Orange County’s B. toffee and the OC Wine Mart in Irvine are teaming up to bring you a luxury toffee and wine tasting experience featuring wines from Justin Vineyards in Paso Robles. On Friday, June 7th, guests are invited to explore the flavor profiles of handcrafted toffee and artisanal cheese, with fine California wines, in [...]
THE HOTTEST CHEFS COOK TO FIGHT CHILDHOOD HUNGER IN ORANGE COUNTY AND ACROSS AMERICA Laguna Beach, CA… Hot chefs, restaurants, and mixologists will gather for Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation®, the city’s premier culinary benefit. Taste of the Nation Laguna Beach will raise critical funds needed to support Share Our Strength’s® efforts to [...]
The grand tasting was held at Windfall Farms in Paso Robles, a 724-acre property, horse farm and event venue. The grand tasting was in one of the barns andset up so each of the 16 Paso CAB (Cabernet and Bordeaux) Collective memberwineries were stationed in separate stalls pouring their best wines. Many of them had [...]
Day two of the CABs of Distinction event started with a winemaker panel discussion moderated by Steve Heimoff, California editor of Wine Enthusiast and a tasting of the panelists’ signature wines. Panelists included: Gary Eberle, owner/enologist of Eberle Winery Scott Shirley, winemaker for JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery Kevin Willenborg, winemaker for Vina Robles Steve Peck, [...]
We were invited to the inaugural CABs of Distinction event created by the Paso Robles CAB (Cabernet and Bordeaux) Collective (PRCC), a grass-roots collaboration of wineries to create better awareness of the Cabernet and Bordeaux varietals produced in the Paso Robles appellation. Current members include: ADELAIDA Cellars, B&E Vineyard, Chateau Margene, DAOU Vineyards & Winery, [...]
Now in it’s fourth year, the California Wine Festival (CWF) has found a sunny beachside home in the quaint coastal town of Dana Point in Orange County. This year’s Wine Fest takes place April 19-20, and Executive Director Don Fritzen said, “We’re expecting another great Festival in Orange County this year!” “Orange County has 3 [...]
June 8th, 2013 from 3pm to 7pm, Bobby Navarro of 100eats.com is collaborating with Evan Price of Noble Ale Works and Leonard Chan of The Iron Press will be coming together to create an aesthetically appealing beer garden. Up to 25 breweries from the West Coast will be paired with ten of Orange County’s [...]
Think you bake one delicious apple pie, brew the best beer or have an uncanny knack for making crafts? Enter the 2013 OC Fair competitive entries for an opportunity to earn an award and have your winning entry on display for more than one million Fairgoers from July 12-August 11. The 2013 OC Fair invites [...]
One of the visions Jason Quinn of Playground had with his expansion project Playground 2.0, was that it would be a venue available for guest chefs, Pops up restaurants or private events. While he is dreaming up Invitation Only’s next menu, Playground 2.0 will host the following events: JFC- Jon’s Fried Chicken by Jon [...]
Ready for a sweet day of shopping? Join [desi]gn cakes & cupcakes as they partner up with Nordstrom at the Irvine Spectrum for an exclusive “Surprise and Delight” event. Founder & Panettiere, Desi Massei-a former Nordstrom employee is now a WINNER on The Food Network’s Cupcake Wars (The Young & The Restless- 10,000th episode event). [...]
