Circle Thursday, March 29th on your calendar with a big, bold highlighter. That’s the night, starting at 6:30 pm, that Hanna Winery & Vineyards will host a perfect pairing with Masa’s Restaurant in the Hotel Vintage Court. You’ll enjoy a five-course dinner with wines personally selected by Christine Hanna, who’ll be hosting the evening with…
Ojai, which in Spanish means ‘Valley of the Moon’ is one of those under-the-radar destinations that everyone who knows about but is torn whether to keep for themselves or share with others. The excellence of the food served at the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa’s (which recently underwent a most tasteful $70 million renovation) signature…
Mezes are rapidly replacing tapas and antipasto in New York with the profusion of new Greek restaurants hitting the scene. Both high-end refined, inventive Greek fare and restaurants offering more rustic, traditional cuisine are proving popular in the Big Apple. Leading the Greek odyssey is dream team:Chef Michael Psilakis and the stylish hostess-with-the- mostess Donatella…
Skirball—Don’t you just love that name? Though it sounds like the ultimate insult young boys sling at each other, “Your mother is a Big, Fat Skirball,” the Skirball Cultural Center in L.A. has established itself as one of the world’s most dynamic Jewish cultural institutions, and was hailed by The New York Times as “a…
And the cool part of this is you don’t have to choose a Designated Driver! I don’t know if I’d run here for a drink after work, but if you’re visiting Canon City, Colorado, this would be a great way to see the sights and sample the state’s burgeoning wine industry. When you All-Aboard the…
Have you heard about the Goji Berry? Also known as the wolfberry, the western snowberry, Symphoricarpos occidentalis, it’s the common name for two closely related fruit species: the Lycium barbarum from China and the L. Chinese Solanaceae. Whatever you call it, wolfberries are grown around the world, though many of the products have Tibetan, Himalayan…
Even though Chinese New Year has come and gone—the fun’s just beginning. With all the sushi I’ve consumed over the last decade, dipping ONLY in Kikkoman’s Low Sodium Soy Sauce, it’s a good thing that they’re giving me (well, I guess you guys too) back a little by hooking up with Asian Art Museum of…
The Setting: Couldn’t be more picture perfect since the three-day session is being held at the ever-so relaxing Mayacamas Ranch, 80-acres of natural beauty nestled above the Napa and Sonoma valleys in Calistoga, California. This three-day Health, Fitness, and Cooking Retreat will cover such topics as Power Foods, FAST (“the salad bar is your prep-cook”)…
If you love sharing chocolates with your family during Easter, you’ll be thrilled by these exotic Sweet Brazil Chocolates. After all, they’ve been creating designer chocolate for 20 years now. Some even look like Faberge Eggs and other exotic pieces of jewelry because they’re all hand crafted to look like edible works of art. Behold…
Pat Kuleto is the God of San Francisco upscale restaurant design. I’ve always loved his Farallon Restaurant on the edge of San Francisco’s fashionable Union Square shopping district, because of its outlandish underwater theme to complement its fantastic seafood menu. Now, his new French-style Oyster Bar, adjacent to the renowned Jelly Bar, takes that theme…
For the first time in more than 50 years, the “Macho” Michelin restaurant guide has given its top three-star ranking to a woman chef. French chef Anne-Sophie Pic, shown in the center, celebrates with her husband (right) and staff after becoming the first female chef to be awarded three Michelin stars since 1968. The French…
Seattle’s hotel scene has perked up in the past few years. With the city’s new hotels bringing the total to 11,000 rooms in the downtown core, there are plenty of options to fit your style and budget. All I require is a comfy king size bed, a cozy cocktail lounge and sometimes even a room…