Minty at Home: Checking out Virtual Whiskey Tastings
I’ve been working from home since mid-March. That means my once “too busy” life came to a halt. I no longer was out every night at a new bar or checking out… Continue reading
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Minty at Home: Margaritas for Cinco De Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is coming up. Usually I’m conflicted about celebrating the day because I tend to have Kentucky Derby plans the same weekend. But since we’re all safer at home, I will… Continue reading
Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET): What’s it like to be certified in Spirits?
Several years ago, the film SOMM came out and it made a huge impression on me. While I never thought about being certified in wine, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to… Continue reading
Westwood: Ten Days Away to LA Loves Alex’s Lemonade Food Festival
We are now 10 days away from one of my favorite food festivals, LA Loves Alex’s Lemonade. The food festival at UCLA’s Royce Quad on Saturday, September 14 will feature an all-star… Continue reading
California Rum Festival in San Francisco on September 7
Tickets are now on sale for the California Rum Festival in San Francisco on September 7. There are three tiers for tickets for the Grand Tasting with more than 40 brands… Continue reading
Check Out Los Angeles’ Best Restaurants at Los Angeles Times’ The Taste Labor Day Weekend, August 30 – September 1
I always look forward to Labor Day Weekend because it’s around my birthday. And it feels like the Los Angeles Times is throwing me a personal party when they bring their food… Continue reading
Los Angeles Food and Wine Begins This Thursday, August 22 through Sunday, August 25
Los Angeles Food and Wine returns this Thursday, August 22 and runs through Sunday, August 25. The four-day food festival begins with several collaborative dinners on Thursday all over the city.… Continue reading
Chinatown: Santa Barbara’s Hitching Post 2 comes to LA Wine Saturday, August 11 for a BBQ Pop-up
I, like many others, first heard about Hitching Post 2 from the movie Sideways. And yet in my few travels to the Central Coast region, I never made it to this Santa… Continue reading
Disneyland: Checking Out Oga’s Cantina at the New Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
I left the planet for you guys. Okay, okay, I just went to Disneyland for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge! On the planet of Batuu, there’s one ride in operation (another is coming… Continue reading
DTLA: Stu and the Kids Asian Food Festival Returns on August 4
Stu and the Kids, Flavors of Asia, food festival returns on Sunday, August 4 to Vibiana in Downtown Los Angeles. It’s one of my favorite food festivals and benefits the orphans from… Continue reading