Terranea Resort today announced that Chef Michael Fiorelli of mar’sel has been selected as the About.com 2012 Readers’ Choice Award for Favorite Los Angeles Chef. Now in its fifth year, the About.com Readers’ Choice Awards honor the best products, features and services across dozens of categories, ranging from travel to technology to parenting and more, as selected by its readers.
“This year’s Readers’ Choice Awards program had a record number of nominations submitted across dozens of categories and featured hundreds of finalists,” said Margot Weiss, managing editor, About.com. “We are thankful to all our readers for their participation and congratulate Chef Michael Fiorelli on his success.”
Fiorelli’s modern interpretation of a classic, California-inspired menu that utilizes local, seasonal ingredients delivers mouthwatering results and his colorful dishes, refreshing presentations and strict attention to detail impress even the most sophisticated palate. According to Fiorelli, whose inspiration comes from farmers who dedicate their lives to respecting the earth and local communities, a great dish “starts with the freshest seasonal ingredients.” When asked his favorite food, Fiorelli says salt. “My whole cooking philosophy stems from the idea that that great food needs two things: love and salt.”
mar’sel, the signature restaurant at Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, offers guests California cuisine served in a picturesque seaside setting. The name mar’sel is derived from the Spanish terms for sea, mar, and French for salt, sel. For additional information, please visit www.mar-sel.com