Today readers get to virtually enjoy gastronomic delights from Japan to France from Maru Sushi’s Jason Park: Jason, the menus on Valentines Day were over-the-top gastronomic delights! One appeared to be Japanese, the other, French? How did you design the menus and recipes? Japanese and French are very similar in that they have a lot…
Lots of new faces at this year’s annual holiday tasting, though most of the wine representatives serving pour after pour had been present before. Lovers of wine, in general, populated the 12th Annual Holiday Wine Tasting hosted by Guy Lelarge at Valencia Wine Company. The wine store had converted its tall tabletops into wine pouring…
There is one annual event that my husband Eddie and I have never missed in the past 11 years, even the one year it had to be postponed a week due to a shut down of the 5 freeway: The classiest annual holiday wine tasting is at our very own, locally owned, Valencia Wine Company…
Le Chene Presents: 2015 Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau Dinner Friday, November 20, 7pm Menu Baby Mix Salad Vinaigrette, Seafood Feuillette with Lobster Sauce Roasted Chicken au jus, Potatoes au gratin, Sauté Green Beans, Chocolate Mousse Charlotte. Coffee, Tea or Iced Tea $48 per person includes wine, food, tip, tax and a good time! …
In a land far, far away – well, actually, it’s just downtown Los Angeles – the classic award-winning French restaurant, Patina, knows the importance of having a sommelier on staff. Here, in Santa Clarita, two valleys away and with wine pursuits ranging from restaurants to wine bars, I have to wonder, why don’t we have…
(Pasadena, CA), Wednesday, August 26th, 2015: As one kitchen door closes, another kitchen door opens. At least that is the case for culinary titan and Executive Chef Shigefumi Tachibe, who recently departed from the CHAYA Restaurant Group to focus on his restaurant, Osawa in Pasadena. The two and a half year old Shabu Shabu and…
My favorite wine bar in Paris, Willi’s Wine Bar, is having an “Anniversary Celebration Offer” on their posters – of which I now personally own four: The Willi’s Bottle Art Collection now spans three decades during which time Willi’s has commissioned many contemporary artists to create a new image for our ongoing series – a visual emotion…
Some time ago, I wrote a review of a movie I very much enjoyed: American Wine Story. The movie is now available on Amazon. online pharmacy trazodone no prescription pharmacy Even better news, it is free with Amazon Prime. # I found a funny TV series on Youtube called “Plonk”. Its premise is a humorous…
For a long time, BYOB in Las Vegas was pretty hit-or-miss. Some restaurants welcomed BYOB diners with open arms, some charged outrageous corkage fees, some said they didn’t allow BYOB, while others said it was illegal [I believe it actually was in some parts of LV, maybe still is]. Some of these inconsistencies occurred at…
Keep these in mind if planning a trip to the Niagara Peninsula NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. — The tranquility of a vineyard, the sparkle of Lake Ontario in the late afternoon sun, the emerald slope of the Niagara escarpment make for a beautiful vista when enjoying the wares of Niagara’s VQA wineries. “The wine experience in Niagara…