February 2011
News From My Wine Guru: Guy Lelarge
As the owner of the longest running wine bar and retail shop in town, Guy Lelarge continues to take it up a notch. He recently announced that he has selected Amazon to run their international wine club (see press release below), Chef Sam Stills Francois – formerly of TPC’s The Oaks Grille – will be…
Thursday YouTubes: The SCVWineFest and Maru’s mouth-watering menus!
OHMIGOD, you know how great make-up sex is? Try make-up wHining! Been hacking up a lung for two weeks, missed more than a couple of wine events, but I will BE MAKING IT UP WITH A VENGEANCE this Saturday at the SCVWineFest and Monday at Maru Sushi. See Andrea Nelson and Gary Choppe battling the…
Chef Eddie Makes Eve Proof Steak
We are in the painstaking process of remodeling our kitchen. Last night we had the task of using up some frozen steaks, tater tots (not my choice!) and some really good martini olives from the fridge as the new fridge is due to be installed this week…possibly a day or two after the old one…
Maru Sushi: Where the Bushmans will be dining on Valentines Day
Jason Parks, the owner and chef at Maru Sushi, just sent me his Valentines Day Menu. And it’s unbelievable… Valentine’s Day 2011 English Pea Soup A cool soup w/ crème fraiche Scallop & Squash Seared Divers’ Scallop w/ a squash tortellini & a beet nage. Lobster & Tomato Salad Our flavorful butter poached lobster tossed…
SUZANNE GOIN OFFERS VALENTINE’S DAY TAKE HOME FROM THE LARDER AT TAVERN
(Just in case I’m your Valentine I’ll take the Chocolate Honeycomb and the French Macaroons…xoxoxox) Appetizers, Dinner, Sparkling Wines and Tavern CandiesProvide an Intimate Dinner at Home for Two WHO: THE LARDER AT TAVERN, Los Angeles WHAT: THE LARDER AT TAVERN, the newest addition to Suzanne Goin & Caroline Styne’s restaurant family presents a…
Valentines Day at Le Chene
Valentine’s Day Menu (Love the wine list, the food, Juan and Michel, etc…) Valentines Day we are open for Dinner from 5:00pm to 10:00pm APPETIZERS Norwegian Smoked Salmon 13.70Crab Cake Dill Sauce 11.501/2 Dozen Escargot 10.75Stuffed Mushrooms 10.70Shrimp Escoffier 11.70Duck Pate 9.70_____________________________________________________ Baby Mixed Salade VinaigretteorCream of Butter Nut Squash ENTREES Roasted Filet Mignon with…
Vintage Eve of Destruction: What Women must do Every Day
You wait, little girl, on an empty stage For fate to turn the light on Your life, little girl, is an empty page That men will want to write on. From: Sixteen Going On Seventeen, The Sound Of Music The Signal reported a woman’s rape in Sunday’s newspaper. Front page news. Last week it was…
Grasshopper Bars with real Creme de menthe
Adapted from Baked Explorations. Copyright © 2010. Published by Stewart, Tabori & Chang. Available wherever books are sold. All Rights Reserved. Ingredients serves 12 large brownies or 24 small brownies, active time 1 hour, total time 3 hours For the brownie base: 3/4 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon dark unsweetened cocoa powder (like…
The Dellepianes Dine with the Chefs and Barb
For about 15 years now, Don and I have been matriculating “students” in Santa Clarita Valley’s own Dining with the Chefs program. In the early days, it was offered as a community education class through the Golden Oak Adult School, and then College of the Canyons took it over for a while. Now, Barbara Okronick,…