Author: Lucas Li

Food Drink Report

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 […]

The Gift

Woodford Reserve Double Oaked

The distillers take two barrels. The first is seasoned outdoors for nine months and is completely toasted and charred on the inside. They age the bourbon. Then comes the second barrel which gets toasted for twice as long. The bourbon from the first barrel gets moved into the second barrel for additional maturation, thus crafting […]

Food Drink Report

Chef Andrew Kirschner’s Tar & Roses opening tomorrow

We reported in November that Chef Andrew Kirschner’s new neighborhood restaurant Tar & Roses, Santa Monica, was planning on opening in late November or December, well, the date is January 24. The food is described as “at once rustic and elegant, simple and complex, masculine and feminine.” The menu, like it’s namesake is a juxtaposition […]