March is around the corner, and I am already excited thinking about the Spring Training fun I will have in Scottsdale, AZ with my family. What a wonderful prelude to the new baseball season. I will be returning to Hotel Valley Ho, the hippest retro hotel in Scottsdale which I have written about separately. Play ball!
The bases are loaded! (Read on …)
October, 2009
I was invited to an extraordinary food/wine/music event last month and was clueless of what I was getting into. PAPILLON VIII (Appreciate the Music; Respect for Food - a Respect for Life; Taste the Wine) was held at the gorgeous Robert Mondavi Winery (www.robertmondaviwinery.com) and featured the French Laundry’s Chef de Cuisine Timothy Hollingsworth, “Demon Chef” Alvin Leung, Jr. and award-winning jazz trumpeter Chris Botti. After doing some ‘homework’ online it was clear that this was definitely not-to-be-missed. Driving up to the wine country mid-week in rush hour traffic suddenly seemed to be the right thing to do! (Read on …)
On August 8, Saturday, please join me in Union Square at EOS Restaurant, 10:00 a.m. I will be appearing on a panel. It is an all-day event that promises to be alot of fun!
10:00 a.m.: DELECTABLE DUMPLINGS
Listen, learn and taste dumplings by Shirley Fong-Torres (Wok Wiz,) Andrea Nguyen (author,) and George Chen (Shanghai 1930.)