By Monika Ka Photography by Carl Simpson The Wine Luxury Soiree held at the city club last Friday was a well-put-together three floor event which wowed both fashionistas and winos alike. Forty “top cellar” wineries were in attendance, each sampling several bottles of their respective “top sellers”; more than enough wine for one evening, to say the least. We at GEV loved just about everything poured but the one that stood out for me personally was The Wine Foundry, not only because of the congenial staff but because of their fine business model as well. The Wine Foundry allows groups or individuals to make their own...

By Annabelle Pericin Photography by Quinn Ung February typically is the month when we exemplify love on Valentine’s Day, and Sacramento expressed their love of fashion this year by officially launching their fashion week at the end of February. SACFW had a packed week full of events which included a fashion forum, model boot camp, and a hair and makeup workshop. The Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter Designer Showcases featured local and Bay Area designers and left us anticipating next year’s Sacramento Fashion Week. The Fall / Winter Designer Showcase featured designs by Yennie Zhou, The Karisa Gold Collection by Karisa Gold, Tawnya Jackson...

Romantic love will be in full celebration as guests express their love for each other at Castello di Amorosa’s cupid-friendly Royal Hearts Gala on February 16, 2013. A reception kicks off the festivities at 7:00 p.m. followed by dinner seating at 8:00 p.m. The winery’s name embodies the spirit of this gala — “Castle of Love.” The evening will also include a performance of excerpts from Shakespeare’s works on love. Castello di Amorosa welcomes special guest chef Alejandra Schrader, a Top 10 Finalist in Fox’s MasterChef USA Season 2. “To say we are thrilled to have Chef Schrader showcase her culinary skills is an...

Photos by Sonya Yruel The 12th annual Wine and Wishes® event, being held on Saturday, February 2nd 2013 on Treasure Island, features the culinary talents of 9 celebrated Bay Area chefs during the Winemaker Dinner and over 50 restaurants and wineries at the Gourmet Food & Wine Tasting. The iconic Administration Building is the setting for the Food & Wine Tasting, and the Winemaker Dinner will be held in San Francisco’s only working winery, the nearby Winery SF. This year’s event will bring together renowned culinary stars like James Beard Award winner, Roland Passot of La Folie, Mark Dommen of One Market and Mark Liberman of AQ,...

NFL San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis held the inauguration of his Art Gallery 85 in Santana Row last December 10, 2012. Vernon Davis graced the Red Giving Carpet as he eagerly posed for the press together with fellow teammates quarterback Alex Smith and outside linebacker Aldon Smith. Jed York, owner of the 49ers, inside linebacker NaVorro Bowman and Trade Advisor to the US Department of Commerce and former White House Public Liaison, Teresa D. Cox were also there to show their support. Wearing a $5,000 custom-made jacket from Franco Uomo, Davis commenced the evening with the ribbon cutting together with the San Jose Silicon Valley...

Grammy® Award-winning artists Rihanna and Bruno Mars, and Grammy® Award nominated artist Justin Bieber will perform on THE VICTORIA’S SECRET FASHION SHOW, to be broadcast Tuesday, Dec. 4 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.  Victoria’s Secret Angels Miranda Kerr, Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Doutzen Kroes, Candice Swanepoel, Erin Heatherton, Lily Aldridge, Lindsay Ellingson and a bevy of other Supermodels will star in this lingerie runway show. The special will also include pink carpet interviews, model profiles and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the world’s most celebrated fashion...

The third annual Napa Truffle Festival is pleased to announce its 2013 weekend Program, January 18-21, with keynote by Colman Andrews, and winery truffle lunches hosted by two premier Napa Valley wineries, Silver Oak and Beringer. Join in the fun, science and culinary adventure of a lifetime in pursuit of the rare and venerated black truffle—specifically the winter Périgord truffle: Tuber melanosporum (aka black diamond)—which will be discussed, examined, probed, prepared, demonstrated and, finally, paired with wines and feasted upon for breakfast, lunch and dinner! NAPA TRUFFLE FESTIVAL WEEKEND PROGRAM The Festival kicks off with a...

Following a successful 2011 debut, an impressive array of Napa Valley-based celebrity chefs, restaurants, vintners, sommeliers and artisan food producers are set to once again headline this year’s Flavor! Napa Valley food and wine festival, scheduled for November 14 – 18, 2012. “The 2011 event exceeded our expectations and drew more than 3000 people to the Valley during a time of year that is traditionally lower occupancy,” said Clay Gregory, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Napa Valley Destination Council. “We were also able to make a substantial donation to The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) from the...