Posts Tagged ‘California Food and Wine Reviews’

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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 [...]

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October Wines Notes from My Wine Guru

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 [...]

Middle Eastern Dance at Seaside Palace

I am no Badia Masabhi, but I began to appreciate and  learn to belly dance two summers ago at the Angel’s Gate Cultural Center in San Pedro.  My friend Mary had become obsessed with Shakira and didn’t want to go to class alone.  It has been one of the best endeavors of my life.  

Wine 101: Wine Grape Varietals

One of the most intimidating things about learning anything new is when you first begin.  Never is this more true than when learning about wine!  You’re an eager student — you want to know everything about it — and just when you think you’re getting a handle on it, you end up over your head when friends ask you to [...]