Category Archive: wine tasting

Los Angeles Food & Wine Red Carpet Recap

The First Annual Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival is now a memory but what fabulous times they were! There were 100 celebrity chefs, 300 wineries and 70 city-wide events. I attended the… Continue reading →

LAFW: Lunch at Patina with Joachim Splichal, Jonathan Waxman and Daniel Boulud

Have you ever been thrown in a foodie frenzy? On Friday, October 14 there were so many special lunches as part of the Los Angeles Food and Wine Festival that I had a… Continue reading →

DTLA: Lunch at Tiara Cafe

As dineLA hit its second week, I made it over to Tiara for lunch. It’s been a few years since I last went. It was around the time it first opened and I… Continue reading →

Napa: Redd Restaurant

During my day in Napa Valley, I started out with lunch at Morimoto and managed to tour 3 wineries before heading over to Yountville to check out our options for dinner. I had… Continue reading →

Napa: Silverado, St. Supery & Domaine Chandon

After lunch at Morimoto, we headed to the local tourism office and picked up a couple of maps. I didn’t realize how quickly we’d get to places up on the Silverado trail and… Continue reading →

2011 Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon Recap

  I was asked to help judge this year’s Luxury Chocolate Salon a few weeks back. After judging cupcakes and cocktails, I had decided I rather judge cocktails— believing I’m just too darn… Continue reading →

DTLA: WP24 Dim Sum Sunday Dinners

WP24 started Dim Sum Sundays a few weekends ago. The four-course family-style dinner features small bites and WP24 favorites such as Singapore style chili prawns and Peking duck. Starting with a round of… Continue reading →

Living in the 80s: St. Estephe Menu at Rivera

  30 years ago, John Sedlar owned a ground-breaking restaurant called St. Estephe. It was one of the first “modern Latin cuisine” restaurants. The menu was in French but the food and ingredients… Continue reading →

Photographing the New Menu at A-Frame

I was invited a couple of weeks ago to A-Frame for a friends & family lunch. They’re introducing new menu items for both lunch and dinner. Also part of the fun was being… Continue reading →

New Small Plates at Fleming’s & Opening Nights Wine Tasting

Every Friday during the month of September, Fleming’s offers a wine tasting of 20 wines for only $25. This tasting includes some food. Last Friday, Fleming’s gave us a sneak peak of their… Continue reading →