Ty Warner’s San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara is hosting two Secrets of the Grape six-course wine dinners this spring, featuring guest hosts from Far Niente and Sea Smoke Cellars wineries. Both dinners begin at 6:30 PM and are held in the San Ysidro Ranch Wine Cellar. Cost is $295 per person; dinner and one-night…
Luxury chocolate, Gourmet chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate? Does it make you feel happy? Sentimental? Sexy? However much you enjoy your chocolate, it’s one of only a few items that’s pleasurable to give to receive, to look at and to eat. So why not take a look at Hotel Chocolat, unfortunately they haven’t got a…
Don’t say I didn’t warn you that these Chocolate Dipped Pretzels rolled in English Toffee Chips are totally addictive. Maybe it’s because they hit your palate on all cylinders– sweet, smooth, salty, and crunchy, perfect for the gourmand, yet kids will love them, too. This Northern California family venture started two years ago with CJ’s…
If you’re lucky enough to be visiting San Francisco from now through May 25th, you must take a detour to the Legion of Honor to view Leibovitz’s incredible retrospective. Always one of my fave museums, the Legion provides the perfect venue for viewing over 200 professional photographs as well as some very personal pictures Leibovitz…
Here’s a fun way to experience the wonderful wines of my home state of Washington — on a cruise! AAA Washington and Holland America Line are offering the Wines of Washington (WOW) Coastal Cruise on board the ms Oosterdam. The ship departs San Diego on April 26 and arrives in Vancouver, BC on April 30….
I’ve enjoyed many of Cirque Du Soleil’s extravaganzas but I haven’t been to one recently, and I wasn’t sure how they would hold up over time. But “O”, (it’s all about the Water,) held at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, manages to combine artistry, surrealism and edgy street performance, providing…
This is one of those ideas that seem to make so much sense I wonder why I hadn’t seen it before. The Vino 100 shop in Cathedral City, California – one of my regular stops on visits to the Palm Springs area – is now offering Manicure Mondays. On one Monday night each month the…
Puerto Vallarta’s Buenaventura Grand Hotel & Spa has just undergone a $9 million renovation. Formerly known as Buenaventura Hotel & Beach Club, the 11-month rehab was complete in December 2007. A new website was also launched. The hotel and spa’s fresh look includes 236 newly renovated rooms and suites: 216 deluxe rooms, 14 honeymoon suites,…
Cote Nord Tremblant is nestled into 120 acres of pristine landscape in Quebec’s Laurentians, overlooking Tremblant ski resort. Featuring 55 luxury log vacation rental homes, each is situated on a minimum one-acre lot and within close proximity to a four-seasons outdoor wilderness. Inside, it’s all about luxury. The homes are constructed with rounded logs in…
This just in from The Huffington Post & BornRich.com… If you want to plunk down up to £20,000 ($39,750) for the mega-blingingest computer of all time, take a gander at Bling My Thing’s new “Golden Age” creation. Unveiled at CeBIT 2008, “Golden Age” is a Macbook Air decked in 12,000 Swarovski crystals that have a…
Here’s an event for serious wine buyers this weekend, March 7-9, along the Russian River in beautiful Sonoma County. Ex;ore the beautiful Alexander, Dry Creek and Russian River Valleys, where it’s quiet and bucolic compared to nearby downtown Sonoma and Napa. You can step into the cellar at over 100 wineries to sample many limited…
These next two are both good choices for dining in the Gaslamp Quarter: Currant Brasserie We loved the location of our restaurant the following night, Currant Brasserie, an “ooh-la-la” Parisian/American bistro, since it’s the featured restaurant at the newly renovated Sophia Hotel, where we were lucky enough to be staying! This smallish restaurant makes the…