Family loved this but, right off the bat, things that went wrong for this chef 101er included: the bacon should have been COOKED first. Eddie pulled it out of the casserole, and fried it up quick, just to get the flavors back into the dish = outstanding. I added cheddar to the mozzarella for more…
Sip, nosh, and mingle at Hollywood’s Historic Raleigh Studios June 11 and 12, where 150-plus wine, spirits, and beer folks will come together to celebrate the 6th Annual LAWineFest, benefiting Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles. Dubbed “LA’s largest educational wine festival,” LAWineFest 2011 will feature the Robert Mondavi Discover Wine Tour, an interactive experience…
If you love good beer, as I do, I am sure that many of you have sampled Belgian and Belgian style beers. This style of beer is one of my favorites. There is a lot of unique history on Belgian beers, so for this article I would like to concentrate on Trappist ales only. While…
It’s just little ol’ me, your local wine conduit, keeping track of events just so you can plan not to miss a single, glorious, drop o’wine. So, with that said, it’s a bit overwhelming keeping track of Happy Hours, classes, tastings, dinners, events, fests… In an effort to keep things updated and fresh, and in…
Daunted by the winery list below (That yes, I had the wherewithal to print out in advance and research.) I attended the Family Winemakers of California Tasting 2011 for trade and media last month at the Pasadena convention center with some trepidation. And no, that sentence wasn’t as long as the tasting. Humph! I limited my tastings…
Yep, as usual, today being no different, it’s my birthday and it’s still all about me. Well, almost all about me. In thinking about the best cake I’ve ever had, I came up with the one Eddie and I chose for our wedding. BROWN, inside and out, as Eddie is a huge chocolate lover. When…
This week we start out with a minute inside Vino 100 Valencia’s Toolbox Wine tasting and then…in a second video…the BACKSPLASH takes center stage while I yammer on about tonight’s CASS Wine Pairing dinner at Salt Creek Grille. Then comes “Dancing with Our Stars” on Saturday, Ed-Forgot-To-Plan-For-My-Birthday-Sunday, Grape of the Night: Petit Syrah Monday and,…
Wine shipping passed the Senate tonight 45-0 and will soon head to the Governor’s desk for signature! As the Baltimore Sun’s sleepless State House reporter, Julie Bykowicz, wrote this evening, “Gov. Martin O’Malley has said he would sign the legislation. That’s the only major step remaining, though procedural legislative votes remain. The legislation would take…