The first time I tried Ice Wine, it was like a first kiss: sweet, soft and lingering both on my palate and my mind for the rest of the night. I know champagne and sparkling wines are always a tradition for Valentine’s Day, but what about a little sweetness for your sweetheart? The pleasurable and aphrodisiac qualities of Ice Wine, roses and chocolates paired with Ice Wine will make your sweetheart swoon and your evening memorable. Read more »
Warming Up to Ice Wine
The first time I tried Ice Wine, it was like a first kiss: sweet, soft and lingering both on my palate and my mind for the rest of the night. I know champagne and sparkling wines are always a tradition for Valentine’s Day, but what about a little sweetness for your sweetheart? The pleasurable and [...]
What Type of Food Problem Do You Have?
My friend Rosalind recently posted this article from the Huffington Post and I’ve never laughed so hard at myself and my own food peculiarities. I was glad to know that I have moved beyond being a food snob finally, but I still can’t warm up to the food trucks.
The Wine Guru: Wines for Christmas Dinner, Chocolate & Gifts
My Guru and I, accompanied by our friends Lissa, Rosalind and John, spent hours tasting different kinds foods and chocolates (even Peppermint Bark); pairing the foods and chocolates with wines; and consequently, taste testing the combinations and then, coming to a consensus on our findings. Here are our California Food & Wine reviews for the [...]
Bell Street Farm Holiday Cookie Tasting Even
Los Alamos, CA (November 27, 2011): Bell Street Farm will hold it’s first annual Holiday Cookie Event featuring a tasting of freshly baked, gourmet holiday cookies by Decadence on Sunday, December 4 from 3pm to 6pm.
Bell Street Farm To Host Holiday Pie Tasting Event on Sunday, November 13
Los Alamos, CA (November 13, 2011) Bell Street Farm will hold it’s first annual California Food & Wine Holiday Pie Event featuring a tasting of sweet and savory pies, a demonstration of pie baking and a wine tasting announced owner Jamie Gluck.
What Type of Food Problem Do You Have?
December 28th, 2011 
Georgina My friend Rosalind recently posted this article from the Huffington Post and I’ve never laughed so hard at myself and my own food peculiarities. I was glad to know that I have moved beyond being a food snob finally, but I still can’t warm up to the food trucks. Read more »
The Wine Guru: Wines for Christmas Dinner, Chocolate & Gifts
December 9th, 2011 Georgina My Guru and I, accompanied by our friends Lissa, Rosalind and John, spent hours tasting different kinds foods and chocolates (even Peppermint Bark); pairing the foods and chocolates with wines; and consequently, taste testing the combinations and then, coming to a consensus on our findings. Here are our California Food & Wine reviews for the holiday season. Read more »
Bell Street Farm Holiday Cookie Tasting Even
November 27th, 2011 Georgina Los Alamos, CA (November 27, 2011): Bell Street Farm will hold it’s first annual Holiday Cookie Event featuring a tasting of freshly baked, gourmet holiday cookies by Decadence on Sunday, December 4 from 3pm to 6pm.
Bell Street Farm To Host Holiday Pie Tasting Event on Sunday, November 13
November 13th, 2011 Georgina Los Alamos, CA (November 13, 2011) Bell Street Farm will hold it’s first annual California Food & Wine Holiday Pie Event featuring a tasting of sweet and savory pies, a demonstration of pie baking and a wine tasting announced owner Jamie Gluck. Read more »
October Wines Notes from My Wine Guru
October 17th, 2011 Georgina When I think of October, I look for a wine that can compliment cooler weather meals rich with golden fall flavors and warm spices. As always, I trust my Wine Guru, Ash Mehta of Tastes of the Valleys, to recommend wines best suited to pair with those rich autumnal flavors we all love to savor this time of year. Read more »
Executive Chef Steve Walls of Apple Farm Restaurant: Grilled Pork Loin Chop
October 11th, 2011 Georgina Executive Chef Steve Walls of Apple Farm Restaurant is one of the most talented and creative chefs of authentic American and California cuisine.  For the harvest season, he has created a great fall dish to share with me. It’s a grilled pork loin chop with apple, fennel and bacon chutney. The Apple Farm Restaurant is located at  2015 Monterey Street, SLO. Read more »
FRESH APPLE CAKE WITH CARMEL FROSTING by Chef Willie Vey
October 9th, 2011 Georgina One of my favorite pastry Chefs of the Calfornia Food and Wine Industry on the Central Coast is Willie Vey.  Since she is the pastry chef at the Apple Farm, I thought it only appropriate to ask her to share some of her autumn apple recipes with me. “Here are a couple of my favorite Apple recipes. The cookie recipe is a recent concoction that I made. The Apple Cake recipe is one that my grandma had given to me when I was a young child. I changed it just a little for my taste but it always reminds me of her when I make it. Read more »
Central Coast Wines for Indian Summer
October 7th, 2011 Georgina Even though summer is coming to a close, some of our warmest weeks are still ahead of us. I asked my trusted wine guru, Ash Mehta, for a couple recommendations for Central Coast Wines that will best compliment those romantic Indian Summer Picnics or terrace dinners of fresh cool salads, cheese, charcuterie and fruit. Read more »
Daytrips on the Central Coast: Creekside Farm Apples in See Canyon
October 6th, 2011 Georgina In the past six weeks, my girls and I have eaten 120 pounds of apples; that is three 40 pound boxes of Candy Crisp, Gala, Jona-Gold, Winesap and Golden Delicious. It all started from an afternoon drive to See Canyon where I made a turn into Creekside Farm and discovered some of the best apples that I have every tasted. Read more »
