Who knew that as part of the chocolate making process, the chocolate bean ferments just like wine. I thought I knew a lot about chocolate. After all, I have… [Continue Reading]
Category: Food Wine and Travel
Can a historic hotel provide luxury accommodations? That was what I wondered before staying at La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe. Before I was lucky enough to attend… [Continue Reading]
Our Wine Review Council spent a beautiful fall afternoon sipping wines on the patio at the home of Noreen and Mike Kompanik in San Diego. We occasionally meet to pair… [Continue Reading]
On a beautiful warm fall day, our Wine Review Council sampled wines in the backyard of Noreen and Mike Kompanik, part of our local Southern California wine lovers’ group where… [Continue Reading]
By Guest Writer, Pamela Thorsch – A native of Chicago, Ms. Thorsch has lived up and down the coast of California and currently resides in San Diego. Ms. Thorsch has… [Continue Reading]
Enzo’s Bistro & Bar, the newest Sicilian restaurant in Rancho Mirage, opens with a baby grand playing music every night to set the stage of a perfectly lovely evening enjoying… [Continue Reading]
After pulling up to the U.S. side of the border, we all gathered our suitcases, rolled them through security after producing our identification, and trod across the Tijuana border to… [Continue Reading]
We gathered at the perfect outdoor summer setting in San Diego on the tropical terraced patio adjoining the pool of two of our wine tasting group. Marc and Robin Simpson,… [Continue Reading]
San Diego Restaurant Week offers a wonderful opportunity to try a new restaurant you have not experienced. My dining partner and I were lucky enough to preview one of those… [Continue Reading]
I had no idea what IDEA1 in San Diego’s East Village was, but as I entered the courtyard of the building, I was in awe of the succulent garden… [Continue Reading]
