The braised beef short rib at Table No. 10 in East Village.

The mounted faux animal heads on the walls at recently opened Table No. 10 are more than an interior decorators whimsy.

Theyre testament to the carnivores paradise that awaits on the menu of this two-story restaurant/bar that opened last July at 10th Avenue and J street in San Diegos East Village.

Table No. 10 so named for the kitchenside chefs 10-seat table on the ground floor is co-owned by executive chef Jason Gethin and restaurateur Cooper McLaughlin. Gethin came to East Village from Encinitas, where, as founding executive chef of Union Kitchen & Tap, he was widely known for his mastery with meats. With his on-site smoker and passion for braising and roasting, Gethin made Union Kitchen the place to go for bison burgers, smoked pork tenderloin and wild boar osso bucco.

Although vegetarians will find a decent number of dishes to their liking at Table No. 10, meat-eaters will be in hog heaven. Gethins new winter menu features pig ear tostadas, grilled quail, suckling pig rillettes, rabbit and grits, crispy chicken skin and chateaubriand for two. Even the fresh-baked Parker rolls are served with a tub of creamy house-made marrow butter.

The pig ear tostada at Table No. 10. / Jim Sullivan

That sits just fine with McLaughlin, who grew up hunting and fishing in Montana. A former chemist in the pharmaceutical industry, he got into the restaurant business in 2007, when he converted his old East Village loft apartment into The Corner Bar. The recession crippled business at the burger joint, and McLaughlin said he learned a lot about the industry as the economy gradually recovered. The married Mission Hills father of two closed Corner Bar last spring to convert it into Table No. 10, with an all-new kitchen designed to Gethins specifications, including an in-house smoker and a sous-vide machine.

Table No. 10 has a Western/industrial vibe, with open ceiling, metal chairs, wood tables, colorful banquettes and hanging exposed bulbs. The menu, billed as modern American fare, is presented in what looks like a medical chart with prices ranging from $4 to $16 for bites, $6 to $10 for sides, $12 to $16 for small plates and most large plates in the $22 to $28 range. But if you're really starved, there's a huge buffalo rib eye tomahawk steak for $92.

Among the many standout proteins on Gethins menu: the tender-sweet and smoky duck ragu with house-made pasta, the 24-hour braised short rib that melts in your mouth, the excellent beef tartare with quail egg and house grain mustard. And pescavores will appreciate the perfectly charred octopus with fried caper berries, the mouthwatering scallops in brown butter and the whole fish special, on my visit a delicate and moist bronzino, which the server deboned tableside.

The pig ear tostadas (essentially mounds of carnitas piled on fried pork ears) come with a lovely cilantro aioli and surprising caviar gel beads of concentrated jalapeo, but the ears were too chewy for my taste. And while the quail dish was seasoned well, it came out a little dry.

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The three Rs, as they were known in business, were long ago anointed by Mr Benson as his successors, with Rita LeBlanc taking on the highest profile as he promoted her to co-owner of the Saints.

But it was also no secret within the hierarchy of the Saints, the winners of the 2010 Superbowl, that there was a growing animosity between Mrs Benson 67, a former interior decorator, and Ms LeBlanc, 38, once considered her grand-fathers favourite .

That hostility was well-known to insiders but a revelation this month to fans accustomed to seeing the two women photographed on either arm of Mr Benson at Saints and Pelicans games.

It wasnt just to gender-balance the portraits, wrote Jeff Duncan, a Times-Picayune correspondent who has covered the family drama. The two women cant stand each other.

In a war largely waged through anonymous briefings to local media, confidantes of Mr Benson have portrayed Ms LeBlanc as unreliable and abrasive, with a tendency to berate staff. Allies of three Rs have in turn depicted Mr Bensons third wife as a profligate and domineering gold-digger.

What does not appear in dispute is that Mr Bensons daughter from his first marriage and her children have never warmed to Mrs Benson, whom the two-time widower married in 2004. She has in recent years turned her husband into a prolific philanthropist, who has donated tens of millions of dollars to good causes, notably educational, in his native New Orleans and to sporting charities.

Lawyers for his ousted heirs have filed explosive court challenges seeking to throw out his decision to hand his wife ownership of the two sports franchises worth an estimated $1.76 billion and his banking, car dealership and ranching interests.

