As I am invited to many home dinning experiences, I constantly lookout for special recipes. One evening I had the pleasure of dinner being prepared by an especially good domestic chef. She has prepared these deviled eggs for many of her dinners. Won everyone over! Makes one dozen 6 eggs 3 Tbs mayonnaise ½ Tbs…
Back in 2008, we were visiting with Fulton and Dink Mather of David Fulton Winery in Napa [producers of some of the best Petite Sirah on the planet!] when Karen mentioned she works in Pasadena. The Mathers mentioned that the owners of one of our favorite restaurants in Pasadena – Bistro 45, also owned a…
Okay, this will be hard to synopsize but here goes: Louise Castaldo (Mixers) invited me to discuss the idea of a “Eve’s Wine on Wednesdays” (complete with artwork to tease me) – where I would taste and select wines in advance for peeps to taste – at the same time she had Annie Shull (owner,…
Our dear friend Eileen Wright, chef extraordinaire, most recently of The Cellar Wine Bar and Restaurant, is now off on a foodie junket to England, I asked her if she wouldn’t mind keeping me apprised of her adventures so I can pass them on to Eve’s Wine 101 readers, giving us all an opportunity to…
TACO SALAD Printed from COOKS.COM Read more about it at www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,181,134189-243192,00.html Content Copyright © 2011 Cooks.com – All rights reserved. 1 lb ground beef 1 envelope taco seasoning 1 10 oz. can kidney beans (Ed loves beans, we had a flight in the morning and I reduced our “gas” intake by 5 ounces.) 1 c. grape…
“Another fair?” Samantha lamented my exact thought when I mentioned the upcoming fair this weekend. We had been with Carly and April to the last fair just two weekends ago. We had gone to some kind of Monk-fest festival the weekend in between. We were faired out. I knew it for sure when I asked…
Christmas 2009, Eve came over to my house to exchange Christmas gifts. I had mentioned a drink that I love known as the James Bond Martini which is created using gin, vodka and Lillet blanc. She said that she would like to try it, so I made us each one. The key to all martini’s…
Suzanne Goin, Caroline Styne and David Lentz Rally America’s Top Chefs and Mixologists for 2nd Annual Event to Help Fund Childhood Cancer Research After a wildly successful inaugural year in 2010, the L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade Culinary Cookout, hosted by Chef Suzanne Goin, partner Caroline Styne (Lucques, A.O.C., Tavern) along with Chef David Lentz (The…
The Rhone Rangers is an organization devoted to U.S. wineries making wines from the Rhone varietals. Examples of white Rhone varietals are: Viognier Marsanne Roussanne Grenache Blanc Examples of red Rhone varietals are: Syrah Grenache Mourvedre The Rhone Rangers event held annually at Pier 59 Studios in Santa Monica is one of the events I…
The weather report for Santa Monica last Sunday was a high of 70. That is downright chilly to me, but perfect for tasting, so I donned a sweater for the first time this summer. Fast forward to THE WENCH THAT HIT MY CAR WHILE I WAS SITTING IN IT AND NOT ACKNOWLEDGING ME, and I…
