LARRY LIPSON – AFFORDABLE WINE EXPERT
For fifty years Larry Lipson was the food critic for the Los Angeles Daily News and now reports from Florida weekly with his thoughts and favorite picks for Food & Wine. His lovely Wife Lillian is also on hand at the Lipson Institute for advanced wine studies.
ALANNA STANG - THEDAILYMEAL.COM - "TOP 10 TIPS" FOR EFFORTLESS GIFTING
You're invited to a holiday dinner party at the last minute or to help decorate your neighbor's tree and you don't know what to bring? Are you stumped for a gift for a teacher, dog groomer or wondering what to bring to your second cousin's holiday cookie swap? Do you show up empty handed because selecting just the right gift is tiring and stressful?Alanna Stang, director of editorial strategy and development for TheDailyMeal.com, the #1 site for food and drink trends shares her "Top 10 Tips" for effortless gifting.
ABOUT ALANNA STANG
Stang is the former editor-in-chief of Whole Living magazine and co-author of two books: Time For Dinner: Strategies, Inspiration, and Recipes for Family Meals Every Night of the Week (Chronicle Books, 2010) and The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture (Princeton Architectural Press, 2005). Prior to Whole Living, Alanna served as executive editor of Martha Stewart Living, founding executive editor of Cookie magazine, and executive editor of I.D. magazine.
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MATT MCNALLY FROM THE RESORTS OF DANA POINT CHATS ABOUT THEIR ILLUMINOCEAN HOLIDAY LIGHTS PROGRAM
The warmth of the Southern California winter season. The wonders of the deep blue sea. The dazzling spectacle of sights, sound and motion that's electrifying our ocean views like never before. Be there when the holidays brilliantly come to light in an amazing wonderland by the sand — it's the event premiere of Dana Point IlluminOcean.
Like Rockefeller Center in New York or Millennium Park in Chicago, Dana Point is creating waves of excitement in Southern California this holiday season by showcasing 40 nights of holiday lights. The OC Dana Point Harbor will transform into the festive village to mingle and jingle, surrounded by hundreds of thousands of lights creatively sculpted into true wonders to sea — grand creations like a towering 50-foot GlowMotion tree and Lightwave tunnels that stretch longer than a football field!
PLACE
OC Dana Point Harbor
DATES
November 26, 2014 to
January 4, 2015
HOURS
Sun - Thurs: 5 - 10pm
Fri- Sat: 5 - 11pm