January 15th, 2015 at 2:00 pm
You might know Marsala as a fortified red wine, an Italian seaport city or a rich, flavorful sauce.
As of Jan. 1, it’s also the Pantone Color of the Year. And that’s good to know if you’re planning to buy, sell or decorate a home, according to Pantone Inc. The New Jersey-based company’s Pantone Matching System has major influence on the color choices of graphic artists, designers and product developers around the world.
Twice a year, Pantone hosts a secret meeting in a European capital, comprised of representatives from many nations’ color-standards groups. After two days of presentations and debate, they select a color for the following year. Marsala emerged as the winner for 2015.
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January 15th, 2015 at 12:00 pm
Because January is the month most of us decide to fulfill our New Year’s resolutions about getting back in to shape, it helps that there are so many new and simple gadgets that can keep us on track and not give up on our goals before February.
One of the most important advancements in modern technology has been the development of products that help us actually get out and get active. Combining GPS, miniature computers and a host of feedback sensors, fitness trackers help you measure and monitor a wide variety of factors so you can see just how active you’ve been, and how active you need to be to reach your health goals.
Some of the best include:
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January 15th, 2015 at 10:00 am
What:
Open wide and say “Aaaaahhhh!” when Los Angeles magazine brings together the food, beverages and chefs of the city’s up-and-coming culinary scene. Celebrate the class of the 2015 Best New Restaurants featured in the January issue as well as past honorees, meet the chefs, sample gourmet tastings, and sip on handcrafted cocktails, beer and wine. Must be 21 or older. Presented by Infiniti.
Where:
Lot 613
613 Imperial St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021
(Arts District DTLA)
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January 14th, 2015 at 12:00 pm
What:
Discover Ventura County’s most exciting cuisine in this fine-dining faceoff that pits the most skilled teams of chefs and winemakers to create the “Best Food & Wine Paring” as determined by a panel of judges as well as the audience. A silent auction will benefit Hope’s Haven Children’s Charity, a local charity that enriches the lives of children battling serious illness or injury, and assisting families facing financial hardship due to their child’s medical condition.
Price includes food and wine tastings, commemorative wine glass and free parking. Must be 21 and over.
Cost: $55
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January 14th, 2015 at 10:00 am
What:
You don’t have to travel to Santa Barbara to sample the famed wine region’s newest and most up-and-coming offerings. They’ll be well-represented this month at wineLA’s 12th Annual Stars of Santa Barbara at The Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel.
Long before the movie “Sideways,” the wine lovers’ site was telling its audience that Santa Barbara winemakers are producing some of the best wines in the world. For this fundraiser, they’ve gathered the “best of the best” and the “brand standards” among Santa Barbara wineries for unlimited tastings, gourmet appetizers and a silent auction benefiting the T.J. Martell Foundation, the music industry’s largest nonprofit funding innovative medical research focused on finding cures for leukemia, cancer and AIDS.
Two packages are offered: general admission with 7 p.m. entrance, $125 per person; VIP with 6:30 p.m. entrance, $200 per person. Prices will go up as the event fills to capacity.
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