I asked my brother-in-law, per my sister’s demand, what she would like for her birthday next week. He’s getting her a hammock and a wool blanket, I was instructed to purchase a thick turtleneck sweater in winter white or sky blue. See Charlotte just had her swimming pool re-done and can’t wait until next summer…
Monday Night Ritual Visits Wine and Food Regions Around the World WHO: A.O.C., Los Angeles WHAT: A.O.C. Restaurant and Wine Bar, the groundbreaking wine bar on 3rd Street by Chef Suzanne Goin and business partner and Sommelier Caroline Styne, announces the October line-up of their popular Monday night series, “Flights & Bites” where guests can…
Some time ago, I wrote about visiting winemaker Stillman Brown in the middle of a remote vineyard in Paso Robles, and tasting his wines out of the trunk of his car, with one of the wineglasses still having a stray lipstick mark on it. Well, for those of you who prefer a more “civilized” experience…
Jeff Leve, Bordeaux Writer and Facebook friend, sent me an e-mail recently that simply read, “Hi Eve, If you ever have a Bordeaux class or a Rhone class, I’d be willing to speak at either. Let me know. Thanks, Jeff Leve” And that was all it took to send me, and our Grape of the…
My Three Day Trip To Scotland Driving through the countryside to Scotland was like watching a scene in a movie; three foot stone walls sweeping through the green pastures with only babbling brooks interrupting the rolling hills. Along the knoll were grazing sheep, horses and cows; baby animals frolicking about the meadows. The first stop…
Please support women in our local community by attending, one, OR ALL, of these food, or food and wine, events: Wine Tasting Reception at Salt Creek Grille – Oct. 6 Join us on October 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Salt Creek Grille, 24415 Town Center Drive for a special wine tasting and tasty…
This past Veteran’s Day I realized that there is no flag dicing through the Santa Clarita breeze with little cherub faces replacing the stars. A small reminder of how many times we may have been to battle delivering the offspring of our men. It’s not fair! While they no longer face the draft we…
Restaurant Launches Another Emerging Talent with Protégé of Josiah Citrin and Contestant on New “Top Chef: Texas” Wilshire Restaurant in Santa Monica announces that Nyesha Arrington, a protégé of restaurateur and Chef Josiah Citrin, has been hired as the restaurant’s new Executive Chef. Arrington has just been named among the 29 competing chefs on Bravo’s…
Tastes of Fall, Sausages with Snap, Sauerkraut and Styne’s “Steins” Designed for Dining and Beer Garden Celebration WHO: LUCQUES, Los Angeles WHAT: LUCQUES, the flagship restaurant owned by Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne, presents their first Oktoberfest with a celebration of first-of-the-fall season dishes showcasing figs, pears, winter squash, roasted apples and wild mushrooms with…