The middle of June 2015 was truly a wine-soaked weekend in the Los Angeles area, with Wine in the Pines on Saturday, June 13th at Pine Mountain Club followed on Sunday, June 14th by the Ojai Wine Festival. First – Wine In The Pines The annual Wines In The Pines festival was started in 2003…
Beverly Hills, Calif. – Los Angeles welcomes the best of Pinot wines as wineLA is set to host their first annual STARS of Pinot Wine Festival on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Sofitel Hotel in Beverly Hills. Attendees can expect to taste some of the top artisan Pinot based wines from around the world. Wineries…
It seems like only yesterday that I sat down with Doug Minnick, one of the founding organizers of The Garagiste Festival, to discuss their upcoming inaugural event in Paso Robles. It was an exciting time, with the Garagiste Festival being unique in focusing solely on small [maximum 1,200 cases per year] wineries, most without tasting…
New York’s popular LUCKYRICE Festival presented by Bombay Sapphire East heads west for the summer with the LUCKYRICE Los Angeles Feast at Create Nightclub in Hollywood on July 30 followed by the LUCKYRICE San Francisco Feast at the Bently Reserve in San Francisco on August 7. This is the sixth anniversary for the LUCKYRICE Festival,…
Acclaimed chef to lead culinary program at the newly redesigned boutique hotel and signature dining experience, The Front Yard NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Following a multi-phase, multi-million dollar renovation, The Garland, a boutique hotel property with a longstanding Hollywood history, announces the appointment of Chris Turano to the position of Executive Chef. With more than…
La Cosecha Bar + Restaurant adds barrel-aged cocktails, unique drinks and wines to its trend-setting menu May 12, 2015 (Paso Robles, CA) The already-progressive menu, wine list and craft cocktail programs at Paso Robles’ La Cosecha Bar + Restaurant recently kicked up a notch with the addition of several new items including barrel-aged cocktails designed…
The Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo gains recognition from event industry leader BizBash as one of the most powerful events making an impact in Southern California LOS ANGELES – The Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo has been named to BizBash Media’s 2015 list of Southern California’s Top 100 Events, an exclusive group that includes glitzy…
Garagiste Events, producers of The Garagiste Festivals, today announced that the highly successful Garagiste Festival: Urban Exposure, returns to Los Angeles on July 11th, with 50+ artisan ‘garagiste’ winemakers pouring over 200 wines in a new, and appropriately rock and roll, venue: the stunning art deco masterpiece, The Wiltern. Garagiste Events also announced a first-time…
I’d met Smokin’ Bar-B-Quties owner Sonya Randall over the best baked beans I’ve ever had. When it came up that I needed a caterer and several pal’s names came up, but hubby wanted really good baked beans and BBQ for an event at his fire station, and he needed it made there. I found just…
STARS of California will be here next Wednesday, May 20th, 2015 at The Peninsula Hotel located at 9882 South Santa Monica Blvd. in Beverly Hills, CA. Top “Artisan” California Wineries Set to Participate in SoCal’s Exclusive Wine Event Beverly Hills, Calif. – The Peninsula Hotel and wineLA join together again to host the annual STARS…