Today, I want talk about marshmallows. Marshmallows are usually spongy, plastic cylinders that our kids beg us to buy. Most jet-puffed marshmallows would, much like a Twinkie or cockroach, survive a nuclear holocaust. I happen to love marshmallows but find most quite repulsive.
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No Regrets About Champagne Here
May 31st, 2011 
Georgina John Maynard Keynes said that “My biggest regret in life is that I didn’t drink more champagne.” Already at this stage in my life, I’m living proof that statement will never apply to me.
Posted in Events, Features, Food and Wine, Product Reviews, Restaurants 
Tags: Archie Mclaren, Avila Beach, Cuvee Champagne Bar, Starr Hall 
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The Pursuit of Hedonism: A Week in LA
May 27th, 2011 Georgina With all that was happening in Los Angeles last week, I just didn’t know where to begin to write about it all. The Santa Barbara Vintners Association were coming to the Wine House and I was looking forward to seeing Larry Shaffer, Morgan Clendenen, Peter Caragasacchi, Michael Miroballi, Fabian Bravo, just to name a few. [...]
Posted in Events, Features, Food and Wine, Product Reviews, Restaurants Tags: BlueRock BabyBlue Red Wine, Castello Ducale, Da Pasquale, Dan Dunn, Santa Barbara Vintners Association, Saracco Moscato d'Asti, Viva Vino, Wallys Wine & Spirits Comments Off
Contemplating The Sexiness of Wine
May 26th, 2011 Georgina On Wednesday, I was a guest of Dan Dunn, The Imbiber, on his premier Playboy Radio show on Sirius Satellite Radio. The topic was “the sexiness of wine.” It was great fun to be his guest and he is a crazy, intelligent, hilarious person but the most entertaining part was sending out a request for [...]
Posted in Events, Features, Food and Wine, Product Reviews, Reviews Tags: Bob Dickey, Brander Vineyards, Chuch Carlson, Curtis Winery, Dan Dunn, Fabian Bravo, Larry Shaffer, Margerum Wine Company, Pinot Noir, Playboy Radio, Red Wine, Rose Wine, Sauvignon Blanc, Sirius, Tastes of the Valleys, Tercero wines, The Imbiber, Viognier 2 Comments »Mona Would Approve: Sabra Beirut Mix – Real Lebanese
March 17th, 2011 Georgina You know what’s the best way to learn a foreign language? Get a lover that speaks that language and within days you’ll be as fluent as a professor! Love has amazing motivational qualities. It’s the same with cuisine — the best way to get familiar with a foreign cuisine is to get a foreign lover [...]
Posted in Features, Food and Wine, Product Reviews, Restaurants, Reviews Tags: 3CV Sauvignon Blanc, A Collaboration, Hermosa Beach, Lebanese Food, Margerum Wine Company, Whole Foods Market Comments OffA Good Beet
February 7th, 2011 Georgina I love garden beets. I’ve been eating beets since I was little kid and loved canned shoestring beets swimming in Regina Red Wine Vinegar. After school, I was happily satiated with my beets, a side of kipper snacks and a cream soda and I was on fire. Strangely, it wasn’t until I was well into [...]
Posted in Features, Food and Wine, Market Report, Product Reviews, Recipes, Restaurants Tags: Beets, Brendan Collins, City, Evan Kleinman Good Food, KCRW, Linda Steidel, Martha Stewart Roasted Beet Recipe, Santa Monica Farmer's Market, Waterloo Comments OffKitchen Aid Professional 600 Stand Mixer
January 2nd, 2011 Jennifer Some of my earliest culinary memories include a Kitchen Aid stand mixer and the unmistakable drone of the paddle with its ingredients slapping the chrome bowl. My grandmother being of Croatian descent was always a believer in “why make one batch of something when you could make six?” Most times when I would go to [...]
Posted in Features, Product Reviews Tags: Kitchen Aid Mixer, Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer, LA Times Cooking Section, La Vita Fresca, Sur La Table Comments OffA Strong, Reliable Love
December 31st, 2010 Jennifer You heard it here first: I am having a love affair. It is the first thing I think about in the morning when I’m lying in bed, trying to decide whether to wake up or to snooze for just a few moments longer. When I remember that the object of my affection is just in the [...]
Posted in Features, Product Reviews Tags: Breville coffee maker, decaf or regular coffee, Keurig Brew Cups, La Vita Fresca, Sur La Table Comments OffLVF Gets Passionate About…2010
December 21st, 2010 Georgina Ok, we own the fact that this may be a little late, but we’re all last minute Christmas Shoppers and we just want to give a shout out to a few of our favorite things (and we can use that now that Oprah is on her way out!)
Posted in Features, Food and Wine, Product Reviews, Recipes, Resorts & Spas, Reviews Tags: Alban, Ancient Peaks Oyster Ridge, La Vita Fresca, OXO, Pasolivo, Pizza Dough Recipe, Robert Parker, Shun Santoku Comments Off
