Valleywide : Latino Restaurant Workers Honored
After the 1994 Northridge earthquake, Raul Saldivar, a chef at Weber’s Place in Reseda, volunteered to cook meals for hundreds of quake victims at Reseda Park.
On Sunday, Saldivar and five other San Fernando Valley restaurant employees will be among 29 to receive Hispanic Employees of Restaurants Outstanding Service (HEROS) awards for their work.
The HEROS awards were created four years ago by restaurant critic and radio host Paul Wallach to recognize the contributions of Latin restaurant employees working behind the scenes. All categories of worker--including bartenders, captains, servers and dishwashers--can be nominated.
The other Valley winners are Lorena Torres, a line cook at Maria’s Italian Kitchen in Encino; Gladys Quinteros, a pantry cook at the Daily Grill in Studio City; Juan Ruiz, a chef at the Studio Grill at Universal Studios Hollywood; Perla “Gabby” Garcia, a sous-chef at the Hollywood Athletic Club in Universal City; and Francisco Fernandez, an executive chef at Gladstone’s in Universal City.
The ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. at the Biltmore Hotel, downtown Los Angeles. For ticket information, call (818) 994-4661.
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