The old saying, “a photo is worth a thousand words”, works for a great photographer. For me, I was simply excited about the dozen or so small tapa plates I sampled at the West Los Angeles restaurant, Tapenade, so I took about a dozen photos! (Facebook album link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10202058428969687.1073741853.1455706632&type=1&l=7e0bac24ed) My brother Mike and his wife…
Dinner with close friends is always a special affair. Tonight we enjoyed Pork Tenderloin Cordon Bleau with mushrooms and mustard cream sauce. Pork tenderloin is one of the best pork cuts. For me, it is the “Chateaubriand” of pork. As for the wine …we paired our feast with a lovely white Burgundy … What? White…
Law Estate Wines www.lawestatewines.com We first tasted the wines from Law Estate at the Ojai Wine Festival last Summer and were immediately blown away by their quality. We knew we had to visit them on our next trip to Paso Robles. Although the tasting room is not yet open, we had the opportunity to visit…
We’ve all heard the tired cliché, red wine with meat and white wine with fish. I’m just curious as to who made these rules? In all my travels, I have yet to find where it is etched in stone that these rules are steadfast. I seriously doubt the wine gods consented to such mindless twaddle….
Teen practically out every night now that she has MY car, a job, a boyfriend and a life of her own…and it took me about three months to get tired of being taken out to dinner and search “Dinner Recipes for Two” on the Internet. This is my first. Of course I loved the simplicity…
The Anniversary Dinner by Chef Chessa Features First Grade White Truffles, Piemonte Wines and a Custom Designed Sicilian Thalass Plate to Commemorate 41 Years of Italian Culinary History WHO: Piero Selvaggio and VALENTINO Executive Chef Nico Chessa WHAT: In celebration of the 41st Anniversary of Valentino, and in anticipation of The Next 40 Years, Owner Piero Selvaggio presents a spectacular Bianco Pregiato white truffle tasting menu with personally…
From the Go Dairy Free website I found an interesting meatloaf recipe that called for things like coconut milk, oats, grated ginger and toasted sesame oil so I decided to give it a try. The flavor was great, as was the Rose of Pinot Noir from Zotovich we paired it with. But there were a…
Autumn on the island of Malta is gloriously met by the Quormi Festival. This two day event is a celebration of the local wines. Held on the streets of Quormi and is hosted by St. George’s Parish Church … Wait just a minute! Malta? Wine? Malta as in the “Maltese Falcon?” You bet. Wine production…
Once again I trolled the Internet looking for something to make for dinner. This grilled salmon recipe from TasteofHome.com appealed to me because it called for, among other things, lemon-pepper seasoning, garlic powder, brown sugar, soy sauce, scallions, lemon and fresh dill. We paired it with a Liquid Farm Rose during the cooking and a…