Three Locations Now Offering a Dozen Fresh Oysters for $15-16 All Day WHO: Chef/OwnerDavid Lentz, The Hungry Cat, Santa Monica Canyon The Hungry Cat, Hollywood The Hungry Cat, Santa Barbara WHAT: ½ Off Oyster Mondays Applauded by the L.A. Times, L.A. Weekly and Los Angeles magazine for pioneering the best in West Coast sourced seafood, Chef David Lentz and The…
THE BELGIANS ARE COMING … to UNION STATION, LOS ANGELES, CA Belgian Beer Fest – Saturday, November 2, 2013 The Belgians Are Coming -‐ Belgian Beer Fest is coming to Union Station in Los Angeles. On Saturday November 2, from 5:00pm – 9:00pm, The Belgians Are Coming Belgian Beer Fest will guide guests through the…
I took a very informative class led by Sake Samurai Timothy Sullivan just before a large Discover Sake LA tasting event recently. Sullivan promised to give us the strong points of selling and enjoying Sake in stores and restaurants, and how to make it more understandable to the consumer and profitable for the sellers. Sullivan’s…
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Southern California is about to experience the 5th annual STARS of Cabernet, the flagship wine event produced by LearnAboutWine. The Five Diamond Peninsula Beverly Hills hosts STARS of Cabernet LA on Wednesday, November 13th, 2013. “Cabernet is the most important wine in the marketplace,” said Ian Blackburn, Founder of LearnAboutWine, the company behind the 5th…
Today I am joined by friend and fellow sommelier, Ivelisse Negroni. We are in the small historical town of Samur in the French region of Pays de la Loire. This area is renown for its chateaus and of course, their wine. From our patio table, we have a lovely view of the plaza square. We…
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…
Chef Chessa Creates Modern Island Dishes Inspired by Sicily and Sardinia WHO: Piero Selvaggio and VALENTINO Executive Chef Nico Chessa WHAT: For the month of August, Valentino will showcase fresh swordfish as interpreted with a modern sensibility and flavors and style of the islands – Sicily and Sardinia – home to Selvaggio and Chessa. In…
The United States Bartenders’ Guild (USBG) invited a selection of LA’s most promising bartending talent to compete in the regional finals of the “Most Imaginative Bartender” competition, sponsored by BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® gin. After a series of challenging timed sessions, surprise twists and blind tastings by a panel of esteemed judges, Karen Grill’s innovative Lily of…
I know, I know. It was just a few weeks ago that I was saying that, in spite of my fondness for other varietals, my go-to grape is still, ultimately, Zinfandel. Well, somehow I am going to have to reconcile that with the results of what was possibly the finest group of wines that I…