Aaron’s got you covered.. A total pro. It can mean a lot of things to different people, but for me, it’s always meant doing whatever it takes to get the result you want with bringing the people you like along with you. That’s why I was so impressed with Aaron Diaz, the GM of the [...]
Dinners, Burgers, Tastings .... SOBEWFF Well the 19th annual SOBEWFF festival recently wrapped up and what a blast it was. The festival just keeps getting better and better. Festival kicked off with a nice media reception cocktail party where I got to say hello to Lee Schrager the man who dreamed up the festival many [...]
A Man and A Vision ... One of the best food and wine festivals, the 19th annual SOBEWFF and Stag's Leap Wine Cellars 50th Anniversary Dinner is just around the corner, Feb 19th-23rd, so it was fun to catch up with the man who dreamed up the festival, Lee Schrager, nearly two decades ago. “You’re [...]
10 Years of Truffle and More... Had me some kicks at the recent 10th annual Truffle Festival in Napa. Great to run into my fav Napa chef, Del Dotto’s Josh Schwartz, who wasn’t in his customary chef whites, but was quarterbacking the truffle lunch courses along with Chef Juan José Cuevas and Chef Ken Frank [...]
Try Not to Drool… It takes a lot for the Insider to lust after or drool for a dinner. Not that I’m jaded or anything. I can lust after a perfectly grilled hot dog as easily as a nice steak or seven course tasting menu. Saying all that, there’s one upcoming dinner that would knock [...]
Earthly Delights to Pleasure the Senses .... The Insider recently caught up to Robert Chang, the Managing Director and Chief Truffle Officer of American Truffle Co, the prime mover behind the Napa Truffle Festival (Jan 17-20, 2020). Bubbling over with enthusiasm for all things truffle, wine, food and Napa, Chang was a great NSI interview. [...]
Don’t Let Zin Steal Your Heart Away ... Many moons ago I attended my first San Diego Bay Food and Wine Classic and went to a Zinfandel tasting panel where I had the eye-opening experience of learning that not all Zins are fruit and alcohol bombs. Darn! That’s what I went there for! Ha Ha.. [...]
SD's Food and Wine Classic keeps evolving ... I’ve been attending the San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival (SDBWFF) for over ten years now and loved every event I’ve attended. And through all the wine tastings, luncheons, dinners, parties and most of all that great Grand Tasting down on the San Diego waterfront I’ve [...]
San Diego Here We Come… Bill Brandel 2019 is zipping by, but that means one of my fav wine and food fests, the 16th annual San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival (SDBWFF) is fast approaching (Nov 10-17). So I thought it’d be cool to get Bill Brandel, VP of Sales and Marketing of the [...]
Seattle Rocks ... The Rolling Stones rolled thru Seattle recently and since it was my birthday I thought I’d treat myself and the web gal to their show at Century Link Field Stadium. It was my fourth Stones show, and most likely my last, but the Stones, all in their 70s now, still deliver the [...]
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