6TH ANNUAL LAWINEFEST RETURNS TO HOLLYWOOD’S HISTORIC RALEIGH STUDIOS JUNE 11 & 12: New for 2011, LAWineFest will feature the Robert Mondavi Discover Wine Tour, cooking demos, and expanded food court, in addition to 150+ wines, spirits, and beers

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…

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Using my brand-spanking-new kitchen, with it’s ultra-convenient row of under-the-cabinet lighting, I thought heck ya, I’ll make a chopped salad to use every available counter space I have. Now, let’s see how I screwed it up:

I forgot the Garbanzo beans on the bean aisle of the store. I realized halfway through the chopping that I needed to divide the recipe in half, but I still used all of the red onions. I found the red cabbage, that was supposed to be in the salad, in my new subzero fridge the…

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You TubeS: From Vino 100, wine events, to “That’s a Big Backsplash!”

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,…

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