Masaharu Morimoto. Thomas Keller. Rick Bayless. Grant Achatz. Giada De Laurentiis. Michael Mina. Edward Lee. Leave it to the glitz of LA to attract all-star talent. The Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival is a three-day event — scheduled for August 22-25 — that will see cooking demonstrations, tastings, lunches, cocktail demonstrations, panels, and more from the names listed above and a huge number of other talented chefs and mixologists. Particular highlights include Giada's Festa Italiana, lunch at Scarpetta with Michael Mina and Scott Contant, the Lexus Grand Tasting, and Bacon & Bourbon with Edward Lee.