Category: Food and Drink
Here Comes The Guide’s articles and blog postings are full of expert advice help you plan the menu for your California wedding. We bring you tips from our Certified By The Guide California wedding caterers and the latest trends in catering. We’ll tell you what to serve and how to serve it, and introduce you to some wedding locations even true “foodies” will love.
The list below includes longer, more detailed pieces from our Articles + Ideas section as well as shorter, topical and timely pieces from our blog. They all offer great info from the experts on everything related to California weddings.
FEATURED CHEF:
Soerke Peters, Ca’ Del Sole Ristorante
In his home kitchen, the European born and trained Soerke Peters experiments with a variety of global cuisines; but he particularly loves the simplicity and spontaneity of Italian food. Before becoming Executive Chef at Ca’ del Sole Ristorante in North Hollywood, California, Chef Peters worked in Michelin-starred restaurants and was a frequent guest on Food Network TV; yet it was cooking alongside his grandmother as a child that inspired him to master the culinary arts.
Today, Chef Peters celebrates his passion for fresh, flavorful Tuscan fare by creating imaginative yet relatable dishes for restaurant patrons and Ca’ del Sole’s special event guests. Count us among his fans.
Results from the Blog
A Mixx of Good Things
In case no one knew this, we at Here Comes The Guide love ourselves some fine food. We probably tasted everything about…I’ll say 3 times so we don’t sound as ravenous as we really were. We also had the pleasure of telling Paula how beautiful and delicious everything was in person! I must say she looked just as stunning as ever.
Read more…Your Wedding Day Magazine Launch
In case you, dear readers, don’t know, I’m the new baby to the Here Comes The Guide family. Since I started, I’ve talked to countless clients on the phone, but I was eager for an opportunity to put faces to names and find out what this whole industry is really like. Not too long ago, the soiree-adept Denise and I tore ourselves away from emails and phone calls, freshened our hair and makeup and drove up to Geyserville for the Your Wedding Day magazine launch at the gorgeous Trentadue Winery.
Read more…A Day At The Carneros Inn, Part Two
Food is a top priority at this resort, and we took advantage of as many culinary options as possible, from the frosty frozen grapes served by the pool to the entire dessert menu at Farm, their signature restaurant. Speaking of desserts, do you mind if I start there? We sampled at least 5 different confections, but the Apple and Cranberry Gallette with Crème Fraîche Sorbet was, in my estimation, a tastebud-altering experience. Simply divine.
Read more…Thanksgiving With Patina
Could you do Turkey Brownies for Thanksgiving? (That never would have occurred to me, but now that I’m thinking about it….yes, yes I could.) That might be too off-beat for your crew, but if you’re still hunting for some new Thanksgiving recipes to enliven the usual mix, check out master chef Joachim Splichal’s ideas in this past weekend’s Los Angeles Times Magazine .
Read more…Good Wine, Good Holiday
I can’t be the only one who thinks the holidays are always better with some good wine. If you agree, grab your honey and make dinner reservations at the Duck Club Restaurant at the href=“http://www.herecomestheguide.com/location/detail/lafayette-park-hotel-and-spa/”>Lafayette Park Hotel and Spa for December 5.
Read more…Laid Back Luxe in Half Moon Bay
Recently, I decided to treat my sister to a fabulous 30th birthday (it’s a long story as to why the splurge, suffice it to say, I wasn’t a good big sister when we were young and I have a lot of latent guilt), and so we headed to the quaint town of Half Moon Bay.
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