Jason Azevedo, the executive sous chef at Esquire Grill and formerly at Mighty Tavern, started out with the observation that there wasn't much local news in this week's Food and Wine section of the Sac Bee.

That set off a lengthy Facebook discussion with (among others):

• Chris Macias, former Sac Bee food writer who now is a "Critic-at-Large"at the Bee
• Adam Pechal, formerly of Tuli Bistro who is working on a new East Sac restaurant
• Scott Ostrander, the chef de cuisine at the new Paragary's Midtown
• Erick Avila, whose Facebook profile says he's the sous chef at Kru
• Nick Dedier, managing partner at Aji Japanese Bistro in El Dorado Hills
• Keith Breedlove, chef at the Culinerdy Cruizer food truck

In the end, Chef Pechal probably summed it up best in his comment.

I think it's great when chefs and media can have open dialog about this stuff. It's healthy and it's good for everyone. Keep up the good work gang!

Click here for the entire thread.

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