The 4th annual I Love Poke Festival tasting event and competition returns to Orange County on Sunday, June 28 at The Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort. The foodie festival and chef competition invites poke connoisseurs and newcomers to celebrate the Hawaiian delicacy, lifestyle and culture as chefs compete for the title of best poke. “It’s going […]
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Central Coast Fall Harvest Wine Tour
Wine lovers with all levels of expertise have generally gone on wine tasting excursions where you hop from vineyard to vineyard tasting the most recently released wines. Some plan each day’s wine adventure with precision while others take a more spontaneous approach and let the day take them wherever the path leads. Both have their […]
Gulf Coast Cuisine – A Seafood Lover’s Dream
Jambalaya, gumbo, étoufée, boudin, andouille sausage, po’boys, all are words that immediately trigger a mouthwatering Pavlovian response as visions of redolent, spicy Cajun and Creole dishes brimming with seafood dance in my head. On a recent culinary tour of Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, we were reacquainted with the deep history of their Creole culinary heritage which […]
Wake Up to Beau Rivage in Biloxi #MSGulfCoast
Dawn on the Gulf Coast, the clouds part for the sun to stream its golden rays upon early morning sun worshipers sipping their morning brew and admiring the vista from the seaside sun deck of the regal Beau Rivage. OK, so maybe the sun is a little high in the sky – it was sunrise […]
Healthy Cashew Chicken Lettuce Wraps
The holiday food frenzy is drawing to a close and I’m already psyching myself up for the inevitable New Year’s resolution to exercise more and spend less time in front of the computer and more time enjoying life and learning. Sadly, wisdom is not the only thing that comes with age and, while writing about […]
Potato Desserts! Why Not?
Klondike Rose Raspberry Cheesecake Boldly go where no man has gone before. Explore new territories beyond baked, mashed and fried potatoes – the humble potato has grown weary of being relegated to a side dish. Always a bridesmaid, never a bride, potatoes can play a leading role in your meals as well as a supporting […]
My Own Private Idaho and a Bloomin’ Baked Potato
Ahhh, Idaho. I had never laid eyes on your gorgeous mountains and broad plains, but I’ve eaten plenty of your famous potatoes which is how I ended up gazing upon this breathtaking vista. Wine in hand and a spread of the most exquisite appetizers imaginable behind me far exceeded my expectations of any trip to […]
Best Fish Tacos and Seafood in Huntington Beach
No visit to southern California is complete without having fish tacos at least once! They’re ubiquitous, synonymous with SoCal, albeit a south of the border import, and a delicious taste of the sea to savor after a day taking in the sand and surf. The three brothers of Wahoo’s Fish Tacos were probably the first […]
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 […]
Day Tripping: Malibu
She was a day tripper, a Sunday driver yea Took me so long to find out, and I found out {Lyrics by the Beatles} Last weekend I took the brand new 2013 Acura ILX on a little daytrippin’ adventure that was like entering a time machine, going back to the Old West of Hollywood’s heyday […]