Many years ago there was a restaurant started here in the Santa Clarita Valley called Stuft Pizza. Stuft Pizza was not only a restaurant, but a microbrew. Mike Wissell was the Master Brewer that added his personal touch to the corporate beer recipes that kept challenging our palates. The restaurant was later taken over and…
A Flight of Eight to Try in Santa Clarita December 13, 2009 By Eve Bushman Filed under FEATURES, IN THE SPOTLIGHTTags: Eve Bushman, FEATURES Written for CitySipper by Guest Contributor Eve Bushman. As the wine writer for Santa Clarita (Think Magic Mountain off the 5 North or Costco off the 14, both about 35 minutes…
With Christmas upon us and everyone getting into the holiday spirit Tracy and I went to one of our long time favorite places for lunch, Wolf Creek. The restaurant is owned and operated by Rob and Laina McFerren. My goal for this visit was to taste the Winter Wonderland ale that is brewed on the…
Eve, Your husband requested a copy of the toffee recipe that my wife had made. Here it is. Enjoy. Rusty For this toffee I suggest a wine pairing from the chart at the bottom of this post: http://www.thenibble.com/REVIEWS/main/chocolate/pairing-wine2.asp
The Whistler Tree Named for the countless songbirds that occupy its dense canopy – the Whistler Tree is the most productive cork oak on record. The Whistler Tree grows in the Alentejo region of Portugal and is over 230 years old. It has been producing the finest quality wine corks every nine years since 1820….
Tamar Verrone was one of my first Facebook Wine 101 friends. I met her in person when she came to support my church fundraiser at Valencia Wine Company this past May. When she invited me to her holiday party I thought it sounded…interesting. In reading the invite alone, a party for pairing cookies with cocktails,…
Sometimes, in my Cultural Appreciation of Wine class, at Napa Valley College, Paul Wagner, my instructor, teaches more than just knowledge about wine. Sometimes, we learn something that will make us truly cool and the envy of all of our friends. Like spitting. And goodness knows, I need all the help I can get being…
Craig Trager was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and has been involved in both the restaurant and nightclub business for over twenty years. Trager managed Tuttobene Restaurant, owned by well-known restaurateur Silvio Dimore where Trager learned the importance of treating customers in that special way therefore giving them a reason to come back…