Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival 2014 (Newport Beach, CA) #2

After yesterday’s amazing Day 1 of festivities at the Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival, I was wondering if it would be possible to match the festivities.  No worries needed though, because it was absolutely lovely! As I teased yesterday, I attended the Indoor Kitchen Cooking demo by Shirley Chung of the soon-to-be-opened Twenty Eight. […]

Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival 2014 (Newport Beach, CA) #1

So you would think after last month’s L.A. Food & Wine Festival (see posts 1, 2, 3 & 4), I would have been wined and dined to my heart’s content.  But come on folks, it’s me!  Also, this is a different take on a food festival with all of the restaurants hailing the lovely city […]

Bestia (Los Angeles, CA)

After the four wonderful events of the L.A. Food & Wine Festival that I attended (#1, #2, #3 & #4), what better way to share the amazing time with my family of foodies than to… eat dinner at Bestia! Honestly, I was pretty much stuffed… but when the food started rolling in, it wasn’t hard […]

L.A. Food & Wine 2014 (Los Angeles, CA) #3

*Update* See all L.A. Food & Wine 2014 coverage here, here, and here. On Saturday night, it was time for the main event: Lexus Presents LIVE on Grand hosted by Michael Chiarello Featuring COMMON at Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival.  With the Walt Disney Concert Hall as a backdrop yet again, I knew I was in for an […]

L.A. Food & Wine 2014 (Los Angeles, CA) #2

*Update* See all L.A. Food & Wine 2014 coverage here, here, and here. It was time for the Saturday The Lexus Grand Tasting session of Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival, and I was pumped! Besides the food, I thought the decor was amazing.  It was gorgeous, but you will have to excuse some of the pictures […]

Industriel (Los Angeles, CA)

We had another family dinner on Sunday this time at a place of my sister’s choosing, so I was ecstatic when she chose Industriel, a restaurant that has been on my list for a while!  They describe their food as… “simple, pure, flavorful dishes with roots in the Provençal tradition, but with modern LA attitude.“ […]

Lobster Rumble 2014 (Los Angeles, CA)

It’s been less than a year since the inaugural West Coast Lobster Rumble and my how things have changed!  This time, I had my fancy camera, so the pictures will be a bit better, even with the “eh” lighting.  Ready for the tour? First of all, it was so much more popular that the parking lots […]

White Light White Night 2014: Food, fun, and fundraising for a good cause!

White Light White Night is a yearly event held to benefit Walk With Sally, and I was happy to attend the festivities.  This is the 8th annual event, and it included a “Taste of Los Angeles”, hosted Cocktails+Beer+Wine, live & silent auctions, and a live musical performance by Berlin!  Truly fantastic! Here’s a bit more […]