Admittedly, my wine knowledge is pretty focused on California. So, when I get an opportunity to add to knowledge outside of my primary area of expertise, especially when it is in a great environment, I do my best to jump at that. The Kobrand Tour d’Italia 2013 wrapped up its eight-city tour at the Hotel…
Of course, if you think about it, there is only one person that owns one wine bar that has had ten annual Halloween parties and ten annual Holiday Tasting events: Guy Lelarge and Valencia Wine Company. Read on to see what is new and what will, and never should, change at the VWC. First up…
Recently my friends and I were at a wine and cheese party when the question arose, “what is the greatest wine ever made?” Though many wines were mentioned, only one prevailed like a Titan rising out of the mists in ancient legends. The 1947 Chateau Cheval Blanc is the most celebrated wine of the 20th…
As expected, my changes are in italics below… Chef Lance Cowart’s Garlic Chicken Ingredients 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts 4 garlic cloves, minced 4 tablespoons brown sugar 1 tablespoon olive oil additional herbs and spices, as desired Directions 1. Preheat oven to 450°F Line a baking dish or cookie sheet with aluminum foil and lightly…
Out of a school of roughly 800 students I was one of the interested goody-two-shoes that attended a presentation entitled, “Reading For Fun, Reading For Life” held by our school’s Title I Reading Specialist, Ann Boyd. I was a little disappointed at the small number or parents that could get away for the one-hour lecture,…
My wife, Tracy, and I moved to Santa Clarita in 1982 with hopes of providing our children with a rural and safe environment to grow up in. That was over 30 years ago, we had mountains around our house and a goat farm just a stone throw away. For entertainment we had bowling, the drive-in…
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil 1 medium red onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup vodka 1 can (28 oz.) whole tomatoes with juice, lightly crushed with hands 1/2 tsp dried oregano 1 lb penne 1/2 cup heavy cream (I used 1/4 cup heavy cream & 1/4 cup skim milk) 10 ounces baby spinach…
One of the great things about living in a town with multiple wine bars is that we have a lot of choices, not just in where we choose to enjoy wine, but where to enjoy the entertainment that these venues typically provide. On any given weekend night, there are might be as many as half…
I took a very informative class led by Sake Samurai Timothy Sullivan just before a large Discover Sake LA tasting event recently. Sullivan promised to give us the strong points of selling and enjoying Sake in stores and restaurants, and how to make it more understandable to the consumer and profitable for the sellers. Sullivan’s…
Autumn on the island of Malta is gloriously met by the Quormi Festival. This two day event is a celebration of the local wines. Held on the streets of Quormi and is hosted by St. George’s Parish Church … Wait just a minute! Malta? Wine? Malta as in the “Maltese Falcon?” You bet. Wine production…
