For the third year California’s Artisan Cheese Festival will bring you a four fantastic days of seminars, tours, and demos that will cover everything you wanted to know, (and of course taste) from curds to chevres. This year’s bigger and cheesier event will again be hosted by the Sheraton Sonoma County – in Petaluma from…
Tango Diva member Connie Umbenhower is offering an all-day conditioning retreat on Sunday, March 15 in beautiful Scotts Valley, located in the Santa Cruz mountains. Her day camps are designed as a short getaway to relax, do some yoga, meditate among quiet surroundings and eat nutritious, healthy food with an Indian twist. Focus on fitness…
In the year 1900, at the International Exhibition in Paris, three world-renowned designers of luxury objects, Fabergé, Lalique, and Tiffany, were brought together for the first time. The event was meant to celebrate the technological and artistic achievements of the last century and look forward into the next. But it was also a way to…
Qantas Vacations and Qantas Airlines are offering what they’re calling a One Week Walkabout – a weeklong vacation package to a number of destinations on Australia’s east cost, starting at just $699 for 7 days and 6 nights. Airfare starts at $798 with direct flights from LAX and SFO. You can plan trips to Sydney,…
Oh honey, you know you want that designer dress, but why do you want it soooo much? Well, I meet up with rock star designer Bacca da Silva and found out why true designer clothing makes us feel like a million bucks. Who is Bacca da Silva? Darling Bacca is a native of Sao Paulo,…
One of Santa Fe’s super-fancy downtown hotels, the Inn and Spa at Loretto, is offering rooms for just $129 if you book by March 4 and stay by April 30. The rooms look very, very nice, and the spa features aromatherapy, hot stone massages, and all-natural, organic, fair-trade skin products. The Inn also has an…
On March 24 at McCaw Hall, Star Chefs will present their annual Rising Star Revue, which features some of Seattle’s most cutting-edge chefs, pastry chefs, mixologists, sommeliers, and restaurateurs. This is a tasting gala for the public – you get to try all their great signature dishes, cocktails, and wine pairings, with tickets starting at…