Cancer Support Community Pasadena is holding its 3rd Annual Poker Bowl this Friday, June 21st at “Flying A Garage,” home for a private collection of American classic autos. Cocktails are par for the course, In-N-Out Burger is providing the nom, and Texas Hold ‘Em is the game. (A link is provided for rules, with even a [...]
Thank you to Pat Wright and Arroyo Vista Inn for contributing this week’s “Mangiamo” recipe-of-the-week. Makes approximately 12 servings Ingredients: 3 tablespoons pesto ½ cup grated Parmesan 1 cup sliced mushrooms, sautèed ½ cup tomatoes, sautèed 3 cloves garlic 2½ cups cottage cheese 3 cups fresh spinach 1 cup grated mozzarella ½ cup grated Parmesan 4 [...]
Vertical Wine Bistro is hosting its Summer Winemaker Dinner Series starting Thursday, June 27th with Caymus Vineyards. A different winery will be featured every month with a different menu “perfectly paired to the featured wines.” Dinners will include a Prosecco reception and a raffle for a set of the wines tasted that evening. The reception [...]
An Untraditional Review for an Untraditional Restaurant Though the word trattoria means small family restaurant in Italian, this space is anything but. And though Neapolis is Greek for Naples—perhaps hinting at the fusion of California cuisine and traditional Italian cuisine—this reviewer honestly cannot say because she wasn’t able to ever get a hold of the [...]
It’s going to be “an indoor garden party”… …in the skin care aisle. LATHER is a brand that takes “a holistic approach to skin care” and a company that looks for “opportunities to give back to the community.” Pasadena-based beauty entrepreneur Emilie Davidson—serious migraine sufferer since childhood—grew up ultra-sensitive to her surroundings, especially the chemicals [...]
Distill my beating heart! Straight from Literary Libations to your lips: a candlelit evening of decadent debauchery, Scotland’s finest whiskies, and the communal love of all things poetic. Editor’s Note: Not being poetry aficionados (though we are enthusiasts), our initial reaction to hearing “whisky and poetry” in the same sentence conjured pictures of Dylan Thomas [...]
Need to protect your soil? How about some free mulch? Could your soil need a nutrient boost? How about some free compost? The City of South Pasadena, in partnership with Athens Services and TruGreen Landscape, are hosting a free mulch and compost giveaway for South Pasadena residents on Saturday, June 22nd. If you’ve got containers, [...]
Pasadena’s 127th birthday party has a theme: bridges. Besides celebrating the 100th anniversary of the city’s notable landmark, the Colorado Street Bridge, the day will highlight all the bridges we drive over, as well as the bridges we forge in our lives, within our community, and around the world. On the grounds of the Pasadena [...]
The moon will be at its Perigee—or, its closest point to Earth in a given month—on Sunday, June 23rd and will reach full moon status only 22 minutes after it passes this point in its orbit. It’s Super Moon time! Super moons appear larger because they are actually closer to Earth, but combine it with [...]
Making art with Dad. For Dad. (Father’s Day is Sunday, June 23rd.) Is he a scenic man? A man of the land, of the broader picture or does he lean towards the abstract, blurred lines, and impressions? Whether it’s with or for Dad or Mom, or Uncle Bert or cousin Maya, the Pasadena Museum of California [...]
