The Sugar Mama

This offer expired on Wednesday Apr 21, 2010 Over 30 winemakers from Paso Robles are bringing over 150 of their finest vintages to the Bay Area April 21st-23rd for the Paso Robles 2010 National Grand Tasting Tour. In addition to the Grand Tasting on April 22nd in Menlo Park, where…

This offer expired on Friday Mar  5, 2010 Golden Gate Wine Cellars is hosting another Boutique Wine Tasting Extravaganza on Saturday March 13th. Come and meet the owners, the winemakers, and a bunch of stellar producers. You will be tasting wines from Page, Paul Lato, Arbe Garbe, A.P. Vin,…

This offer expired on Tuesday Mar  2, 2010 April 8th-11th brings 60 celebrity chefs and 250 acclaimed wineries to one of the most picturesque strips of coastline in the world. Pebble Beach Food & Wine is the premier, grand-scale, epicurean lifestyle event on the West Coast. Guests can choose from…

Looking for a unique read? Author Romney Steele creates a beautiful storybook with 85 recipes in My Nepenthe: Bohemian Tales of Food, Family, and Big Sur. This true tale of a famous restaurant, perched on the majestic cliffs of California's Big Sur, celebrates the magic and history of…

On Saturday November 7th in Napa, Taste Network presents PRIMAL, an outdoor gathering of local butchers and chefs preparing a bounty of heritage meats from Hudson Ranch over hardwood fires from 3pm—7pm. (The only thing keeping me away from this event is I'll be busy hosting my…

So as you just read in the socialite, on Thursday November 5th is the Mercedes-Benz Sip & Savor Event, a fundraiser for the Mission YMCA. And to help spread the word about this important event, I have a pair of general admission tickets to give away to one lucky winner!…

Award-winning winery Olson Ogden Wines, an artisan wine company located in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County, is running a label-naming contest for a new nationally distributed wine. The contest winner will receive a prize consisting of a case of wine, recognition of his/her name and contribution on…

Last week I mentioned the upcoming Sunday Supper event, a benefit for CUESA this coming Sunday October 6th. Well, dear readers, I have not one but two pairs of tickets to give away to two lucky winners to the reception portion of the evening. The gala reception begins at 5:…

This offer expired on Wednesday Oct  7, 2009 Since I am back from Spain, it seems appropriate to do a giveaway of the cookbook PINTXOS: Small Plates in the Basque Tradition by local chef Gerald Hirigoyen of Piperade and Bocadillos. This book (from my wonderful publisher, Ten Speed Press) features…

Since I am back from Spain, it seems appropriate to do a giveaway of the cookbook PINTXOS: Small Plates in the Basque Tradition by local chef Gerald Hirigoyen of Piperade and Bocadillos. This book (from my wonderful publisher, Ten Speed Press) features 75 California-inflected versions of Spanish tapas and French…