Dating back to antiquity, most of what is now the Republic of Macedonia was known as the Kingdom of Paeonia. The peoples who inhabited these lands were primarily of Thracian stock. In 356 BCE, Phillip ll of Macedon took control of Paeonia. Under his reign, King Phillip not only brought in Greek culture, the tradition…
No, I didn’t just go to Maria’s and order dinner and write a post about it. There was one, maybe two, more steps. The first step was that was when I was there ordering dinner I spied some really cool items in their freezer: Ziploc bags of meatballs, cheese ravioli and spinach ravioli. About a…
To keep myself busy while caring for my injured-yet-again spouse, satisfied more by angry single malt Scotch than the doctor prescribed Vicodin, I called Tanya Green, the new owner of Wine 661 to find out what new things they are offering the SCV wine drinking public, myself copiously included. Okay Tanya, I have been to…
Los Angeles, California (15 May 2014) – Los Angeles Mission College Foundation announced its 12th Annual Springfest Cuisines Around the World, a Food & Wine Festival Fundraiser, to be held Saturday, May 31 2014, from 2pm-6pm at their Culinary Arts Building. Led by Chef Jesse Sanchez, Culinary Instructor and Certified Executive Chef, the award winning…
A cool and refreshing Watermelon Basil Margarita will start things off. Fresh watermelon puree infused with sweet basil and spiked with tequila. A new twist on the enchilada is one stacked high with plenty of spicy shredded chicken, smoky chili sauce and dripping with lots of melty cheese. Next up, flavorful Roasted Shrimp Tacos with…
Hundreds flock to Solvang to taste over 60 SYV/SB garagiste wines at expanded Southern Exposure Festival; first-ever Los Angeles Garagiste Festival announced for July 12th; fourth annual Paso Robles Garagiste Festival announced for November 6th – 9th Garagiste Events, producers of The Garagiste Festivals, today announced the dates for the first-ever Los Angeles-based Garagiste Festival…
The last time we visited Tobin James Cellars www.tobinjames.com was in 2012, when I had a great conversation with Toby that I wrote about here: http://evewine101.com/2012/07/07/michael-perlis-reports-tobin-james-cellars/ We’ve visited Paso Robles a few times since, but with so much going on there all the time, we had not stopped in to the always busy and fun…
After reading Paso Robles Cab Collective: Wine Dining in the Beacon on 5/9, Paso Robles Cab Collective: En Primeur, Current and Reserve Tasting (also on May 9) on this website, today I have the final installment on the Cab Collective (though you can also look forward to an entire article just on HammerSky alone very…
What does one do while on a long train from Varna to Skopje? Simple, drink wine. It is unfortunate that as a linguist, I do not speak either Bulgarian or Macedonian. Elena is often quick to remind me that since I speak Ukrainian, it would not be a huge leap to learn the lingua franca…
Thousand Oaks, Calif.—The wine beer and food lineup is set for third annual California Jazz & Wine Festival in Sunday, May 18 at Conejo Creek Park, North (1379 East Janss Road) in Thousand Oaks. While sipping and munching, festival goers can relax and enjoy tunes from legendary rock/R&B/progressive band Ambrosia and other noted jazz and…