When traveling to Hong Kong, many tourists find themselves in Tsim Sha Tsui located in the south of Kowloon Peninsula where Hong Kong’s glittering Victoria Harbour meets a giant world bazaar of gleaming malls, designer boutiques, and grand hotels alongside a plethora of jewelry stores, camera shops, street hawkers, small markets, and food stalls. Tsim […]
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The Best of Huntington Beach, CA #MyHometownGuide
This is a Partner post with Fiji Water to bring you the #best spots to eat, stay and play in Huntington Beach, California! #1 THE BEACH of course, is the main attraction in #myhometownguide! We have the widest expanse of golden sand along the longest uninterrupted stretch of nature’s wave machine in southern California. The sunbathing, […]
Grand Chablis Tasting At Lucques
Recently, I was fortunate to attend an extraordinary Chablis wine pairing dinner at renowned Los Angeles French restaurant Lucques hosted by Pure Chablis and Jean-François Bordet, the current President of the Chablis Wine Board (and legacy winemaker at Domaine Séguinot-Bordet). Guests relished a unique tasting tour through the region’s various levels paired with James Beard award winner Executive […]
Eat Like A Local During the Vans US Open of Surfing
Vans U.S. Open of Surfing kicks-off today in Huntington Beach and runs for nine action-packed days, July 20th-28th. For the past two weeks, the golden sand north and south of the pier has been covered with stacks of steel that rise like a phoenix transformed into a gleaming modern spectator arena and Pacific Coast Highway […]
Countdown to the 2013 Vans US Open of Surfing
Counting down to the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing July 20 – 28 in Huntington Beach when an estimated one million sun, surf, and skate fans will descend upon Huntington Beach during the nine day run. The US Open of Surfing is the world’s largest festival and surf contest and has become a must-attend event in action […]
Newport Beach Vineyards & Winery
A winery right in Newport Beach? Yep, Newport Beach Vineyards & Winery, overlooking Upper Newport Bay, is one of the hidden gems in Orange County. Located on the 1,000-acre Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve and Ecological Estuary, Newport Beach Vineyards & Winery (NBVW), founded in 1998, has revived the tradition of making wine, well established in the […]
What’s New at Whole Foods Newport Beach
Well, everything! Newly opened on September 19th in Fashion Island, Whole Foods Market, Newport Beach remains consistent in their mission of offering the highest-quality natural and organic products, but delightfully different in that the 32,000 square-foot store will also include the coastal-themed Back Bay Tavern, a relaxing and casual beer and wine bar and the national […]
Healthy Pantry Essentials
Last year a visit to a friend’s house had me feeling as if I could appear in an HGTV show about organizing and stocking a healthy pantry. It never occurred to me that I could help someone with a pantry redo – but I guess it’s like cleaning out and organizing your office – you just […]
Five Unexpected Food Trends
Recently I read an article by Joanna Prisco about five Unexpected food trends sweeping America. I’m naturally drawn to articles about food because: (1) I love food, (2) I love to eat, (3) I love to cook, and (4) I am constantly looking for material for the cooking blog I now find myself writing because of […]