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7 Awesome Health Benefits of Drinking Red Wine

June 21, 2021 by Raichelle Carpio Leave a Comment

Wine glass filled with red wine

According to the National Academy of Sciences, people have loved drinking red wine for around 8,000 years now. It has been a staple on our dinner tables for all this time because of its unique taste and aroma. Even Hippocrates, the Greek physician, considered wine as an integral part of a good diet. He recommended using it as a disinfectant on wounds and prescribed it to … [Read more...]

How to Use Cooking Oils by Chef Gerard Viverito

December 8, 2018 by Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski 2 Comments

If you celebrate Hanukkah, you have probably spent some time frying up latkes using cooking oil.  Or maybe you like fried chicken or just a little drizzle of oil on your salad. Chef Gerard Viverito offers tips to a dozen oils – some you will love and others you should avoid. Cooking oils and smoke points Heating cooking oils can be tricky because not all oils are … [Read more...]

Pomp & Whimsy: Cocktail Recipes designed by Victorian Age Women

March 28, 2018 by Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski 8 Comments

Women's History Month | Women and Cocktails | Pomp & Whimsy Tasting Los Angeles

I attended a fabulous liquor tasting and panel discussion that delved into The History of Women and the Cocktail. It was presented by Pomp & Whimsy, a boutique distiller of gin liqueur, and the Museum of the American Cocktail. (MOTAC) in association with the Kindrid Spirit Society. They talked about cocktail recipes and let us try drinks that were designed by women during … [Read more...]

Sabor a Cabo Annual Food and Wine Festival Preview

September 26, 2016 by Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski 8 Comments

Los Cabos, Mexico

When I was in Los Cabos with my daughter a year ago we had a ball.  You can read about our trip here. Now I can’t wait to go back. At a press event, I learned about "Sabor a Cabo," an annual food and wine festival.   Four Los Cabos top chefs were there with samplings of their appetizers. To say our tasting was fantastic would be an understatement. The event took place at … [Read more...]

Peruvian Cuisine – A 5000 Year Fusion of Flavors

December 21, 2015 by Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski 2 Comments

What makes Peruvian cuisine so enticing to the palate is that it's a 5,000-year fusion of Native Indian, Spanish, African, Italian, French, Moroccan, Chinese, Japanese and Polynesian cultures and flavors. The empires of the Moche that flourished in the Northern coasts and valleys of Peru during the 2nd- 8th centuries and the Inca who dwelled in northern and … [Read more...]

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