Three terrific events keep the fun and romance going: Big Game Football Sunday, Valentine’s Day and Oscar Night in March January 25, 2018 (PALM SPRINGS) – February is the month to frolic in Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage and the terrific parties at Lulu and Acqua California Bistros are the places you’ll want to be…
DetailsOf the many things to be thankful for, one of the blessings we count as Southern Californians is being able to travel easily to Rancho Mirage, the heart of the Palm Springs Valley, during holiday seasons. As Thanksgiving is approaching, we —like you—will be expressing this gratitude by indulging in a wonderful meal with family…
DetailsWe are now entering the 3rd and final week of the 2017 Taste of Summer Rancho Mirage campaign. Put on those orange wristbands once again and enjoy the end of summer savings! This final week for the Taste of Summer Rancho Mirage campaign begins Friday, September 8 and runs through Sunday, September 17. Don’t miss…
DetailsOn July 6, 2017, the Rancho Mirage Restaurant Association, Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce and the City of Rancho Mirage kicked off the 2nd Annual Taste of Summer Rancho Mirage campaign. The launch party, hosted by PIRCH, was a huge success! The second week of Taste of Summer Rancho Mirage begins Friday, August 11 and…
DetailsEverybody loves fried chicken, am I right? Of course, I am. Over at Catalan Mediterranean Restaurant (www.catalanrestaurant.com), owners Chef Drew Davis and his lovely partner in crime, wife Cynthia, decided earlier this year to make fried chicken a very big deal. I say “partner in crime” because “criminal” is the only way to describe the…
DetailsToday is the day!!! At long last, über-successful Palm Springs Valley restaurateurs Jerry and Barbara Keller are ready to unveil their latest eatery, Acqua California Bistro at The River in Rancho Mirage today July 27! I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Kellers’ end-of-season bash, held at Acqua’s new event space adjacent to…
DetailsLast February, dear readers, my friend and fellow blogger Diana Dodge and I urged you to participate in Palm Springs Life magazine’s 2017 Best of the Best competition. Well, all your votes have been counted and the results are in. For the first time, the publication split the winners by city, and in Rancho Mirage,…
DetailsFlowers, chocolate, or jewelry for Father’s Day? Not so much. But nary a dad has ever said no to a great steak dinner out. (Well, perhaps a few vegetarian patresfamilias would beg off on such a feast, but those are relatively few and far between!) All this to say that come Sunday, June 18, why…
DetailsAnyone who knows me—and any reader who’s followed Diana’s and my blogs for the last six-plus years—knows that I am a humongous fan of Brandini Toffee. And by invoking the brand, I mean, of course, the yummy sweet stuff itself, the company and all its product offerings and employees, and the mastermind behind the entire…
DetailsWhen season closes post-Memorial Day, snowbirds fly the coop. But for we brave ones who choose to remain in the desert to weather—and enjoy!—the summer months, some worthy rewards are in store. Or, should I say, “in restaurant.” Yes, I’m talking about Greater Palm Springs Restaurant Week®. 2017’s iteration of the popular gastronomic event has…
DetailsThe other day, my pal James Suer, General Manager at popular make-your-own pizza place Pieology called to say he wanted me to come in to sample a few new items that are taking the local pizza-eating world by storm. So I hightailed it ASAP to the Rancho Las Palmas Shopping Center on Highway 111 at…
DetailsThe moment you enter the bright, clean space occupied by new restaurant Haus of Poké in the Rancho Las Palmas Shopping Center at Highway 111 and Bob Hope Drive, you see the following written on a large sign: “Poké/poukei/ is a raw fish salad served as an appetizer in Hawaiian cuisine, and sometimes as an…
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