There weren’t any bunnies but plenty of Hugh Hefner style last night when Playboy Mansion executive chef William Bloxsom-Carter offered tips on how to entertain to a roomful of eager listeners at the Wine & Spirits Marketplace. The affable Bloxsom-Carter presented with all the elegance and charm befitting an employee of Mr. Hefner and the…
Big bakers took over Culinary Styles last night with some big baking dishes as it was the Big Baking competition. There was everything from cookies to cakes to brownies – all very big! Taking first place was Heather Moloian of Thousand Oaks with her coconut macaroons. In second place was Laura Goodermont of Rancho Cucamonga…
It was cupcake madness in Culinary Styles yesterday as the Cupcake competition drew a slew of contestants with mounds of luscious mini-cakes in all flavors and levels of decor. But it was an old favorite that stole the judges’ hearts – or is that palates? Virginia Joines of La Verne took first place with her…
The ever-popular Wiener Dog races are back this afternoon at Fairplex Park. Those lovable short-legged canines are scampering their hearts out when belly hits the dirt and they take off on the horse racing track. Here is a clip of heat 3 from this afternoon. Finals are at 4:30 p.m. today, so if you are…
Our Culinary Styles team hosts several food contests and competitions over the course of the Fair. While pre-registration is required way in advance, it’s still fun to hang out during the judging and watch the intensity of the judges and the anticipation of the contestants. Last night the Cheesecake competition was judged, with many a fine…
Went out to the Coca-Cola Stage last night to catch Gwen in Doubt, the No Doubt tribute band. And they were awesome! The lead singer looked a lot like Gwen Stefani, sounded amazing and danced all over the stage, even heading into the audience a few times. My photo is blurry but, hey, I was…
Walk around and you see a ton of things at the Fair:
Hi All! We’ve had a great opening and it has just started. Dignitaries cut the ribbon to open the day and we just finished with our grand parade. Take a look below:
T-minus 3 days ’til we open. It’s crazy around here – but a good kind of crazy! Check out these pix from earlier today (does it mean anything that I took a lot of shots of food booths?!):
The casual wine drinker often doesn’t realize that some really good, inexpensive wine is produced in the United States – it’s not all French and Italian vines that grow the cream of the crop. American-produced wines deserve gold stars. The New York Times recently created a list of 12 Great American wines for $20 or less. Take…
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