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Nose Diving: Good taste runs in the Family Winemakers sampling in Pasadena
>>EAT Nose Diving is a new feature column, in which a novice wine writer fumbles toward grace. I’m standing just outside the Pasadena Convention Center, cursing my five-inch heels. There’s a lot of ground to cover here, but grumbling at … Continue reading
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Tagged Chalk Hill, drink, Family Winemakers, Fotinos Brothers, Hitching Post, Nickel & Nickel, pairings, Pasadena Convention Center, red, tasting, white, wine, Wine Detective
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UPDATED: Sleuthing out an intoxicating mystery at Wine Detective in Pasadena
>>GO An informant e-mail this weekend confirms the long-time-coming Wine Detective is now open in Pasadena. “After two years of blood, sweat and tears, 400 wines tasted and starting to suspect that it might never happen, Wine Detective has quietly … Continue reading
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Tagged breaking, dining, Enomatic, in vino veritas, nightlife, opening, South Lake Avenue, wine, Wine Detective
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Is there a doctor in the house? I’m overdosing on chocolatey goodness
>>EAT By Claudia S. Palma There should have been a doctor on standby at the third annual Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon held this last Sunday, Oct. 11, at the Pasadena Convention Center. With over 40 participating chocolatiers, confectioners and … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate, dining, food, Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon, Pasadena Convention Center, wine
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Health by chocolate at the Pasadena Convention Center on Sunday
>>EAT If you’re on a sweets-free diet, just go ahead and cancel it now. Why? Chocolate. Wine. Enough of both to just about fill 16,000 square feet. Sunday. Be there. Our sugar high has already started. Oct. 11, 11 a.m.-5 … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate, dining, Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon, Pasadena Convention Center, salon, sugar high, wine
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Lush scenes from the Pasadena Wine Festival at the Arboretum in Arcadia
>>EAT The Pasadena Wine Festival took up residence for two evenings this weekend at the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden. Attendant vinophiles shared the space with the Arboretum’s resident peacocks, while looking up at a backdrop of the … Continue reading
In the garden: Lessons and leisure, as nature intended
>>GO LOS ANGELES COUNTY ARBORETUM AND BOTANIC GARDEN301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. (626) 821-3222 Tuesday, Sept. 8: Basic watercolor and graphite pencil lessons, including application and techniques for botanical illustration. The ongoing series starts Tuesday, Sept. 8, and continues for … Continue reading
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Tagged Arboretum, art, ASID, classes, Descanso Gardens, design, gardening, music, outdoors, plants, wine
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