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Written by Virginie Boone
And Westin Verasa Napa
Greystone, the Culinary Institute of America’s prestigious outpost in the Napa Valley, is a gorgeous tufa-stone edifice, the retrofitted former site of Christian Brothers Winery in St. Helena. The architecture is Romanesque; grand arches, cathedral ceilings and jutting towers set the scene.
Read more: CIA At Greystone
Written by Matthew Goldfarb
Take a ride on The Cheese Highway™. Grab a piece of Wisconsin artisanal cheese (maybe Hook’s 10-year aged cheddar or Roth Käse’s GranQueso) and place it on your tongue. Let it begin to melt into your taste buds, oozing flavor, crystalline granules, and those beautifully complex characteristics that define handcrafted, artisanal cheeses. As you mash the cheese between the roof of your mouth and tongue, pay attention to all of the nuances of the cheese. Is it firm-bodied with a sharp bite up front and a lingering, sweet, and glorious finish? How would it taste with flavor enhancers like clover honey, golden figs from California, or Mustapha’s Argan Oil? Whatever the answer, now you’re riding The Cheese Highway with Barrie Lynn, The Cheese Impresario.
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Written by Layla Revis
From Food to Philanthropy
Who would have imagined that the delectable art of pairing fine wines and five-star cuisine would, eighteen years later, bring over fourteen million dollars to a worthy cause and increase the lifes- pan of those diagnosed with a terminal disease?
Read more: A California Winemaker’s Dinner
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A & L Highlights
Filmmakers on a Mission
Painter and Hollywood filmmaker George Gallo (Midnight Run, Wise Guys) has a new film, and it’s a personal one. It’s so personal, in fact, that he and co-producer Jimmy Evangelatos each took o
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Santa Barbara’s hip vacation spot takes a fresh approach to the art of escape
“My idea was to show the work of contemporary Santa Barbara artists, because I think when people come to a place they like to see what’s
Imagine the world as a place of infinite harmony where people can learn to appreciate each other’s backgrounds, values and culture; a place where societies can live with a deeper understanding of citizenship and values.
At 72, photographer and Renaissance man Lawrence Schiller maintains a schedule that would burn out a man half his age. The sparkly eyed, non-stop talker and perpetual observer has made a career out of documenting and shar
Whether or not they’ll admit it, everyone wants to be inspired. We need change. We like it, we fight it and, sometimes, we just can’t accept it. But we need it as sure as we need a new pair of shoes or a kiss on the
And Westin Verasa Napa
Greystone, the Culinary Institute of America’s prestigious outpost in the Napa Valley, is a gorgeous tufa-stone edifice, the retrofitted former site of Christian Brothers Winery in St. Hele
The world-renowned center of innovative healing—past, present and future
The year was 1966. As Frederick Weisman lay ill in his bed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, his wife Marcia desperately looked for ways to cheer h
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