MARY SUE MILLIKEN & SUSAN FENIGER
Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger are two of America's most beloved chefs. The duo have been business partners for more than 20 years, beginning with the opening of City Cafe on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles in 1981. Currently, they are hands-on owner-operators of the popular and critically acclaimed Border Grill restaurants in Santa Monica and Las Vegas, serving upscale, modern Mexican food in a hip, urban cantina setting. The pair also own and operate Ciudad restaurant in downtown Los Angeles, featuring the bold and seductive flavors of the Latin world.
Natural teachers, the partners are prolific in many media outlets. They are authors of five cookbooks, including Cooking with Too Hot Tamales, Mesa Mexicana and City Cuisine. They are television veterans, appearing on 396 episodes of the popular “Too Hot Tamales” and “Tamales World Tour” programs on the Food Network. Since 1996, they have had several homes on the radio dial in Los Angeles, including KCRW, KFWB and KFI. In addition, Border Grill and Ciudad dishes “starred” in the 2001 Samuel Goldwyn feature film, “Tortilla Soup.” Mary Sue and Susan are also the creators of the Border Girls brand of fresh prepared foods at Whole Foods Market, as well as a line of signature peppermills and salt mills manufactured by Vic Firth Gourmet.
Mary Sue and Susan are active members of the community, playing leading roles in many culinary associations and charities, notably Share Our Strength, the Scleroderma Research Foundation, the Chefs Collaborative, and Women Chefs and Restaurateurs.
For more information on Mary Sue and Susan visit their Web site at marysueandsusan.com
