It’s funny sometimes how things play out. We were first exposed to Raphael Lunetta’s skills as a chef when Karen and I attended the Buick Discovery Tour at the Four Seasons Hotels in Westlake Village over five years ago. At the time Chef Lunetta was helming his restaurant JiRaffe in Santa Monica. After meeting him…
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. (PRWEB) – Wine Spectator has recognized the Sierra Nevada Resort & Spa’s on-site restaurant Jimmy’s Taverna in Mammoth Lakes, California, as one of “15 Mountain Retreats Taking Wine to New Heights.” Listed among mountain resorts from Tennessee to California, the article celebrates the restaurant for its diverse 475-bottle wine list, and its…
Get out of your comfort zone Santa Claritans and check out these great Happy Hours from Beverly Hills to Venice! For over 50 years, Casita Del Campo has been serving up exceptional Mexican cuisine in Silver Lake, in a party atmosphere with two outdoor patios and a beautiful dining room. With a lively nightly Happy Hour, guests may…
(Studio City, CA) – Studio City has been building a reputation as a new dining mecca, not just for residents of “The Valley,” but for all throughout Greater Los Angeles. Now, an even more exciting addition, Montrésor, Studio City’s newest French bistro with Executive Chef Paul Shoemaker in the kitchen, emulates the grace and style…
On January 31 I joined about 50 local wine friends – now calling ourselves the #WineInfluencers – to taste through some of the new wines added to the Newhall Refinery wine list. They had recently expanded their list quite a bit (read the story about that here) so I was anxious to sample their new…
A New Destination for Wine Lovers in Downtown Newhall Includes Wines by the Bottle, Glass, Chef and Pastry Chef Pairings Santa Clarita Valley, CA – Throughout 2017 Simon and Shannon Mee, owners of Newhall Refinery and the Egg Plantation, have been gathering feedback on their food, beer, cocktail and wine programs. There was only one…
To keep myself busy while caring for my injured-yet-again spouse, satisfied more by angry single malt Scotch than the doctor prescribed Vicodin, I called Tanya Green, the new owner of Wine 661 to find out what new things they are offering the SCV wine drinking public, myself copiously included. Okay Tanya, I have been to…
If you know me you know I don’t leave my own little valley too often, except, for wine. Later this month I will brave the LA County Fair to experience two wine classes. I’m pressing my husband Eddie for an October Paso trip. And my friend Nick Morello is ready for me to descend on…
The owners of Santa Clarita Valley’s latest and most high-end restaurant, Larsen’s Steakhouse, have been diligently waiting for my review. Right. The truth of the matter is I had been to the bar, like most curious folks, for Happy Hour. But I didn’t really dig it. What’s not to dig? Were the prices fair? Yes….