Created in Partnership with Consultants Pablo Moix and Steve Livigni, Mélisse Adds Cocktail and Spirits Artistry to Two Michelin Star Dining Mélisse, the celebrated two star Michelin restaurant of Chef Josiah Citrin, is proud to present its impressive program of thirty newly conceived cocktails and highly allocated spirits that have been added to their beverage…
From a recent Facebook conversation started by our very own Rusty Sly with our Grape of the Night group: Rusty: Here is a question for you. As most of you know, I travel a lot for business. There is a hotel that I stay at frequently that has a bar with a very nice selection…
Monday Night Ritual Visits Wine and Food Regions Around the World WHO: A.O.C. Los Angeles WHAT: A.O.C. Restaurant and Wine Bar, the groundbreaking wine bar on 3rd Street by Chef Suzanne Goin and business partner and Sommelier Caroline Styne, announces the June 2012 line-up of their popular Monday night series, “Flights & Bites” where guests…
Doors Open for Full Service of Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner in Historic Los Olivos Building Brothers Matt and Jeff Nichols, chefs and long time Santa Barbara County restaurateurs, have opened their new restaurant, Sides Hardware and Shoes, a Brothers Restaurant, at the former Side Street Café located at 2375 Alamo Pintado Avenue in Los Olivos,…
Luc Carl, New York City bar manager, DJ, and, what is most important to me: someone that drinks, diets and exercises, pretty much drew me into reading his book after this wild ride of an intro: “The Drunk Diet is not a diet plan that involves getting drunk and then going to the gym to…
Piero Selvaggio Revisits the Past and Looks to the Future with Dishes Inspired by Chefs Nadia Santini and Marcella Hazen Valentino in Santa Monica is gearing up for a momentous fortieth anniversary next December 2012, and owner Piero Selvaggio, recently nominated as a semifinalist for Outstanding Restaurateur of the Year by the James Beard Foundation,…
This was the 20th annual Zinfandel Festival weekend in Paso Robles. Lots of activities at wineries, with the big Zin Tasting and Wine Country Auction on Saturday night. We got in a little early, witnessed some of the set-up as well as the CHP officer addressing the pourers about how to deal with overindulging festival…
(April 26, 2012; Los Angeles, CA)—The 7th Annual LAWineFest, benefiting City of Hope, has partnered with Los Angeles magazine in lining up 350 global vendors to pour more than 500 wines, craft brews and artisanal spirits at this year’s event. Known as the largest educational wine tasting event in Los Angeles, LAWineFest affords Angelenos a…
For fans of Mixers Valencia, I just got this sad message from one of the owners, Louise Castaldo, they are CLOSING: “So I wanted to tell you before you hear it , Mixers is closing after this week…We are looking to relocate…” So sad. For myself, it was one more tale of not getting out…
