On March 6 I interviewed Chef Tamra Levine about her inspired interpretation of Chilean fare for a wine pairing dinner at Salt Creek Grille. A month later, and I’m still ranting about it. But the difference is that I’ve now had the dinner. You may have remembered last Thursday. The winds whipped up to try…
This past Tuesday night, March 8, an intimate party of about 45 Santa Claritans attended the first French wine paring dinner held this year inside Valencia Wine Company. Hosted by Guy Lelarge and his staff, the dinner was privately catered by former Oaks Grille Chef Samson Francois with assistance from Kelly Klemovich. Attendees encountered a…
There is one annual event that my husband Eddie and I have never missed in the past 11 years, even the one year it had to be postponed a week due to a shut down of the 5 freeway: The classiest annual holiday wine tasting is at our very own, locally owned, Valencia Wine Company…
For our first effort, out of the chute, outstanding! The SCV Wine Fest is officially now the largest wine event in town. A small line curled around the outdoor patio, filled with cigar-smoking guests of the event, at the 2pm event start. Many guests arrived early to take advantage of some of the classes also…
Today, Dear Wine Friends, I have a special treat for you, a “behind the scenes” look at our first SCV Wine Fest with Andrea Pohlot (aka soon-to-be Mrs. Paul de la Cerda): Andrea, for those 10 people in Santa Clarita that don’t know your name from Facebook, Twitter, the SCV Moms and SCV Family websites…you…
Press Release Oktoberfest The “Cristal Palace” Belgian Spiegeltent is coming back to town! Last year, this phenomenal tent was the epicenter of two consecutive beer festivals, The Belgians Are Coming and the Santa Clarita Oktoberfest, and was located at the Westfield Valencia Town Center. This year, an organic collaboration between Wolf Creek Brewery and The…
What’s new this year from the Soroptimist International of Greater Santa Clarita Valley for the EIGHTH Annual Wine Affair with returning Title Sponsor Comfort Keepers In-Home Care? Let’s ask new event chair Pam Ingram, a name you may recognize for her years of service at RE/MAX of Santa Clarita. “Are you ready Santa Clarita?” Pam…
At my first trip to the newly opened SAKE Bistro in Bridgeport (NOW CLOSED) I was struck by more than the eclectic menu: the bar caught my eye. And, in quick succession, one of the bartenders that was doing a little training. Diego Lara has been keeping bar in Santa Clarita for many years. He…
My husband Ed’s sister Ann, recovering from major surgery and not really up to the long drive from Rancho Cucamonga, deserved a home delivery of catered treats on Thanksgiving. Within a day or so of the suggestion, her energies rallied and she took charge. Forget the advertisements from supermarkets and well-known pie restaurants that we…
Santa Clarita is absolutely ABUZZ about the upcoming all-inclusive “Cocktails on the Roof” event scheduled for September 18, 2015! Put on your dancing shoes and join us from 8-11 pm. With an open-air venue way up on top of the Macy’s parking garage (adjacent to the Macy’s bridge), unique lounges, lighting and a DJ, this…
