50 Acclaimed Wineries from the California Central Coast and Tastings from Select Restaurants to Benefit the Michael Bonaccorsi Endowment at Hancock College Wally’s Wine & Spirits will host Wally’s 9th Central Coast Wine and Food Celebration (WCCWFC), benefiting the Michael Bonaccorsi Endowment Fund at Allan Hancock College Department of Viticulture and Enology on Sunday, July…
How do you decide which events to attend? My interest in Cal Poly Pomona actually came about from two separate directions. A very good friend of mine is heavily involved with the Cal Poly Pomona Collins School of Hospitality Management http://www.csupomona.edu/~collins/, so my wife Karen and I started attending events associated with the Collins School…
One of the first wine fests I attended as press was the LA Wine Fest. Founder Joel Fisher was very kind in extending passes and personally welcoming us at the event. Since then I’ve covered the 500+ winery/brew/spirit event in photos, as my hands are always too full with a wine glass and program to…
9th Annual LAWineFest to Showcase Hundreds of Top Wines, plus Craft Brews, Artisanal Cocktails, Food Trucks, Celebrity Chefs and More (With code EVE2014 price is reduced to $50 for Sat, $45 for Sun: http://www.lawinefest.com/buy-tickets/. Click the number of tickets you want, enter promo code, apply, and watch the price drop!) Thirsty Angelenos will have plenty…
Los Angeles, California (15 May 2014) – Los Angeles Mission College Foundation announced its 12th Annual Springfest Cuisines Around the World, a Food & Wine Festival Fundraiser, to be held Saturday, May 31 2014, from 2pm-6pm at their Culinary Arts Building. Led by Chef Jesse Sanchez, Culinary Instructor and Certified Executive Chef, the award winning…
Hundreds flock to Solvang to taste over 60 SYV/SB garagiste wines at expanded Southern Exposure Festival; first-ever Los Angeles Garagiste Festival announced for July 12th; fourth annual Paso Robles Garagiste Festival announced for November 6th – 9th Garagiste Events, producers of The Garagiste Festivals, today announced the dates for the first-ever Los Angeles-based Garagiste Festival…
The Roger Room Bartenders Hit the Mark and Create Libations Inspired by the Season’s Market Ingredients WHO: THE ROGER ROOM, West Hollywood WHAT: THE ROGER ROOM, Los Angeles’ award winning mixology bar, presents five new cocktails inspired by smoke, fire and the season’s market ingredients for their beverage menu, bound to help…
The Sierra Pelona Valley Vintners Association 2nd Annual Vintners Festival & Jazz In the Vineyard Event on Saturday, April 26, from 11am-4pm, at Reyes Winery in Agua Dulce, just 45 minutes north of downtown Los Angeles, features an unparalleled mix of great locally-produced wine and food, paired with illustrious live jazz music performed in a…
Market Fresh Cocktails Now Available at All Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne Fine Dining Restaurants WHO: Christiaan Rollich, Head Barman, Lucques, a.o.c. and Tavern, Los Angeles WHAT: Prolific bar talent, Christiaan Rollich, shakes up new cocktails at Lucques, a.o.c. and Tavern. Additions to the beverage menu of specialty drinks include the Xolito, Mocambo, Tenderfoot, Monk’s Dream and the Rosarita Mai Tai. Rollich’s cocktails are seasonally inspired…
Ever since its release, Dave Phinney’s Zinfandel based, “The Prisoner,” captivated the wine world. For many, it came as a surprise in 2010 when Phinney’s Orin Swift Cellars sold two of their most popular wines, Saldo and The Prisoner, to Chile’s Huneeus Vintners. According to Phinney, the sale is more of a partnership as Huneeus…