ELITE “FOOD RESPONDERS” DROP OFF GOODS TO NANCY SILVERTON IN LOCKDOWN AT SAN QUARANTINE

(EDITORS’ NOTE - This is not a “siren song” -  something alluring on the surface, but ultimately dangerous - to chefs or Mozza employees and friends or anyone in Los Angeles to drop off anything to Nancy or Michael, but rather a heartfelt “thank you” to those who already have )

Friday night, as we were getting ready to watch the 23rd episode of ‘'The Restaurant”, the Sundance Channel show that helped us get through one anxious week, I got this text from Chad Colby, the ex Chi Spacca chef and now main man at Antico; “About to do a drive by.” If you know me, even a little, you know what that brought to mind. But, Chad quickly followed it up with a “dropping ice cream at your porch in two minutes.’

I went outside three minutes later and saw a paper bag. Inside were four pints of Antico Ice cream. considered by many, including Mozza Tribune restaurant critic Kate Green, the best in Los Angeles. There were two honeycombs, one cookies n’ cream and a vanilla almond crunch You talking about hitting the spot.

it was the first of several elite “Food Responders” dropping off goods to Nancy, who is in lockdown at San Quarantine after testing positive for the virus last week and Michael, who, ,somehow, tested negative.

The next day, Brianna “Breezy ‘ Valdez, the empress of HomeState, called to check in. I told her of the many people who had kindly offered to bring foods to the house. “What would you like?” Breezy asked.

I said “A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO”, which, for the record, sold for $48 million at a Monterey auction in 2018.

A few hours later, I got two texts from Breezy which read. ‘Approaching your doorstep” followed by “With a Ferrari”.

i went outside and inside a HomeState bag were six mouthwatering tacos, 12 award-winning flour tortillas, a creamy queso sauce that was so delicious I ate it like a soup, and most importantly, 12 bags of Fritos, original.

So, Sunday, i was staring at a gold wrapped package of Rudy. aka Rodophle le Meunier buerre de baratte, my favorite butter. Alas, I had no bread.

Minutes later, like a scene out of Homeland where they know what’s going on thanks to a drone, i get a text from Andy Kadin, the owner of Bub and Grandma’s s Bread. Their sesame loaf is my favorite and with the Rudy butter. one of the top meals one can have. i once made a midnight supper for Nancy which was just that, the Rudy slathered on Bub’s sesame. Nancy and I decided this would be our Last Supper.

“I’m gonna drop some bread off to you. 13 minutes away,” Andy’s text read.

So, 12 minutes later, Andy comes by with two loaves of sesame, a loaf of poppy seed and two pastries with dates kumquats and frangipan. It’s slathering time.

On Monday I called Polla a la Brasa, Nancy’s favorite, just to check on their hours. Thirty minutes later i get a call form Ivan Maekawa, the owner. “What’s your address, I’m gonna bring you and Nancy a chicken.”

Two hours later, Ivan is walking up to the porch, not only with a roast chicken but a bottle of A Midwinter Nights Dram, a prized rye whiskey. You can have a chicken on rye i’ll take the chicken and rye.