Red Zinfandel, or the ‘real’ Zinfandel, is regarded as the quintessential California wine. Incredibly popular and delicious, Zinfandel wines are perfect for a host of fun gatherings. It is no wonder it is considered California’s heritage grape.
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Located in the heart of the Central Coast, halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, Paso Robles is highly reputed for its red blend wines, and is well regarded as California’s “Rhone zone.”
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Here’s a round-up of some quick bits on a variety of home style and design trends. This information was culled from the most recent myMarvin Trend Update. Hopefully you’ll find something interesting or inspiring here. If you do, you can read the full newsletter and sign up to receive these updates in the future here.
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The way fashion has taken over the city (or maybe just our own sleep-deprived lives), we’d almost forgotten there’s another looming storm of fabulosity about to descend upon us: the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night. Then again, given the ubiquity of pantslessness, and Whitney Port being repped by the real fashion PR house [...]
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For the fifth year in a row, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared that September is California Wine Month. Dozens of retailers and restaurants throughout the country are participating in the promotion to support our most important wine producing region. Want to celebrate it too? Here are a few California wines I have particularly enjoyed lately. [...]
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at jenni kayneLast night, what I’ve been calling day 1/2 of Fashion Week, was a whirlwind.
I left the office and ran to Jenni Kayne’s presentation in a tiny slip of a room in Soho. Models stood on one wall while editors and photographers stood six inches away on the other. The [...]
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• Stop by the launch party for new Atina Aqua Mineral product line at Rani Spas in Queens. Founder Dr. Rani Thukral will give free consultations, and the store is offering free use of spa services, including massages and waxes, in addition to complimentary refreshments. Rani Spas, 64-11 108th St., Forest Hills (718-830-0100); 4:30–8:30.
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Before you Southern readers start commenting, “Are you kidding me? Who doesn’t know how to make sweet tea?” please hear me out. I am Florida-born and Georgia-raised, and when moved to California, one of the first things I noticed was that there is no sweet tea out here, not even at most Southern-style [...]
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Blending modern and vintage décor, Hollywood, CA, interior designer Michelle Workman used a green and white color palette to create a bright, clean, and inspiring home look for her Connecticut transplant client. The client’s traditional pieces were incorporated into the new design and given California flair.
Michelle explains,
[The client] wanted to change the look she [...]
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If you live in the Bay Area, put this cheese on your To Try list (much more enriching to follow than that nagging old To Do). The story behind the cheese and the people who make it ain’t bad, either: read on for their story and the trailer for the new documentary about their dream [...]
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Peppercorns come in different colors and tastes. Which one is best for which recipes? I’ll talk about that in this post. Learn more about peppercorns behind the jump …
Pink peppercorns are not a true peppercorns (genus Piper), but are the ripe berries of the Brazilian pepper tree. Since they are [...]
Last week I was planning dinner for visiting friends, and I was seized by a craving for cool, creamy chocolate mousse. I had a bag of Scharffen-Berger chocolate burning a hole in my baking cupboard and no desire to turn on the oven. But there was just one problem: my friend is pregnant, and my [...]
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I’m trying to learn to sew. It isn’t easy. Even sewing something as seemingly simple as some square napkins and a rectangular table runner challenges my patience, but a few weeks ago, as I watched my mother whip up these napkins and runner on my mother-in-law’s old Singer, I thought, hey, I can do that! [...]
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It’s hard having a cheesemonger for a daughter. She’s tasted a lot of what’s out there, and (admittedly) can be pretty snobby when it comes to cheese. Take it from my parents, who continually try to impress and please me with new cheeses when I go for visits. (It’s them who have the love affair [...]
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One half of Speidi wore a sheer, sparkly top with a black mini and even sparklier shoes to the G.I. Joe premiere in Los Angeles, California.
What would you have done differently?
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This week, we were thrilled to visit a new farmers’ market in our neighborhood. Located below an olive grove and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House at Barnsdall Art Park, the market has about 20 produce vendors and we found a beautiful selection of summer fruits, vegetables, and other goodies – peaches, figs, corn, tomatoes, honey [...]
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