Sensuous sorbetto, luxurious gelato, lingering on your lips like a lover’s passionate kiss. It’s just plain sexy and you’ll know it when you try it! Who but the Italians could emulate such rapture in a simple silken scoop? Gelato Paradiso, that’s who. Authentic Italian gelato in Southern California? It’s true! Whether you’ve fallen in love […]
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Unique Beach Dinner Kicks Off Art and Nature Festival In Laguna Beach
As a part of their third annual Art & Nature festival (November 5-8), Laguna Art Museum presents a variety of exhibitions, programs, events, and activities on the theme of art’s multi-faceted engagement with the natural world and, once again, will kick off the Art & Nature festival with a beach dinner by Outstanding in the […]
“Eat Your Bourbon” Pumpkin Risotto
Yes, you can have your bourbon and eat it too! Bourbon Barrel Foods in Louisville, Kentucky is making small-batch gourmet food products aged in American White Oak bourbon barrels, more specifically, Woodford Reserve bourbon barrels. Bourbon Barrel Foods’ Microbrewed Aged Soy Sauce Matt Jamie, founder and owner of Bourbon Barrel Foods, and his team have […]
Salmon Chilly Chili by Chef Rick Moonen and What You Missed at #NBWFF
See “Top Chef Masters” chef demonstrations by chefs Rick Bayless, Hubert Keller, and Rick Moonen; talk with executive chefs from Orange County’s best restaurants and savor tastes of their cuisine; meet Shirley Chung, Brian Huskey, Brooke Williamson, and Louis Maldonado, finalists from Bravo’s “Top Chef“; participate in a Home Chef “Top Chef” challenge; sip and learn […]
Southern Heat in Louisville
Tell me Louisville, Kentucky is not at the epicenter of a culinary explosion and I’ll show you someone who needs to wake up and smell the bourbon! Things are hot in Louisville and it’s about to get even hotter with the release of Southern Heat by Chef Anthony Lamas and Gwen Pratesi – a gorgeous, beautifully […]
Date Night: Sea Legs Rocks in Huntington Beach
Between work and parenting, carving out time for yourself and your partner to keep the sparkle in your relationship takes planning and commitment. And when you do step out, you don’t want blah, you want special, memorable even. Head west my friend, to SeaLegs Wine Bar in downtown Huntington Beach for a Date Night with […]
Ottolenghi’s Tomato and Pomegranate Salad
If anyone could be called the leader of the “Vegi Renaissance”, it has to be Yotom Ottolenghi, although he readily admits to having been paralyzed at the prospect of writing a weekly vegetarian recipe for his Guardian column back in 2006. Hard to believe given the breadth of exciting vegetable, grain and legume creations shared […]
What’s New At Del Frisco’s Grille
What’s new at Del Frisco’s Grille in the Irvine Spectrum? How about a Youth Serum cocktail? Now we can all drink from the fountain of youth with this refreshing mix of fresh cucumber and mint, Ketel One vodka, and fresh house-made lemon sour ($12). It’s a seasonal drink, but as long as it stays as […]
10 Everyday Superfoods For a Healthier You
Autumn brings cooler days for wearing cozy sweaters and glorious hues of crimson, orange, and yellow as the trees change color, but it also ushers in the beginning of flu season. Flu outbreaks can happen as early as October and can last as late as May. This year, I’m feeling ahead of the game since […]
“Kathryn Hall” Release Party – HALL Wines, Napa Valley
Wine tasting at the world-class vineyards of Napa Valley is an unparalleled experience and for lovers and collectors of lush, dark, jammy cabernets, HALL Wines is a must. Last weekend I was fortunate to be able to attend the “Kathryn Hall”Release Party at HALL Wines in St. Helena. Each year, Kathryn and Craig Hall, owner/vitners […]