Dining, Arts & Entertainment

Spring is here which means that Easter is just around the corner.  This is a time that most Christian families come together to share a traditional Easter dinner.   Like our family, many of you move from place to place and aren’t always able to spend Easter with your family; thus making it extraordinarily important to start a tradition you and your family can do together to make your Easter dinner special.

Kome or Rice — Rice is to the Japanese, what bread is to the Americans or what spaghetti is to the Italians - it is the single most important ingredient in Japanese cooking. Rice gives foundation to the other pillars of Japanese food - from rice come Miso, Su and Sake. Japanese rice is a short, glutinous grain, and after cooking it retain much of its moisture.

On February 21, Canyon Country Little League celebrated their opening day with a pregame festivity renaming Field #3 to Wigdor Field in honor of Sheldon and Janella Wigdor. 

High atop the mountains of Granada Hills, California sits a restaurant paradise called the Odyssey.  The Odyssey, known to mean a journey to happiness, was established in 1970.  The Odyssey is much more than a just a spectacular restaurant. 

You know how they have those channel blocks you get for your kids so they don’t watch inappropriate television?  I need to get one to block out the Home Shopping Channels from our television.  My wife is addicted.  Every day we get a package from UPS.  I know what Brown can do for me.  Cost me about $600 every month. 

Affordable Ways to Entertain Kids at Private Events Packages Deliver Maximum Fun for Minimal Cost!

Spring and summer are quickly approaching, providing the community with beautiful Southern California temperatures and the chance to host birthday parties, family reunions and company picnics outdoors.  To help residents entertain kids during such events, the City of Santa Clarita offers its Parkmobile Party Package program to provide fun activities for kids five to 12 years old at an affordable price.

Enjoy the enticing aroma of fresh Mexican food at La Salsa Mexican Grill.   Offering fresh quality ingredients and tasty grilled foods, La Salsa will provide you with friendly personalized service in a comfortable and casual dining atmosphere.

The eight tasty side dishes that were first brought to my table were a great way to start my appetizing experience at So Kong Dong.  The Korean Barbeque and Tofu House serves up delicious meals infused with traditional Korean flavors.  All of the side dishes come complimentary before each meal so be sure and come hungry.  Kimchi, potato and macaroni salad, potato pancakes, radish, sprouts, fish cakes and their popular potato noodles with vegetables were waiting for me to dive right in. 

On March 1, 2009 the 3rd Annual Benefit Soccer Game will be held at College of the Canyons Cougar Stadium.  Chivas USA will face off against the Ventura Fusion in this charitable benefit that supports the Michael Hoefflin Foundation’s work with local families touched by pediatric cancer.  The game will kick off at 5 p.m. and will be played rain or shine.

In my work, I rely on plastic containers to store my food and get it from point A to point B without breaking and causing a mess.  Recently, I have been researching information regarding plastic containers.  My clients are important to me, especially their health and safety.  I want to make sure that I am not delivering a healthy meal to them in a container that could possibly be harmful.

Hello comedy friends.  Just a reminder that we here at J.R.’s Comedy Club try to give back whenever we can.  We are open to having Sunday fundraisers for your charity or your group.  We have done them for many organizations over the years. 
Here is how they work.  You sell up to 95 tickets for dinner and the show, and you keep $10 from every ticket.  Most groups then have raffles and some have auctions to raise additional revenue.

A Los Angeles legacy celebrates its 20th anniversary, at Valencia’s Town Center Drive by honoring the customers whose love of dining at one of the Sisley Italian Kitchens made reaching this milestone a reality. Sisley celebrates its 20th birthday with “Because of You” – reduced prices on many of your favorites.  It’s our anniversary stimulus menu package that makes sense!  The highly anticipated “Life Foods” product line will also be available.

Japanese Sake is an alcoholic beverage that results from fermenting rice with rice koji and water. These ingredients are found in abundance in Japan. Only the finest selected rice and hard spring water from highland valleys are used for fermentation. 

Child & Family Center’s Taste of the Town, something we all look forward to each year, is a true gift to the community!  Known for 21 years as an epicurean delight featuring more than 30 of the community’s best loved food and wine establishments, Taste of the Town is a must-do experience on your social and charitable calendar.

The College of the Canyons Foundation will host the 2009 SCV Wine Classic, the popular and long-running wine-tasting event benefitting the SCV Student Orchestra.  The 20th annual event will be held from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, May 30, 2009 at the California Institute of the Arts.

With over 50 premium rolls reasonably priced at just $7.95 and the more basic rolls ranging from $2.95 to $3.50, Forever Geisha is the new place to eat in Santa Clarita.  Forever Geisha is offering a special Valentine Menu for the month of February as well as offers half price sushi seven days a week, but don’t let the price fool you, the quality is impeccable! 

I’ve been working as a professional stuntman for the past 20 years and I’ve worked on some of the biggest movies in motion pictures history.  Movies such as Titanic, Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and 3, Terminator 2, War of the Worlds, Mission Impossible 3, and many more. 

Vino 100 will host two exclusive screenings of the highly acclaimed movie Bottle Shock on Thursday, February 12 and Friday, February 13 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. to coincide with the film’s national DVD release. Bottle Shock tells the story of the historic 1976 wine tasting known as the...