Le Chene is one of my all-time favorite restaurants. They can make a soup out of lettuce, rich flavorful dressings blanket many dishes and buttery pureed vegetables accompany my plate just to put me over the edge. Their wine list is comparable to none in Santa Clarita, and receives the Best of Award of Excellence…
Artisan’s Chris and Mike Kobayashi Launch a Second Venture – A Breakfast and Lunch Eatery on Main Street in the Heart of Templeton TEMPLETON, California; September 2015 – Chef Chris Kobayashi and his brother/partner Michael Kobayashi have opened their second venture, Kitchenette, on September 1, 2015 at 105 South Main Street in Templeton. Located in the former Roost Café, Kitchenette is a breakfast and lunch eatery…
(SANTA YNEZ VALLEY, Calif.) — With awards, recognition, and praise being showered onto the Santa Ynez Valley from the likes of Travel + Leisure, Forbes, and Wine Enthusiast in recent months, there’s no question that the region has firmly planted itself among the country’s — if not the world’s — most sought after destinations for wine lovers and travelers…
A high school friend of mine, Don Sniffen, recently shared a screenshot from the news on television, showing the top brands of celebrity-endorsed liquor. Got me to thinking that though I don’t buy things just because a celebrity tags their name to it, I have noticed over the years that celebrities can get attention to…
I was at one of my regular Happy Hour haunts, The Social in Newhall, when I noticed that the bar was completely packed at 5pm, much like it is at Olive Terrace Bar and Grill and Salt Creek Grille when we venture over to the other side of the valley and Le Chene when we…
What a treat! Tasting from only four wineries – that specialize in making wine from LA County grapes! I knew three of the four already from past tastings, but this time it was a true focus on what they can do as we compared each. Below is the invite, wine list (hyperlinks go to their…
MARCO ISLAND, Fla. (PRWEB) – Sale e Pepe, the elegant Italian restaurant overlooking the Gulf of Mexico within the award-winning Marco Beach Ocean Resort, has named Antonio Minichiello as executive chef. Raised in the small, southern Italian town of Avellino, Minichiello’s love for cooking began at an early age alongside his mother and grandmother, eventually…
Wine aficionados and gourmet foodies will find an exceptional array of palate-pleasing experiences at the Fourth Annual Sierra Pelona Valley Wine Festival to be held noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 23 in the vineyard at Reyes Winery in Agua Dulce. VIP entrance will be at 11 a.m. “We are proud to be able to…
The charming hamlet of Carmel-by-the-Sea has everything a couple could need or want…and a place for their pups. It is a walking town so park, clip on a leash and head out to taste wines at the many tasting rooms that dot the village. You will…
When I first compiled this list one of the restaurants I contacted asked me what a corkage fee is. I also had a reader ask me once. So, just to make sure we are all on the same page the fee, established by the restaurant, is a charge for opening and serving a bottle that…