CABs of Distinction Expands to Five-day Event The Paso Robles CAB (Cabernet and Bordeaux) Collective (PRCC) announced details for its second annual CABs of Distinction events, April 22 – 26, 2014. After the success of the inaugural CABs of Distinction event (launched last year to celebrate and promote Cabernet Sauvignon and red Bordeaux…
Inhale for a minute. Now do it again, but this time imagine that you have traveled to Chile and an expert chef has made you a 5-course meal with no less than shrimp empanadas, corn and coconut soup, basil-scented mashed corn tamale, sea bass, pheasant breast stuffed with Porcini mushrooms, chorizo laced risotto in a…
A reader has asked us to write up a comprehensive list of SCV Happy Hours. I had tried to include them in my SCV Wine Calendar at one point, however, it was too large a list and it made the calendar too difficult to read. So, I asked around, surfed the Internet and found…
VALENTINO PRESENTS A WINTER MENU CELEBRATING THE NORTH, CENTER AND SOUTH OF ITALY Selvaggio and Chef Nico Chessa Design an Inspired Travelogue of Tasting, Showcasing Flavors of Regional Culinary Specialties from the Italian Map WHO: Piero Selvaggio, VALENTINO and Executive Chef Nico Chessa WHAT: To begin 2014, Chef Nico Chessa has created an inspired menu…
The Collins College of Hospitality Management at Cal Poly Pomona has been around an incredible 75 years. Per their website, it “is the oldest and largest hospitality management program in California”. They recently held a dinner to celebrate this achievement at their on-campus restaurant – The Restaurant at Kellogg Ranch. In attendance were alumni of…
Warren’s Blackboard – soon to be The Front Yard http://www.warrensblackboard.com/ 4222 Vineland Avenue, North Hollywood, CA 91602 818-255-7290 Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner Here in the Santa Clarita Valley, we have a dearth of independent quality restaurants providing fine dining experiences. I’m not saying we don’t have any, as we clearly do and they…
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…
Assaf Granit and Uri Navon to Prepare Specialties from their Celebrated Jerusalem Restaurant in Honor of Israel’s 65th Independence Day Dinner to Benefit Ultimate Peace in the Middle East Sports Organization Chef Suzanne Tracht, the highly acclaimed chef and owner of Jar, announces a special evening with Guest Chefs Assaf Granit and Uri Navon, chefs/owners…
Maru’s last day is 12/12. Info about what happened can be found on their Facebook page. (https://www.facebook.com/MaruRestaurant?ref=ts&fref=ts) I’m re-posting two stories, 11-28-12 and 12-5-12, that I’ve done on their wonderful food and service. Jason Park said that if you want to get in before they shutter for good, make reservations: 661-290-2595. Today readers get to…