Often speaking on wine education, impromptu and planned, I realize that for someone that espouses to write for beginners, I haven’t done much on that score…lately. So, prompted by a couple of questions in the last week – “Which wine will make my wife want to have sex with me?https://landmarkfamilydental.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/jpg/propecia.html ” being the most explosive…
The Sta. Rita Hills designation has deservedly become one of the most renowned in the greater Santa Barbara wine producing region. One of the smaller AVAs in California, the eastern edge of Sta. Rita Hills is about four miles west of Highway 101 in Buellton and continues to the western boundary, about two miles east…
Five Top L.A. Chefs Citrin, Cimarusti, Angelini, Hermann, Voltaggio Add Special Guest Chef for an Exclusive Six Course Tasting WHO: Josiah Citrin, Mélisse; Michael Cimarusti, Providence; Gino Angelini, Angelini Osteria; Rory Herrmann; Bouchon; Michael Voltaggio, ink. WHAT: A series of 5 extraordinary tasting dinners at 5 of the best restaurants in Los Angeles as created…
It was a recent Saturday evening, and we were searching for somewhere new to go. My wife Karen searched the internet for wine oriented restaurants within a reasonable distance and came up with Chablis Wine + Food (www.chablisca.com) in Tarzana. A perusal of the online menu made us wonder why we hadn’t visited sooner. And…
Wine Tasting and Dinner Celebration! On Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 7 PM. Le Chene will be featuring the following wines: Domain Barat Chablis Premier Cru Les Fourneaux 2002 to start, paired with Baby Mixed Salad with Apples, Olive Oil and Meyer Lemon plus Coquilles St. Jacque with Leek au Gratin. Followed by Lous Max…
Chef Nyesha Arrington Designs 5 Course Spring Market Menu Paired with Palmina Nebbiolo Wines WHO: WILSHIRE RESTAURANT, Santa Monica WHAT: WILSHIRE restaurant and Executive Chef and Top Chef: Texas contestant, Nyesha Arrington, present an intimate 5 course winemaker dinner with Palmina winemakers Steve and Chrystal Clifton under the stars on the lower patio of the…
An Evening with the Umbrian Wines of The Briziarelli Estate I can’t help myself, I know this story is all about a great Italian wine and food pairing, but first I just have to tell you that I TOURED ONE OF WINE SPECTATOR’S 74 GRAND AWARD WINNING WINE CELLARS – OVER 90,000 BOTTLES – WITH…
LAWineFest partners with Los Angeles Magazine and City of Hope, bringing to Hollywood more than 350 wines, spirits, and beers, plus dozens of popular LA food trucks The 7th Annual LAWineFest, taking place June 9 and 10 at Raleigh Studios, will once again offer Angelenos an opportunity to sample award-winning wines from more than a…
Annually, The Collins College of Hospitality Management at Cal Poly Pomona honors an individual with the “Robert Mondavi Wine and Food Award”. Past recipients have included Alice Waters, Julia Child, and Magrit and Robert Mondavi. Recently, I was fortunate enough to attend Hospitality Uncorked, this year’s event held at the JW Marriott at LA Live,…
In the same quest of searching for more lower-calorie family fare, I went back to MyRecipes.com, and under the CookingLight tab found this. (Truth be told, I searched under light + buttermilk to use up the buttermilk I had bought earlier in the week for a different recipe. Now I have coconut and corkflakes to…