In filings this week, they alleged that Mr Benson has exhibited a pattern of bizarre behaviour and asked a court to order him he undergo an examination by a geriatric psychiatrist as they claim he is unable to make his own business decisions.

They cited the Dec 27 letter barring them from contact in their case, arguing that they did not believe it was written by the tycoon. His family also cited a recent episode when Mr Benson reportedly could not name the current US president, guessing first Ronald Reagan and then Harry Truman. Sources at the National Football League told the New Orleans Advocate that the confusion occurred after he was treated for concussion sustained when he fell from a podium.

Mr Benson and his lawyers have for their part asked a judge to dismiss the case, contending that they had no legal basis to challenge his wishes. They noted that the jilted heirs are still beneficiaries of various trust interests that Mr Benson has established for them, and they will continue to enjoy the hundreds of millions of dollars they have been given.

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helped the SAG-AFTRA pay tribute to her mother Debbie Reynolds at the recently concluded SAG Awards. The 58-year-old actress was on hand to present the Life Achievement Award to the "Singin' in the Rain" star that night.

"I'm very close to this year's Lifetime Achievement Award honoree," Fisher said when introducing her mother. "This is an extraordinarily kind, gifted, and funny woman who would give you the shirt off her back if Vivien Leigh hadn't once worn it in 'Gone With the Wind'."

She added, "She has been more than a mother to me, not much, but definitely more. She's been an unsolicited stylist, interior decorator and marriage councilor. ... Admittedly, I found it difficult to share my mother with her adoring fans, who treated her like she was part of their family. She has led two lives, public and private, sometimes concurrently, sometimes not."

Reynolds, who has been in show business for 66 years, delivered an equally funny speech when accepting the prize. "Of course I had a wonderful hairdo in that picture," she said, referring to her hair in "Singin' in the Rain". "Some of you may not remember this but I had a bun. At the back of my head I had a big bun, an ugly bun. I'd warned my daughter Carrie who'd just gotten a part in a picture, Princess Leia in 'Star Wars' and I said 'Carrie be careful of any weird hairdos.' So luckily, George [Lucas] gave her two buns. Thank you, George."

Mentioning the song "I Ain't Down Yet" which she sang in 1964's musical "The Unsinkable Molly Brown", she assured people, "Well, I ain't down yet," before concluding, "Thank you all for this wonderful award."

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Debbie Reynolds gave a somewhat rambling -- yet charming -- speech Sunday while accepting the lifetime achievement honor at the 2015 SAG Awards.

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The 82-year-old screen and stage veteran reminded the crowd (a few times) that her all-time favorite role was "Singin' in the Rain."

She was introduced by her daughter, actress Carrie Fisher.

"She has been more than a mother to me, not much, but definitely more. She's been an unsolicited stylist, interior decorator and marriage councilor," Fisher said. "Admittedly, I found it difficult to share my mother with her adoring fans, who treated her like she was part of their family. She has led two lives, public and private, sometimes concurrently, sometimes not."

While accepting the honor, Reynolds noted she's been in show business for 66 years and she was very excited to be at the awards.

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ONE of the more popular items that often finds itself as a New Years resolution is getting the house tidied up.

And unlike a few others, it does actually get done! Partly thanks to a superstition of how its supposed to symbolize getting rid of bad luck. In any case, the challenge lies in how to keep this goal until the end of the yearand no, asking your housekeeper to do it doesnt count.

Here are a few tips, paired with insights by budding interior decorator Erika Joan Ong, on how to do it rightthat is, create a home thats cleverly organized and clutter-free, and how to keep it that way for the next 11 months.

Theres certainly no room for messor excusesthis 2015.

Dont be a packrat

See those paper bags you left lying on the floor because you havent decided if youre throwing them or keeping them because they might be handy someday? Well, someday is too vague of a word, and the next thing you know you just piled up an eyesore in the middle of your bedroom. Give away or donate things you do not need or see yourself using anymore, Erika commentsor sell them perhaps. A clever trick of achieving this is through the Four Box Method come cleaning day. Get three boxes; label each one with storage, give/sell and put away; place them next to the trash bin (the fourth box), and simply toss whatever item to its respective box. Keep only the essential!

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