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Chef Mary Sue Milliken

Restaurateur, Cookbook author and TV personality
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Chef Mary Sue Milliken

Mary Sue Milliken made her mark in the culinary world by taking home cooking from all over the world and giving it an upscale twist. Mary Sue and business partner Susan Feniger are hands-on owner-operators of the popular, critically acclaimed Border Grill restaurants in Santa Monica and Las Vegas, serving upscale, modern Mexican food in a hip, urban cantina. The pair also owns Ciudad in Downtown Los Angeles, featuring the bold, seductive flavors of the Latin world.

Mary Sue and Susan authored five cookbooks, including Cooking with Too Hot Tamales, Mesa Mexicana, and City Cuisine. They are television veterans of 396 episodes of “Too Hot Tamales” and “Tamales World Tour” on Food Network. Since 1996, they have had several homes on the radio dial in Los Angeles, including KCRW, KFWB, and KFI. Mary Sue and Susan also created of the Border Girls brand of fresh prepared foods at Whole Foods Market.

Mary Sue is a member of the Board of Directors of Share Our Strength.



Posts By Chef Mary Sue Milliken on Strength.org

Chefs for a Strong Child Nutrition Act [ 2 comments]
June 10, 2010
My involvement in the fight to end childhood hunger began over 20 years ago, the way most chefs start–cooking to raise hunger-fighting dollars for Share Our Strength. I’ve always...
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