February 28th is National Chocolate Souffle Day. As it is National Chocolate month, We’d like to end the month long celebration on a high note; with the delicate and impressive culinary…
Monthly Archives
February 2016
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Spring is coming in strong in California right about now, and these popular fruits and veggies are now on their way to your local supermarkets and farmers markets all over, many…
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Gelato is the Italian word for ice cream, but is it really ice cream? I recently tried it for the first time and was surprised that it really doesn’t taste like traditional…
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It’s a battle as old as time–Los Angeles against the Bay Area. For as long as California natives can remember, L.A. and the Bay have always been rivalries, from sports, to music,…
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February 24th is Tortilla Chip Day. Rebecca Webb Carranza is usually mentioned as the first person to introduce tortilla chips to the American public when she took mis-shaped tortillas from her…
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Peter Mondavi, Former CEO of Charles Krug wineries and a world renowned vintner in the Napa Valley wine making scene, has died at the age of 101. Mondavi led the efforts…
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Where did the term come from? The term “Soul Food” was first used in a recorded history of Malcolm X written by Alex Haley in the 1960’s, to which Malcolm X…
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American, and by extension, California cuisine is a fusion of different culinary traditions from all over the world. Korea and Mexico are on opposite sides of the Pacific, but here at…
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“A party without cake is just a meeting” – Julia Child Cake is awesome, many would agree that a cake at a party is the main reason why most people show…
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You might consider whiskey as something your dad or grandpa enjoyed when you were growing up. With the recent rise of independent distilleries and the popularity of craft drinks, however, whiskey…