ICUE is here! “What is ICUE?” you may be asking. Well, it is the new College of the Canyons Institute for Culinary Education. Yes, the Santa Clarita Valley now has its very own culinary institute, where students can get a world-class culinary education at a fraction of the cost of those high-priced private schools out…
For the past seven years that I’ve been writing about wine I would annually run an “All Events” column simply because not everyone, for some strange reason, gets our weekly Dear Wine Friend e-newsletter (email me to sign up: Eve@EveWine101.com) that lists events. I also tend to write these out in a column when there…
Santa Clarita, California – Child & Family Center is pleased to invite you to its 27th Annual Taste of the Town on Sunday, May 3 from 1-5pm. It’s easy to understand why Child & Family Center’s Taste of the Town has been voted “Best Charity Event in the SCV” many times by a poll of…
Besides the SCV Wine Calendar for events, we also have compiled a list of local Happy Hours taken from website pages or via email. Some of our hyperlinks go straight to the Happy Hour menus! (We have not visited all of these, so this is not a list of Eve Wine 101 recommended Happy Hours,…
It’s tough not to judge people based on what wine they order….sounds terrible, yes, but it’s true. Let me explain. This week’s article was prompted by another article, on what bartenders think of your drink orders: http://matadornetwork.com/nights/bartenders-actually-think-wine-order/ However, instead of explaining things, the article took a tongue-in-cheek approach about if you order a certain kind…
Starting out in the World O’Wine it’s normal to look for shortcuts to get your wine into your gullet sooner. In fact, as soon as we have our wine epiphany/moment the sooner we feed our new hobby the better for all concerned. 🙂 For me, a couple of decades ago, I started with wine classes…
I’m not a mixologist by any stretch of the imagination, but I do have a Level Two Certification in Wine and Spirits. Part of my studies were devoted to spirits, and I have found that though not equal to my wine interests, I do appreciate a good cocktail as well as a straight libation. Discovering…
1. You’re an LA City Firefighter, going almost 30 years, are all firefighters good cooks? Why? I would like to say that all firefighters are good cooks, but I have had a few bad meals at the station. Firefighters live at the fire station for 24-hour shifts, therefore we all have to cook for each…
When I was a teen, and home sick with a cold, my mother tried to make me happy with a gift of a large Hershey’s chocolate bar. I was so anxious to have it I ripped it open and took a big bite. My first thought was that something was wrong with the candy, maybe…
An athletic instructor who had never had wine in her life but was willing to try, was faced with a dilemma recently when she attended a holiday party. online pharmacy temovate no prescription pharmacy Her host prompted her to select a wine that she already liked. When she explained she’d never had any, she was…