Bird’s the Word

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Thanksgiving at McKinley’s Grille*
Thursday, Nov. 26
4 – 9 p.m.
$19.95 per person + tax
*take-home dinners available starting at $89.95 + tax (serves 5-7 people)

Everybody’s Bird Mart
Sunday, Nov. 29
Fairplex 4
9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Admission $7 (11 and under free)

A Traveling Wine Tasting Event

three_wine_glasses_resizedThis is one of the most fun wine tasting events at McKinley’s Grille at Sheraton Fairplex hotel. It’s a progressive party that starts on the McKinley’s Grille patio and moves to the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum and the famous but little seen Fairplex Wine Cellar, which is mission central for the Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits and Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competitions.

The tastings for this event are award winners from this year’s competition (3,400 entries from around the globe). It’s a great way to try out some of these wines without making a commitment to a whole bottle.

It’s an affordable $25 per person and it includes many tastings and some great food go-withs from the McKinley’s Grille executive chef, David Teig. Unless you’re a really big eater, there’s plenty of food (and wine!) for a light summer supper.

McKinley’s Grille
Sheraton Fairplex Hotel
Corner of McKinley & White Ave.
5:30 – 8 p.m.
$25 per person, inclusive
Call for reservations by Tuesday, July 28 (909) 868-5930