Dining, Arts & Entertainment

If you’re like me when you go out to eat, you want it to be worth your while.  When it comes to food, I look forward to eating places where I know there are people that put their heart into what they’re cooking.  You can taste the difference in food that somebody made who chose the life of a cook because it is their life.  It is what they know; it is what they are passionate about.  A person who cooks only to earn a paycheck will never be able to make the same caliber food.

The sounds of live Jazz and Blues bands once again filled Town Center Drive in Valencia.  Celebrating the 13th year that the Lexus of Valencia Jazz & Blues has featured regional, national and international entertainers in a quaint street party setting while offering interactive activities for adults and children.
This year’s series, which began on Friday, June 10, will run consecutively for 12 weeks through August 26.  Hours for the concerts will be 7 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.  The events will take place on Town Center Drive at McBean Parkway in Valencia.

The trend of cupcakes continues to grow and nothing will truly take its place anytime soon, but there is another trend that is quickly becoming popular in the specialty bake shop mainstream, cake pops!  Like cupcakes, cake pops are great as party favors, wedding favors and desserts, baby and wedding shower favors, corporate gifts and more.  So why not complement your dessert with a take-home cake pop?  With cake pops as your party favor, everyone gets to take home a “piece of cake.”

Enjoy a summer full of feel good menu items that taste better than one might imagine a healthy meal ever could. Called the “Ultimate Italian Restaurant” in your city (as voted on by diners in the Santa Clarita Valley), for a quick lunch or a full gathering of friends and family.  We have made catering a top priority for the coming months, and a manager will be happy to assist you with whatever specific needs you might have.

To continue our refreshing summer cocktail hit list, you could fly down to the beaches of Rio de Janeiro for one of the greatest summer cocktails in history, or for those who are watching their wallets, you can make the Brazilian national drink, the Caipirinha, on your own.
With its beginnings humbly nestled in the countryside of Brazil, this cocktail has been reaching meteoric heights with the growing popularity of Cachaça. 

For several years, the biggest culinary trend in Europe and the major cities in the United States have been small plates or individual servings.  While some restaurants gravitated toward the tapas style of serving appetizer size portions, the true culinary pioneers are taking a different approach of “individualizing” the serving sizes and giving customers complete flexibility to “design” their own dinner.

The Wham-O Has Heart™ Foundation will throw the first ever Fun-Raiser on Saturday, June 18. This philanthropic organization dedicated to improving lives of children in the United States and around the world will host the event furthering this cause.  Proceeds will benefit children in Japan who are victims of the recent earthquake and resulting tsunami.

Climb aboard, sit back and relax, be waited on, or put on your dancin’ shoes, party and make merry aboard one of Fillmore & Western Railway Co. summer dinner trains.
If you want to kick up your heels or dazzle your guest with a creative night to remember, climb aboard one of our themed dinner trains.  Shake, Rattle & Rail departs on the first Friday night of the month at 5:30 p.m.

Hello Comedy Fans,
As I write this article I have just heard the news that Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that he had fathered a child with a household employee 10 years ago.
I am guessing it won’t be the best Father’s Day of his life.  I, on the other hand am spearheading a campaign to put an end to an ugly trend in this country.  That is the trend of dads getting the short end of the gift giving stick. 

We have all heard of grenadine, or at least seen the bright red sugar syrup in the plastic bottle in the grocery store.  This, my friends, is not the wonderful classic syrup that you see used countless times in classic cocktail recipes.
Grenadine comes from the French word for pomegranate, Grenade. 

I was searching through the Internet the other day, and I came upon something that I felt needed to be addressed.  It has to do with Internet dating.  There are so many dating sites out there, and this has to do with one of them.  It is a very well known dating site, but in order to be legally safe I will not mention the name.  I read the article weeks ago, and will try to tell it as accurately as possible.

Elite Magazine polled residents and we are extremely proud that the people of Santa Clarita helped award Sisley Italian Kitchen with the distinction of being “The Ultimate Italian Restaurant”.
And we are extremely proud to announce the unveiling of our new menu!

The ritual of English teatime was perfected by Queen Mary, for whom it was a treasured time of day... sandwiches, cakes and biscuits were invitingly set out on gleaming silver dishes.  The teapot, hot water jug, cream jug and sugar bowl were the same antique silver service that had been the favorite of Queen Victoria.

High-end restaurants across the country are embracing the latest culinary trend.  The buzz is all about the taste-tempting trend of serving and enjoying small plates or tapas dishes; an old Spanish tradition of offering small portions of food that features a big, flavorful experience. 

Croeso.  (That’s, “Welcome” in Welsh).  My name is Denise Carbone and I am The Welsh Baker.  I’ve been making Welsh Cakes for most of my life using a recipe handed down thru the generations in my family back in Wales where I was born.
My husband Joe and I started the Welsh Baker just over a year ago and since then we have made and sold more than 125,000 Welsh Cakes. 

The participating artists of the Santa Clarita Artists Association (SCAA) had a fun-filled day with kids and families during the Earth Arbor Day celebration at the Central Park in Santa Clarita on Saturday, April 16.
This annual event was sponsored by the City’s Arts & Events.  SCAA vvents Chairperson Olga Kaczmar with President Zony Gordon, members Howard and Cheri Marcovitch, Laurie Finklestein and her husband Steve Finklestein, Georgette Arison, Shirley Checkos, Julie Karson all pitched in to make this ecology day a huge success. 

The SCV Mayor’s Committee for Employment of Individuals with Disabilities, whose purpose is to encourage and promote the employment of persons with disabilities, recently held its Annual General Meeting and luncheon at the SCV Activities Center.  The Keynote Speaker – Sgt. Tony Lino, USMC, spoke on behalf of the veterans’ support organization Tempered Steel, whose goal is to share “the stories behind the scars, uniting wounded warriors with the public through dialogue”.

Seven youngsters from the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley were recognized March 18 at an annual ceremony at the Newhall Clubhouse.
“This event serves to honor some of our most fantastic youth from 2010,” Matt Nelson, branch manager for the Newhall site, said.
The Boys & Girls Club also recognized Oscar Dominguez of Union Bank for a $500 donation that covered all the event’s expenses. Dominguez, who is a member of the Club’s foundation board, said, “Union Bank is proud to sponsor these types of events and to be part of a strong program.”