April 6th, 2015 at 11:00 am
Get out your walking shoes; it’s time to taste some wines. Downtown Ventura will be the site of this year’s Champagne on Main, a Spring Wine Walk and Street Fair. Start the day with the street fair, which will include live entertainment, local artists, crafters, nonprofit organizations, and more. The wine walk will follow and showcase champagne, sparkling wines and craft beer samples from downtown businesses. All who participate will receive a wristband, tasting cup, and map of participating tasting sites.
Where:
Downtown Ventura
300-500 blocks on Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001
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April 6th, 2015 at 9:00 am
Kick off spring at the California Poppy Festival, two days in the high desert dedicated to celebrating the annual poppy bloom with music, crafts, and food. Festivalgoers can enjoy entertainment and activities such as the Adventure Zone, animal attractions, a farmers market, and paintings inspired by the vibrant California poppy. Lancaster is home to one of California’s most abundant crops of poppies.
Where:
Lancaster City Park
43011 N 10th Street W,
Lancaster, CA 93534
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April 3rd, 2015 at 9:30 am
Choosing the “best brunch” in San Diego might seem an impossible task, considering the wide variety of tastes and flavors available throughout the region, but there are a few eateries that truly stand out. Give your taste buds a treat and discover for yourself if any of the following restaurants and cafes live up to their reputations:
Troy’s Greek
Perhaps one of the best-kept brunch secrets of San Diego is the Sunday champagne brunch at Troy’s Greek Restaurant. Located in Mission Gorge just east of the I-15 freeway, this family-restaurant serves a hearty American-style traditional buffet brunch with bacon, sausage, eggs, and fresh fruit, but it also includes authentic Greek food including moussaka, pastitsio, spanakopita, and all the tender and flavorful gyro meat you can eat. Comes with a champagne option for a small extra charge. Sundays only, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
April 3rd, 2015 at 9:00 am
Thanks to the hundreds of miles of coasts and dozens of inlets, channels, and harbors, Orange County has an environment perfectly suited for one of the most romantic experiences in the world: gondola riding. All year round, lovers and friends board authentic vessels piloted by dedicated gondoliers to enjoy each other’s company, take in the sights and sounds of the sea, and experience some Old World charm right in the middle of Orange County.
Newport Beach and Huntington Beach serve as Orange County’s primary gondola ports, as their natural features and stunning scenery combine to create a truly romantic and relaxing experience. Some of the favorite operators include:
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April 3rd, 2015 at 8:30 am
When ice cream shops in Santa Barbara are being discussed, one is on the tip of almost everyone’s tongue: McConnell’s.
At age 66, McConnell’s is legendary not only in its hometown, but also up and down the coast. The family-operated firm pasteurizes its own grass-grazed dairy ingredients in its creamery downtown, mixed with fresh local, cage-free organic eggs, and pure cane sugar. The handcrafted ice cream is made from scratch, in small batches.
The team regularly churns out a wide variety of flavors that have kept customers coming back for more since founders Gordon “Mac” McConnell and his wife, Ernesteen, opened their first store on West Mission Street in 1949. A recent look at the menu includes Brazilian coffee chip, California lemon zest, churros con leche, Santa Barbara strawberry, Turkish coffee, and Vermont blueberry. Sorbets are offered, too, as is a dizzying array of frozen yogurt including red velvet cake, Southern salted butter, toffee nut, death by chocolate, and graham crackers and milk.
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