There is so much happening in food, wine and travel in California that I can hardly keep up with writing about it all. Strangely, I never miss the opportunity of conducting an interview with one of our exceptional winemakers, chefs or persons of interest or the chance to eat great food, drink great wine, and [...]
Archive for the ‘Resorts & Spas’ Category
World Class Luxury in Shell Beach: Dolphin Bay Resort
June 15th, 2011 
Georgina 
Posted in Features, Food and Wine, Resorts & Spas, Restaurants, Reviews 
Tags: Chef Brian Collins, Dolphin Bay Resort, Edna Valley Wine Country, La Bonne Vie Spa, Lido, Mezze, Mike Sinor, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo Vintners Association, Shell Beach, Valor 
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Jim Clendenen & Central Coast Wine Classic
May 3rd, 2011 Georgina Avila Beach Golf Resort will host the Central Coast Wine Classic from July 7 – 10. This event raises money to fund grants supporting the healing arts, studio arts and performing arts for non-profit organizations from San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties; even the discriminating The Wine Spectator sponsors it. Since 2004, it has [...]
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Events, Features, Food and Wine, Resorts & Spas Tags: Archie Mclaren, Au Bon Climat, Central Coast Wine Classic, Jim Clendenen, Wine Spectator Comments Off
Avila Beach: A Little Bit of Heaven
April 28th, 2011 Georgina The first time I went to Avila Beach was when my daughter was about 2 years of age. I always took her to the Central Coast for our vacation because it was only three hours from Los Angeles and was about as long of a car ride as she and I could take.
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Events, Features, Food and Wine, Market Report, Resorts & Spas, Restaurants, Reviews Tags: Avila Beach, Chuck Carlson, Curtis Winery, Fish & Farmers Market, Payne Walnuts, Sycamore Springs Resort Tranquility Comments Off
AmpSurf Benefit: Wine Waves & Beyond
April 23rd, 2011 Georgina In ink on my calendar, is June 2-5 when Pismo Beach hosts Wine, Waves & Beyond to benefit AmpSurf, a non-profit organization founded by Gulf War Veteran Dana Cummings (http://www.ampsurf.org). At this event, Central California’s Wine Country meets the breathtaking Central Coast. Some of the best Wineries, Breweries and Culinary Artists will be participating such [...]
Posted in Events, Features, Food and Wine, Resorts & Spas Tags: AmpSurf, Curtis Winery, Dana Cummings, Firestone Brewery, Pismo Beach Calendar, The Cliffs Resort, Wine Waves & Beyond Comments OffButterflies or Wine? Decisions, Decisions…
January 26th, 2011 Georgina Butterflies or Wine tasting — decisions, decisions…oh, what shall I do first? It’s that time of year again – no, not when the swallows return to Capistrano but better yet, when thousands of Monarch Butterflies hover over Pismo Beach’s Butterfly Trees – limbs of Eucalyptus and Monterey Pines. They’re absolutely fascinating and will remain in [...]
Posted in Features, Food and Wine, Resorts & Spas, Restaurants, Reviews Tags: Avila Beach, Baileyana, California Food and Wine and Travel Reviews, California Winery Advisor, Central Roast Coffee, Chamisal Pinot Noir, Classic California, Cracked Crab, Dr. Burnsteins, Edgewater Hotel, Edna Valley Wine Tasting, Encantado, Laetitia Brut Cuvee, Monarch butterflies, Pismo Beach, Shell Beach, Tastes of the Valleys 1 Comment »LVF 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 OffWeekend Escapes to the Central Coast
November 26th, 2010 Georgina Desperate for a place to get out of town and leave behind the stresses of Los Angeles, I blessedly found California’s Mecca for food & wine lovers, wide-open space cravers, ocean worshippers, hikers walkers & cyclists, art junkies and just lovers: California’s Central Coast & Valley. Recently, I have had the good fortune of attending [...]
The Spa at Four Seasons Westlake Village
November 19th, 2010 Jennifer Walking into one of Conde Nast Traveler’s ”Top Spas in America”, my expectations of a top notch total spa experience were off the charts. Housed in the downstairs portion of the Four Seasons Westlake Village, a very modern and recently constructed building, I could not even begin to imagine what pure and utter bliss lie before [...]
Posted in Features, Resorts & Spas, Reviews Tags: Four Seasons Spa Westlake, La Vita Fresca, Regenerative Pure C Facial, Top Spas America Comments OffTerranea: LA’s Oceanfront Resort
November 12th, 2010 Jennifer As a third generation Palos Verdes Peninsula native, I have found myself becoming increasingly resentful of the continual growth of concrete on our previously pristine open spaces surrounding the Hill. Although technically Terranea Resort replaced what used to be a different local favorite, Marineland, I still had serious reservations over the thought of a major [...]
Posted in Features, Resorts & Spas, Reviews Tags: los angeles resort, palos verdes resort, terreana resort Comments Off
