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Enjoy a tailored tasting menu and wine pairing from chef Jason Travi at Riva this Sunday, May 31 at 6:30 PM. They will be pouring Italian wines awarded the Tre Bicchieri by Gambero Rosso magazine. For each wine served they will review the wine you are tasting along with tasting notes. Tempting items on the menu include Crudo of Hamachi and Tuna, Crawfish with Potato Gnocchi, Duck Two Ways, Seared Lamb T-bone, and a dessert. The price is $100 a person. Full menu can be downloaded here. Riva is at 312 Wilshire Blvd. Reservations are recommended as seating is limited. Call 310.451.7482 to make a reservation.

On Friday Feb 27th, Vic Bourassa, owner of Bourassa Winery of Napa Valley, will walk through the process of blending a Bordeaux-style wine. Each guest will receive a sample of the four Bordeaux varietals and have the chance to experiment with the creation of their own Bordeaux-style wine. Cost to attend is $15.00 and includes a full wine tasting following the wine blending class. 5:00PM – 7:00PM with a wine tasting to follow. Wines Styles is located in South Pasadena at 1007 Mission Street. Call 626-799-4638 for reservations, class size is limited to 18.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!  Last Friday night I taught a class at Prep Kitchen Essentials and we had a great time.  The class was on Fresh & Easy Dinners and it turned out to be a fabulous night!  But before I share all the delicious details from the class with you I wanted that thank you all for you for your great inspirational ideas. I loved reading each and every one and couldn’t pick a favorite, so instead I let the random number generator choose the winner (I know…I’m pathetic)!  Anyways, the winner is BRANDI!!! Congratulations Brandi and I hope you enjoy this book as much as I do!  

Well, onto the menu…

Caribbean Shrimp Salad with Lime Vinaigrette

Panzanella 

Rigatoni with Grilled Summer Vegetables & Feta Cheese

Bake Pork Chops with Radicchio Slaw

Creme Fraiche & Lemon Sorbet

Here are some photos from the class&#8…

Thanks so much everyone for the comments you left on the last post…you are too kind!  I am so glad that you all enjoyed Beau-Coup and I loved reading about your favorite finds!  The winner of the gift certificate is Landa from the All-Purpse Blog!!!  Congratulations…hope you buy something fun!

Well, two days before that huge cookie order was due I actually had a cooking class scheduled that I would teaching at Prep Kitchen Essentials.   The class had been scheduled a while back and while at first it didn’t sound like I would be able to make it through it with a smile on my face (since my legs were about to go out on me) I ended up meeting a lot of great people, cooking some fabulous food, and enjoying the night. Here are some photos from the c…

Today was a lot of fun as it was the day of my cupcake class at Prep Kitchen Essentials. We had 13 ladies ready to bake, decorate, and eat their way through tons of yummy cupcakes. It was a tight schedule with lots of things to bake, many cupcakes to frost, and lots of decorations to make. I taught them how to make Vanilla, Chocolate, and Carrot Cake Cupcakes. They also learned how to make Vanilla Buttercream, Swiss Meringue Buttercream, Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting, Chocolate Ganache Filling, and Peanut Butter Filling….like I said, it was busy. In addition to cupcakes and frostings, I showed them how to make modeling chocolate roses, use chocolate transfer sheets, texture fondant accents, and pipe flower…