The Collins College of Hospitality Management at Cal Poly Pomona has been around an incredible 75 years. Per their website, it “is the oldest and largest hospitality management program in California”. They recently held a dinner to celebrate this achievement at their on-campus restaurant – The Restaurant at Kellogg Ranch. In attendance were alumni of…
Looking for something with fish for a change. This was great, from Food and Wine Magazine, except make sure you add lots of salt and pepper: Linguine with Fresh Tuna, Tomatoes and Lemon 1. 2 tablespoons pine nuts 2. 1 pound tuna steak, cut into 1/2-inch dice (I used a 10 ounce bag of frozen)…
Warren’s Blackboard – soon to be The Front Yard http://www.warrensblackboard.com/ 4222 Vineland Avenue, North Hollywood, CA 91602 818-255-7290 Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner Here in the Santa Clarita Valley, we have a dearth of independent quality restaurants providing fine dining experiences. I’m not saying we don’t have any, as we clearly do and they…
Ingredients 2 (6-oz.) packages long-grain and wild rice mix 3 tablespoons butter 1 large sweet onion, diced 12 ounces assorted fresh mushrooms, trimmed and sliced 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup Marsala 1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley Directions 1. Prepare rice mix according to package directions. 2. Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over…
The old saying, “a photo is worth a thousand words”, works for a great photographer. For me, I was simply excited about the dozen or so small tapa plates I sampled at the West Los Angeles restaurant, Tapenade, so I took about a dozen photos! (Facebook album link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10202058428969687.1073741853.1455706632&type=1&l=7e0bac24ed) My brother Mike and his wife…
CARMEL, CA Inspired by the culinary bounty of California’s Central Coast, Holman Ranch Tasting Room, located at 19 E. Carmel Valley Road in Carmel Valley Village, is working Edible Monterey Bay to invite local culinary chefs and artisans to demonstrate how wine can be best complemented with fresh culinary products found throughout the Central Coast….
Industry Veteran Acquires Publication and Expands Reach In a move to stabilize and invigorate one of the nation’s top wine industry publications, Publisher / Executive Editor and Owner of TPM Custom Publishing, Meridith May, has announced the acquisition of Sommelier Journal (www.SommelierJournal.com). “Sommelier Journal is an authoritative, highly-respected guide written by wine professionals for wine…
Saw this photo on Facebook. Had the grapes, bought a banana and a pack of strawberries. I could have soaked the strawberries in booze, and might do that next time, but this was easy, yummy and good for kids sans booze. But I think I forgot something…a mini marshmallow? This is what the photo on…
Spicy Cranberry Sauce with Reyes Winery 2010 Merlot Recipe By Beth P. Heiserman Growing up there was always a debate about the cranberry sauce, canned or fresh. Every year there always seemed to be both at the table. I definitely like fresh. Then recently, the new debate was relish vs sauce. I actually do like…
Truffle Turkey with Reyes 2010 Chardonnay Gravy By Beth P. Heiserman Truffle oil seems to be one of the new trendy foods. Most seasoned chefs don’t like to use truffle oil because it has too intense of a flavor and scent. But if you use it correctly it’ll enhance the flavor of your…