**LEGENDS OF JAZZ * JAZZ ROOTS * MIAMI, FL**

Fri, November 7, 2008 8 p.m.
This Spring LRSmedia kicks off a 10-city LEGENDS OF JAZZ Tour Presented by AARP, Legendary jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck , Grammy Award-winning clarinetist and saxophonist and LEGENDS OF JAZZ guest Paquito D’Rivera, Grammy-nominated vocalist and LEGENDS OF JAZZ guest Kurt Elling and the world’s premier contemporary jazz all-star group Fourplay, […]

WEEKLY CIGAR TASTE: GARCIA Y VEGA MINIATURES 10/5

Price $20.99
Since 1882, Garcia Y Vega cigars have promised consistently smooth, mild taste in every cigar they make. Garcia Y Vega cigars use carefully aged filler tobaccos and choice natural leaf wrappers to assure a cigar that’s always flavorful and aromatic. Available in a wide choice of sizes and natural leaf wrappers, these very popular cigars […]

CHICAGO PINOT DAYS TASTING: NOVEMBER 15, CHI-TOWN

Hey Chicago, listen up! If you live in the Windy City and you love wine — you know who you are — then there’s someplace you better be on November 15th.
So on Saturday November 15th at 1:00 PM, if you call yourself a wine lover you should probably be standing on Navy Pier with a […]

COUPLES RETREAT TO POCONO PALACE RESORT

With its beautiful country club atmosphere, Pocono Palace combines an endless array of activities and sports with the ultimate accommodations - our unique and famous Roman Tower and Fantasy Apple suites (exclusive to Pocono Palace).
Couples enthusiastic about sports and passionate about each other find what they’re looking for at Pocono Palace Resort. The resort […]

CD PICK OF THE WEEK: OMAR AKRAM SECRET JOURNEY

Definitely mood music. What mood? I’ll let you decide………Omar Akram encourages listeners to come with him on an exotic Secret Journey, an appropriate title for his new album since Akram’s father was a United Nations Diplomat and the family lived in such diverse locales as the U.S., France, Cuba, Afghanistan and the Czech Republic. On […]

WINE AND CUISINE PICK OF THE WEEK: CHOWDER AND REISLING

With the fall weather in tow and the summer months behind us. I tried to find some things that are great in a pot and warming to the body, soul and spirit. What did I come up with? Soups, Chowders, Crock Pot specials and my favorite, what I lovingly refer to as, Pressure Cooker wonders. So I […]

COCKTAIL PICK OF THE WEEK: SCARLETT BLOOM

SCARLETT BLOOM
The Chef: Julie Rainer of Flatiron Lounge
Servings
One Drink

Ingredients
2 oz. tea-infused Miller’s Gin
3/4 oz. South African youngberry juice
1/2 oz. fresh lime juice
1 bar spoon simple syrup
3/4 oz. champagne
Instructions
Pour the first four ingredients into a martini glass and add the champagne.

WINE PICK OF THE WEEK: 2005 DOMAINE SERENE PINOT NOIR JERUSALEM HILL

Price: $80.00
This is their big-gun for the vintage — WS 94 points, with these notes: “Silky, refined and unexpectedly generous on the finish, this sashays over the palate with lots in reserve. Starts with pretty currant and blackberry fruit, then deepens with hints of cream, slate and chalk notes, all the while retaining a sense […]

LOCAL CIGAR TASTING EVENTS - MACANUDO 1968 @ FORD and HAIG

The oldest tobacco store in Arizona, Ford & Haig - the Tobacconist, has been doing business for over forty years.
Ford and Haig was opened by John Ford and his wife. The story is that Mrs. Ford’s maiden name was Hoag, but the Fords named the store Ford and Haig because it sounded more “British”.
Famous people […]

WINE AND CHEESE PAIRING: GORGONZOLA AND AMARONE

Amarone
Deep ruby red with an aroma of dried cherry, cinnamon, sage, tar and oak. Medium-full with excellent concentration. Very generous mid-palate, this has layers of flavor that coat the palate. Lengthy, beautifully balanced finish with elegant tannins and lively acidity. This is a gorgeous Amarone - power, spice, earth and finesse. Drinking beautifully now, this […]

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