Better Than Ever... No doubt Covid really threw a nasty monkey wrench into food and wine festivals throughout the world. None more so than the Pebble Beach Food and Wine extravaganza. Attracting top wine and food talent from all over the United States, it was such a drag when it shut down from 2020-2023. But [...]
SOBE 2026 will be Awesome... Always impressed when an event improves instead of sitting on their laurels and backsliding. Been a few years since I got to attend SOBE, so when they generously threw in an extra press pass, was excited to bring the web gal with me, as I often told her that SOBE [...]
Pours at Prestige Events... Quid Pro Quo - Hannibal Lecter to FBI agent Clarice Starling.. After attending innumerable tasting events, where sometimes you take the required sip and lunge for the spit bucket, to the sublime pours, where you wish the guy or gal behind the table would pour a little more, one wonders, what [...]
What Could Be Better... Rod Last fall Rod Stewart said he was winding up his residency at Caesar's in Vegas. So I told the web gal to book his last show as I thought it'd be fun to attend his final gig. But wouldn't you know while reading online on the day of the concert [...]
Mais Oui .... I've always loved French cooking and dining. I mean, what's not to love? All those great sauces, meats, vegetables, classic recipes and meals, makes me salivate just thinking about it. About the only thing I haven't been able to get my palette around is French charcuterie: those almost raw meats, foie gras, [...]
Check Out Biale... Andrew & David Zin! Zin! Zin! When I first started getting into wine tastings and events, I loved those big, bold, high alcohol, tannic wines (still do). So when I was at my first San Diego Wine Festival (many moons ago, don't remind me, ha ha) was there like a shot when [...]
At the SOBEWFF… One of the best food and wine festivals is just around the corner, the 22nd annual SOBEWFF hits the South Beach shores, restaurants and venues Feb 22-25. And the best event representing Napa is Peter Mondavi Jr's tasting event on Sat Feb 24 at 4 pm at the Eden Roc in Miami [...]
Davis Estates Awaits... Peter Huls One of the perks of writing and editing this site is I get to talk to and meet a whole bunch of hospitality professionals, chefs, wine makers, hotel people, sommeliers, etc. who are so enthused about what they do. What I’m trying to say, I can’t imagine doing the NSI [...]
A Refresh & Ready... Ruben Moreno It’s always nice to get an invitation to a tasting at a winery. Doubly so when you get one from a prestigious winery like Heitz Wine Cellars. I had heard on the grapevine that their tasting rooms and lounges had undergone a major renovation, so the invite was [...]
For a Tasty Experience... Tom I’m always up for a good tasting. But if you combine it with good food then I’m definitely there. So when I got an invite from Tom Markakis, the hospitality manager, of the Folio Fine Wine Partners, I was excited with the “Heritage Tasting” which explores the current release wines [...]
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