Sunday suppers at Lucques2005

Few chefs in America have won more acclaim than Suzanne Goin, owner of Lucques restaurant. A chef of impeccable pedigree, she got her start cooking at some of the best restaurants in the world--L'Arpege. Olives, and Chez Panisse, to name a few--places where she acquired top-notch skills to match her already flawless culinary instincts. "A great many cooks have come through the kitchen at Chez Panisse," observes the legendary Alice Waters, "But Suzanne Goin was a stand-out. We all knew immediately that one day she would have a restaurant of her own, and that other cooks would be coming to her for kitchen wisdom and a warm welcome."And come they have, in droves. Since opening her L.A. restaurant, Lucques, in 1998, Goin's cooking has garnered extraordinary accolades. Lucques is now...