Gwyneth Paltrow’s book of recipes for “Family and Friends” was released by Marabout Books in May. It is a delightful book filled with basic dishes, healthy and flavorful, that will gather your friends around you as you putter in the kitchen.
The dishes are good go-to recipes for “Mothers of The Family,” as well, as there are no refined sugars used. …
Aloha Pineapple Rice, "ono"...means delicious in Hawaiian!
With the warmer summer weather here – at long last! – Mondays make the perfect day to go in for the hottest trend sweeping across North America…Meatless Mondays!
Meatless Monday Movement is gaining support all over the U.S.. Even Mario Batali has joined ranks with Al Gore, Gwyneth Paltrow and Simon Cowell to support the cause.
Japan has become the latest country to embrace the growing Meatless Monday movement! Students at four of Japan’s Ivy League colleges are hosting monthly ‘Veggie Monday’ parties to encourage the country to try more plant-based options.
Batali’s 14 restaurants across the Lower 48 will promote meat free Mondays by offering two (at least two!) veggie entrees, pizza and pastas. They’re even going in for using a Meatless Monday Logo.
Did you know that Meatless is not just good for you but also the planet, too?! Livestock production creates more greenhouse gases than transportation. Choosing beans or beets or edamame over meat even one day a week helps to lighten your carbon footprint (too!). Meatless Mondays and Healthy People for a Healthy Planet!
Aloha Pineapple Rice…”Ono!!” (means Delicious! in Hawaiian!)
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by Paige DonnerWhat do panda bears and wine have to do one another? Now that's a question I never imagined I'd be posing here on my Local Food And Wine blog. But, according to the recently released (April 8th, 2013) study from the Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences (Lee Hannah, lead scientist) panda bears will be one more species that […]
by Paige Donner This title actually began as a chapter heading for my journal entry about my visit to Champagne Louis Roederer in Reims. But I liked it so much that I'm using it here, too. It just works so beautifully. It describes simply what Cristal, the legendary champagne by Roederer, is all about. Or, more precisely, what Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, R […]
With Spring just around the corner, the itch to get outdoors is growing stronger day by day. It's easy to imagine how the grapevines must be feeling 'round about now... ready to burst forth and get busy bathing their buds in that sunshine.Napa offers SO many great attractions the year round, but two of their outstanding events happen in March and A […]
Explore more than 150 wines from 40 Paso Robles wineries. Paso Robles is California's third largest and fastest growing wine region, so come taste a new vintage from your favorite winery or discover new ones! Wineries from Paso Robles will showcase what sets this world class wine region apart. Cheese and charcuterie will be presented by The Cheese Store […]
The Hôtel de Crillon invites youto celebrate love in the heart of Paris in its exceptional and romantic setting. Love is In the Air at the Winter GardenFrom Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 February, 2013 The historic and sumptuous setting of the Winter Garden is the ideal spot for a romantic tea, enchanting your senses with an exotically flavoured "little hear […]
This month Vancouver Farmers Markets hosts its first annual February Food Truck Fest. All month long, the Winter Farmers Markets will feature double the usual number of food trucks during the Saturday markets at Nat Bailey Stadium. The Food Truck Fest will be a sort of audition. Visitors are invited to vote on their favorite food trucks and those will be inv […]
Be sure to pick up February's issue of La Revue du Vin de France... British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario wines and wineries are featured in a multiple-page spread. For the Okanagan some beautiful highlights of Osoyoos Larose and also Quail's Gate, among others. Similkameen received due attention, though Naramata Bench didn't even get a mentio […]
by Paige Donner WHEN: December 12, 2012 until April 7 2013 Where: 1947, Yannick Alléno's new Pop-Up Gastronomic artistic culinary odyssey of a restaurant at Cheval Blanc in magical winter playground Courchevel, France Please find here excerpts from the Press Release with my running commentary in red italics. Five Michelin-starred French Chef Yannick […]
We’re optimistic that we’ll reach our film production fundraising goal for Wine & Climate Change, but we can’t do it without people like you. Word-of-mouth and shared links have really helped and we truly appreciate your support. IndieGoGo.com/WineAndClimateChangeAS A SPECIAL HOLIDAY GIFT, WE’VE ADDED THE BONUS PERK OF A 3-DAY 2-NIGHT VACATION IN CHAMPA […]
If you ever find yourself for a day, or, better yet, a weekend, in Champagne during the Autumn season, use this as a sample daytripping itinerary and you won't go wrong.Make your main destination Champagne Ernest Remy which is a long-held family champagne house located in Mailly, in the heart of the gracefully sloping hills of the Montagne de Reims. Dur […]
Just released this month, Champagne Lanson White Label is the first Champagne in the world specially designed for experimenting with scents and aromas. And Ooh la la! what pretty white packaging. Perfect for… Weddings, Baptisms, Anniversaries, Fireworks, Honeymoons, Bachelorette Parties, Movie Premiers, Yacht Christenings, Lear Jets, White Houses, Palaces, C […]
Scheduled to open September 2013, this All Luxury resort at the foothills of the Andes has a full sustainability agenda. Listen to what Frances Lalas has to say about guiding the resort’s grounding in sustainable development on Green Is Good Radio on SiriusXM Satellite Radio. Pacific Northwest-born Frances Lalas is now living and working in […]
reposted from Bourgogne-Wines.com SCIENCE AND WINE: A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN BOURGOGNE A major new step in scientific research into Bourgogne wines has just been taken. The University of Bourgogne, in conjunction with the Regional Council, is creating a center dedicated toVines and wines, called Bourgogne Vigne & Vin. This initiative comes from the beli […]
So many good champagnes…So little time… All photos by Paige Donner c. 2013 It’s hard knowing that I’m the envy of all my wine enthusiast friends and colleagues Stateside and in Canada. My only response is, It’s a tough job [continually tasting great grower champagnes] but somebody’s got to do it… ; ) Follow us […]
by Paige Donner What do panda bears and wine have to do one another? Now that’s a question I never imagined I’d be posing here on my Local Food And Wine blog. But, according to the recently released (April 8th, 2013) study from the Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences (Lee Hannah, lead scientist) panda bears will be one […]
by Paige Donner I want to talk a little bit today about wine labels. In particular, French wine labels. Now, as an American, we all know that unspeakable little secret that we women wine drinkers in the U.S. buy our wine based primarily on the design of the wine label. It follows the same axiom […]
by Paige Donner This title actually began as a chapter heading for my journal entry about my visit to Champagne Louis Roederer in Reims. But I liked it so much that I’m using it here, too. It just works so beautifully. It describes simply what Cristal, the legendary champagne by Roederer, is all about. Or, […]
by Paige Donner March 7th was a day clearly marked on my calendar. I was invited to participate in my first-ever “Vin Clair” or still wine tasting for champagne. In Champagne this is monumental because these are the newly vinified wines that are used in the blendings, the “assemblages,” for the year’s batch of champagnes, […]
Explore more than 150 wines from 40 Paso Robles wineries. Paso Robles is California’s third largest and fastest growing wine region, so come taste a new vintage from your favorite winery or discover new ones! Wineries from Paso Robles will showcase what sets this world class wine region apart. Cheese and charcuterie will be […]
BY Paige Donner Re-posted from Eco.Luxury.Style Magazine Cristal Roederer champagne is one of the most famous high-end champagnes sold the world over. Roederer Cristal Champagne MANY OF US KNOW IT PROBABLY MORE FOR ITS STARRING ROLE IN RAP SONGS AND MUSIC VIDEOS… AND FOR ITS POSH PRICE TAG. But Cristal was actually the first “prestige cuvée,” to […] […]