Spanish Wines Class – (Friday, May 11) 7pm $25 As far as bang for your buck, it is hard to beat the wines coming out of Spain. Often very inexpensive, Spanish wine can be very complex and pair with many of the food staples of Southern California. In this Spanish wines class, Sommelier Jeff Prange…
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…
Scheduled June 24-30, New Tour Mixes Cycling with Culture and Culinary Arts Italiaoutdoors, a provider of small-group, personalized recreational vacations in Northeastern Italy, announces their 2012 “Chefs on Bikes” tour, a guided cultural and cycling exploration of the culture, foods and wines of Northeastern Italy. Scheduled for June 24-30, the 7-day/6-night tour invites cyclists to…
I thought it was time for another sneak peek at what is going on at Cheers @ All Corked Up. They are still working on finalizing things and establishing a grand opening date, but in the meantime they are hard at work on the menu and wine list. With the assistance of the Santa Clarita…
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…
The photos below are from my recent Napa Valley wine trip. I was tasked with finding wineries with great wines and great architecture…but these photos are mine so the only “architecture” might be my back end. The magazine story should be online here: http://scvelitemagazine.com/component/search/?searchword=eve+bushman&ordering=&searchphrase=all, more articles are also in the West Ranch Beacon here: http://westranchbeacon.com/category/eve-bushman/…
Well wine fans, after over 4 months of work, the 2012 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition has officially come to a close. The final portion of the annual competition ended with the Public Tasting event held at Fort Mason in San Francisco, California, on the 18th of February. It was a beautiful day, great weather…
Fighting Cancer Has Never Been This Much Fun! February 1, 2012 Valencia, California. BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND and just in time for Mother’s Day, Relay For Life® Team Check ‘Em Out is hosting their annual fundraising wine event! What: POP A CORK FOR A CURE, Sixth Annual wine tasting and garden party benefiting American Cancer…
Robert Simon owns two wonderful restaurants in Pasadena: a/k/a an American Bistro (www.akabistro.com) and Bistro 45 (www.bistro45.com). It had been way too long since we had visited either. But then we received the following via email: Edibles for Epicureans Events and Wine Dinners In the continuing tradition of Bistro 45’s discovery of new wineries and…