The COC student – run laboratory – restaurant (iCuE Café) in the new Institute for Culinary Education at the Valencia Campus of College of the Canyons is now be open again every Thursday for a fabulous lunch. Priority Seating Reservations offer you the first available table upon arrival for the size of your party. To…
Picture this if you will: a 3 milliliter bottle sealed with wax, with a miniscule label that I have to use a magnifying glass on to read “Grain Whisky, Scotland”, and the only other identifying marking is a small group of letters and numbers. That’s all I get in playing my new favorite blind tasting…
(HOT! HOT!) AUCTION LOTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2016 WINESONG, MENDOCINO’S PREMIER CHARITY AUCTION AND FOOD & WINE EVENT ** Friday, September 9th and Saturday, September 10th on the Mendocino Coast ** FORT BRAGG, CA – The 32nd Annual Winesong event, a spectacular weekend of award-winning wine, fabulous food, fine art, music, merriment, and charitable giving held…
Edgartown, MA – The Edgartown Board of Trade is pleased to announce the 2016 Martha’s Vineyard Food and Wine Festival taking place October 13th – 16th. This four-day celebration of the senses provides memorable experiences that showcase the tastes and talents of skilled winemakers and culinary artisans from the island and all over the world….
If I had to pick a favorite group of wine grapes, it would have to be the Rhone varietals. In spite of the fact that I am the “Zinfan”, there is still after all just one Zinfandel grape but there are 22 that qualify as Rhones [having originated in France’s Rhone Valley] and wines produced…
Santa Clarita is all ABUZZ waiting for September 9th and the second annual Cocktails on the Roof event, held on top of the Macy’s parking garage at Valencia Town Center! The one and only “signature cocktail” party of the year is back, New York rooftop style, with greenery, inventive lighting, DJ and Dancing (have you…
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo is proud to announce a new partnership with the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce West to offer attendees an introduction to the Extraordinary Italian Taste campaign, raising awareness on authentic Italian food and wine products. The Expo, the premiere three-day event for the foodservice and hospitality…
Ingredients ¼ cup apple cider or apple juice 2 tbsp. cider vinegar (Editor’s Note: vin-e-gar is wine that’s gone bad!) 1 tsp. honey ¼ tsp. salt .13 tsp. coarsely ground black pepper 1 medium head Boston lettuce 1 lb. Apples slices ¼ c. walnuts 3 oz. shaved Cheddar cheese Directions 1. In large serving bowl,…
Last week I gave readers the first half of my list of men that have been intrinsic in furthering my wine education, numbers1-8 out of 15. I had to break the list in two, as, these men, as you can guess, had many accolades I didn’t want to abbreviate. Here is part two, beginning with…
On September 16th, 2016, discover the grape’s true colors with monovarietal Garnacha wines from its original birthplace, Northeastern Spain New York, NY – On the third Friday of September, fans of the Garnacha grape will once again raise their glass to this rising star in honor of #GarnachaDay, this year on September 16th, 2016. Garnacha,…