The Fifth Annual Berkeley Wine Festival Features Dinner Series with Frog’s Leap Winery, Kenwood Vineyards, Chimney Vineyards and a Grand Opening Reception With Over 45 Wines Now in its fifth year, the acclaimed Berkeley Wine Festival held at The Claremont Hotel Club & Spa, will kick off with a Grand Opening Reception on Saturday, March 1 from 4-8 p.m., where…
Most of you that read my articles on Paso Robles realize that I have developed a fascination with the exponential growth and development of Daou Vineyard. It seems that every time I go to Paso and visit them they have something new to show or tell me. My wife and I along with our good…
Sunset SAVOR the Central Coast http://www.savorcentralcoast.com/ There is a short list of events that qualify for “if you only go to one event per year”… Sunset SAVOR the Central Coast is definitely on that list. Held annually, with the Main Event at the Santa Margarita Ranch just outside of San Luis Obispo, the event brings…
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil 1 medium red onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup vodka 1 can (28 oz.) whole tomatoes with juice, lightly crushed with hands 1/2 tsp dried oregano 1 lb penne 1/2 cup heavy cream (I used 1/4 cup heavy cream & 1/4 cup skim milk) 10 ounces baby spinach…
Yosemite’s Vintners’ Holidays sessions include a welcome reception with vintners, multiple wine-tasting seminars and a five-course gala dinner: The Ahwahnee, a AAA Four-Diamond hotel nestled in the heart of scenic Yosemite Valley, today announces the lineup for the 32nd Annual Vintners’ Holidays event series showcasing more than 20 of California’s best wineries. Vintners’ Holidays runs…
(San Luis Obispo County, CA) – This year’s Sunset SAVOR the Central Coast – the West Coast’s premier wine and food event – promises to be bigger and better than before, with chances to meet some of the nation’s hottest celebrity chefs and winemakers, and dive into more travel and adventure. Taking place Sept. 26-29…
If there’s one dish every cook should have in their arsenal, it’s roast chicken. Not just any old roast chicken, I’m talking show-stopping, succulent, seasoned from the inside out, browned and beautiful on the outside, easy enough for a weeknight, but impressive enough to make your mother-in-law jealous, “Why can’t we have roast chicken every day?” Roast…
Chef David Lentz’s Crab-Centric Fete Comes to the Westside for First Outing WHO: Chef/Owner David Lentz, The Hungry Cat Santa Monica Canyon WHAT: After nine years in Hollywood, Chef David Lentz finally brings his celebrated CrabFest to the Westside location of The Hungry Cat. The Santa Monica Canyon CrabFest on Sunday, September 15, honors the treasured Chesapeake Bay blue crab…
The Big Sur Food & Wine Festival celebrates its fifth year November 7-10, 2013 and the committee promises an impressive line-up for an event that raises much-needed funds for local Big Sur nonprofits. To date the BSF&W Festival has brought international recognition to Big Sur as a culinary destination, and raised over $100,000 for the…
Ingredients 8 lamb chops, about 1-inch thick (about 2 pounds) 2 tablespoon dry white wine 2 tablespoons honey 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon chopped fresh mint salt and freshly ground pepper Directions 1. Prepare your oven broiler. 2. In a small bowl, whisk together the wine, honey, olive oil, mint and a few pinches…