Wise, put together a fundraiser at The Foundry this past Monday, the 14th--Bastille Day for those who recognize French national holidays.
The cocktails were phenomenal, from the Grandma Smash to El Diablo, to the unforgettable Balsh-stille Day Punch! Thanks to all the fabulous bartenders: Damian (Gordon Ramsay at The London), Marcos Tello (Comme Ca & The Edison), Christine D’Abrosca (Malo) and Chris Ojeda (Osteria Mozza).
Apologies for no pix of the food and stuff, we were all hungry so we pretty much immediately scarfed down the tater tots with violet mustard, crab and spinach toasts of goodness, and the luscious beef-arugula sandwiches smothered in melted gorgonzola cheese--oh, and I was drunk. However, I did get some slightly blurry pix of the peeps.
Trista and Daniel are buddies from culinary school. (left) This is me and Noelle. She and I used to work at the Shoah Foundation Institute (when it was just the Shoah Foundation) and she has a really big heart.
So here's to you, Willy Balsh (or as they kept repeating at graduation "William Billy Walsh"). May you recover swiftly so that you can continue to show me how it's done.
Like many in the food industry (he's a cook at Craft Los Angeles and a server at Osteria Latini), Billy doesn’t have health insurance so his foodie friends--Eric Greenspan (owner and executive chef of The Foundry on Melrose), Ray England (sous chef at Craft) and Lisa Vega (pastry chef at Providence Restaurant)--along with friends, Jennifer Gerard & Matt Wise, put together a fundraiser at The Foundry this past Monday, the 14th--Bastille Day for those who recognize French national holidays.The cocktails were phenomenal, from the Grandma Smash to El Diablo, to the unforgettable Balsh-stille Day Punch! Thanks to all the fabulous bartenders: Damian (Gordon Ramsay at The London), Marcos Tello (Comme Ca & The Edison), Christine D’Abrosca (Malo) and Chris Ojeda (Osteria Mozza).
Apologies for no pix of the food and stuff, we were all hungry so we pretty much immediately scarfed down the tater tots with violet mustard, crab and spinach toasts of goodness, and the luscious beef-arugula sandwiches smothered in melted gorgonzola cheese--oh, and I was drunk. However, I did get some slightly blurry pix of the peeps.
Trista and Daniel are buddies from culinary school. (left) This is me and Noelle. She and I used to work at the Shoah Foundation Institute (when it was just the Shoah Foundation) and she has a really big heart.
So here's to you, Willy Balsh (or as they kept repeating at graduation "William Billy Walsh"). May you recover swiftly so that you can continue to show me how it's done.
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