Executive Chef Greg Daniels loves pork. The menu at Haven Gastropub + Brewery in Pasadena features more pork dishes than any other meat. With an advanced notice, you can even order a whole roasted pig with three sides for dinner. But for now we’re here for the Crisp Braised Pork Belly (available during dinner), made […]
Month: January 2012
Valentine’s Day at Ponte Family Estate
Ponte Family Estate’s the Restaurant at Ponte in Temecula is putting on an evening for Valentine’s Day at . A champagne greeting starts the night with passed hors d’oeuvres around the estate. Dinner seating at 7 PM consists of five courses featuring Spicy Tomato Gazpacho, Hearts of Palm Salad, Horseradish Crusted Loch Duart Salmon and […]
Emeril Lagasse’s French Dip Sandwich for the Super Bowl
French Dip and the Super Bowl go together like Emeril and his table. Here’s a French Dip Sandwich recipe from celebrity chef and star of Emeril’s Table, Emeril Lagasse.
Impress your date with an Italian cooking lesson from Ombra’s chef Michael Young
Chef Michael Young from Ombra in Studio City, CA is going to be teaching a hands-on cooking course called “Godfather Cooking Class” featuring classic Italian dishes on Sunday, February 12. For $99 per person or $169 for a couple, students will get a recipe packet, wooden spoon, and a pound of dried pasta. The dishes […]
5 questions with 21st Amendment's head brewer Zambo
San Francisco Beer Week is just around the corner (February 10 – 19) and with over 400 events, navigating San Francisco as a first timer, or even as a local, can be a bit overwhelming. We asked S.F.’s own 21st Amendment Brewery‘s (best known for their unorthodox can beers like the Hell or High Watermelon […]
U.S. wineries continue to grow, up 6% from a year ago
Wines & Vines magazine revealed at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium, the largest wine and grape trade-show in the nation held in Sacramento, on Tuesday, that there are 7,345 wineries currently operating in the U.S. as of 2012. A 6% increase from a year ago. The top six states for wineries are California, Washington, […]