In a recent sojourn I moved away from my beloved SCV – to Beverly Hills – and from there to Spain – to an event hosted by Tasting Panel magazine. Not to the Rioja I knew but to Ribera del Duero for all things Tempranillo, light to heavy, short to long finishes and full cherries…
WHAT: Wally’s 8th Annual Central Coast Wine & Food Celebration with renowned Los Angeles and Santa Barbara chefs and Central Coast vintners, all of whom influenced and inspired by the talents of Michael Bonaccorsi. § The finest restaurants of Southern and Central California. Confirmed to date are: Frank Ostini showcasing the art of grilling on…
March 6, 2003: My varsity-basketball playing high school on again off again boyfriend, Eric Mrkonic, introduced me to smorgasbord dining when I was sixteen. (Eric is nowadays referenced only as “Moronic” for one reason: He lived in his car after high school because he said he “liked to travel light”.) Of course after every basketball…
This latest Willi’s Bottle Art Collection publication is not a book, more a loose leaf flirt with the written word. It stands in the way of time, brandishing its message in the most audible manner. Willi’s Memoirs are out early, pointedly colorful and delivered with candid clarity. The CollectorBox of 22 Vintage ‘Bottle Art’ posters…
From October 2005, Food and Wine magazine: ACTIVE: 15 MIN TOTAL TIME: 40 MIN SERVINGS: 4 FAST VEGETARIAN HEALTHY Ingredients 20 purple figs (about 1 1/2 pounds), stems trimmed 2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar 1 cup dry red wine 2 mint sprigs 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half Ground…
It’s getting a little confusing in Paso Robles. When I tell people we are going to Cypher Winery, I get blank stares until I tell them it used to be Four Vines. Then everyone nods. Four Vines always kind of seemed to me like two wineries anyway. First, there were the Four Vines wines, very…
Two completely opposite wines reviewed in one post! Somebody stop me! A sancerre (French sauvignon blanc for my wine 101ers) and a “Rosato” (Really a rosé but you know how we like to fiddle with the names of blends) from Napa. Starting with the sancerre: 2009 Pascal Jolivet, 13% alcohol, real cork in good condition….
I’ve known Les Deux Chats (The Two Cats) for a few years now, they are another couple of local winemakers going commercial: Chris and Patty Connolly. And I’m so excited to hear of their first wine pairing dinner created with Chef Tamra Levine at our very own Salt Creek Grille Valencia. Tamra said, “It will…
I’ve avoided making Corned Beef so far in my one-year journey into cooking because St. Paddy’s Day hadn’t come up yet! But now that it has how is it that I don’t remember it ever tasting this good (mom?) when I was a kid? Was it the Orange juice that softened it? The 12 hours…
