Celebrate your significant other and kick off Valentine’s Day weekend with an amazing evening of fine wine and exquisite food featuring the premium and award-winning Paso Robles winery JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery. Guests will enjoy an outdoor reception on the water front patio followed by a delicious four-course wine dinner in Waterline’s main dining room […]
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Learn From the Pros: Cooking Classes at Kitchen Gardens
October brought the launch of Kitchen Gardens at the Flower Fields in Carlsbad (North San Diego county) – cooking classes in Carlsbad by culinary cohorts, Chef Mary Platis and Debbi Dubbs. With cooler days and fall produce tugging at our culinary heartstrings, the theme for the day was “Falling for Apples”. Every Wednesday, food enthusiasts […]
2016 Newport Beach Wine + Food Fest: What You May Have Missed #NBWFF
If you didn’t attend the third annual Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival earlier this month, you missed the opportunity to taste, sip and learn with celebrity chefs, sommeliers, local restaurants, 200+ wines from 85 wineries and so much more. Executive Chef Rob Wilson, Montage Laguna Here are some highlights from two days of exquisite […]
Pelican Hill’s Festa dell’Autonno Celebrates Autumn with Events for All Ages
Take a weekend trip to Italy! The Resort at Pelican Hill® invites visitors and locals to enjoy Southern California’s ideal autumn climate during Festa dell’Autunno from October 7-9, 2016. New this year, a family-friendly Italian Street Festa will feature an al fresco children’s carnival located adjacent to the main event. “Just as we do in my […]
Classical Carnage Plays at BLK Earth Sea Spirits
Wednesday’s aren’t just for wine anymore. BLK Earth Sea Spirits, the premier steak and seafood restaurant in downtown Huntington Beach, now has live music every Wednesday evening, when Classical Carnage plays on the patio from 7 to 10 pm. The popular band has a loyal following for its unique blend of rock and pop songs, […]
What Food Will Replace Kale as the Next Superfood?
Who would have thought that even mainstream fast-casual and fine dining restaurants would have kale salads on the menu? Kale is everywhere, being massaged, baked, blended, juiced, souped and sautéed. But this leafy superfood is bound to have to share the spotlight soon. So what’s next? Hint: it comes from the sea. Yes, it’s time to […]
Taste, Sip, Learn at the Third Annual Newport Beach Wine and Food Festival
Tickets are on sale for the Third Annual Newport Beach Wine and Food Festival. This year’s festival introduces Taste Around Town – a series of exclusive tasting experiences with celebrity chefs and master sommeliers at intimate restaurant settings around Newport Beach. Taste Around Town will take place on Thursday and Friday, September 29-30, followed by […]
Urban Produce’s High Density Vertical Growing System Addresses Food Deserts and World Hunger
With the lofty mission of globalizing locally grown, organic produce, thus stimulating economies and creating local jobs all while reducing agriculture’s carbon footprint, Urban Produce is a company that you’ll be hearing much more about, in Orange County and around the world. Urban Produce is a Controlled Environmental Agriculture (CEA) vertical grower located in Irvine, […]
Backyard Movie Nights At Hotel Irvine
Hotel Irvine’s popular Movie Nights in The Backyard is back! Grab your chairs and blankets and enjoy family night under the stars. Open to the public. The hit summer activity from last year is back by popular demand! Movie-goers can ditch the indoor movie screen for gorgeous SoCal summer nights, grab your blankets or beach […]
The Ecology Center’s Annual Green Feast
This year’s Green Feast, the annual farm-to-table fundraising dinner for The Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano, was hosted by The Edible Schoolyard Project founder and farm-to-table pioneer Alice Waters. Every year, Green Feast brings together distinguished chefs and organic farmers, ranchers, fishermen, and vintners who contribute their bounty and knowledge in a collaborative farm-to-table dinner. […]