I had never been to Piccolo on the beach prior to their remodel. One of my girlfriends, a lady of Venice, had eaten dinner there however and had raved about it – so I was excited when I was invited to taste their food. Piccolo is now twice the size it once was, but to [...]
Sure, Halloween is over – but there are still plenty other reasons to get festive! Dean Hewitson, known as the “Mad Hatter” of Hewitson Wines, will be visiting Los Angeles tomorrow from South Australia on his U.S. tour celebrating the debut of his limited-release 2006 vintage Mad Hatter Shiraz. There will be a wine reception [...]
There are tons of special event wine tastings that I’ve passed up, most likely because I was lazy or they sounded run-of-the-mill. But when I heard – thanks to Caroline – that Colorado Wine Co. in Eagle Rock was pairing wines up with ”white trash” foods, I couldn’t resist the opportunity. Unique and ingenious, I thought, in this [...]
