Created in April 1968, the Napa Valley Agricultural Preserve became America’s first agricultural preserve, and is one of the primary reasons why the Napa Valley is and will remain, a world-famous wine-growing region for generations to come. For more than 50 years, hundreds of wine growers, vintners, local leaders and residents have worked to preserve the natural beauty and agricultural profile of the Napa Valley with the creation and continued support of the Ag Preserve. According to the biannual visitor profile study conducted by Visit Napa Valley, the region’s official tourism marketing organization, the scenic beauty of the Napa Valley...

Prepare to experience the most PROVOCATIVE fashion event of the year! (Think Alexander McQueen meets Sleep No More) This is not your ordinary show, and you are not a proper viewer. You are the essential part of the Runway. You are on the display. You are the Centerpiece. The show occurs around you, immerses you an extraordinary experience of unveiling the splendid beauty of MODA. Phenomenal designers with mind-changing collections from around the globe will revival their art, inspiration, and process behind the fashion creations. Open your senses. Feel depth. Own fashion. Be S.T.O.R.M. Highlights of last year SOLD OUT ‘MANGOSTEEN’ show by...

Yountville Live To Feature Renowned Chefs Stephanie Izard, Bob Blumer And More; Pourings By Some Of The Most Revered Vintners And Wineries; Headline Performances By  X Ambassadors, Foy Vance, #NEEDTOBREATH, and More; Events Hosted By Joy Bauer from the Today Show and Eat Travel Rock TV Host Kelly Rizzo The fourth annual Yountville Live, the ultimate, luxury getaway event, featuring exquisite cuisines from world-class restaurants and Award-winning rock star chefs, exclusive intimate performances from some of today’s hottest recording artists and a unique variety of some of Napa Valley’s most celebrated wineries and finest beers and spirits...

By Kathryn Holland Besser Photos by Kaye Cloutman No question José Andrés is a passionate advocate for a smarter approach to feeding the planet’s growing population. His words are an urgent call to action for the entire world. We endeavor to share these important ideas by capturing his inspirational opening keynote address as closely as possible. Opening Keynote José Andrés: Everything is interconnected. How we are going to feed the rich (for profit, e.g. the finest and most expensive products) is connected to how we feed the poor. It is not enough to do good; we need to do good intelligently. Food and technology– why are we here at BITE...

Balfegó presented yesterday at La Nacional a Kaitai Show for representatives of the culinary industry, international and local chefs and culinary media in New York City. Renowned chefs such as José Andrés attended this spectacle. Balfegó’s mission is to catch, ranch, study and sell Bluefin tuna, under a sustainable corporate social responsibility system that ensures the continuity of the species. Balfegó’s initiative aims to raise awareness of the importance of the processes they develop in order to safeguard Bluefin tuna. The kaitai show presented by Balfegó provided data on the morphology and life habits of this king of the...

  Today as I watched “Black Panther”, I was carried away on the wings of such a gorgeous movie full of beauty and passion; yet it was also full of the warrior spirit even in the fashions. I really enjoyed watching as not only a survivor of multi cancers, being a founder of a cancer foundation that celebrates women’s beauty in fashion shows and self-care, but also getting now into the film production business myself. How something you would think of as a simple comic book character could be fleshed out to bring such a message of Hope, Faith, Love, and Strength to war through adversity was mind-blowing.   The...

Dutch pianist and composer Joep Beving is set to perform three shows in the United States this spring, including Le Poisson Rouge in New York on March 21, Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles on March 24 and Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on March 25. Tickets are available now at http://joepbeving.com/concerts/. These performances are part of Beving’s first ever North American tour and follow his previous celebrated performances across Europe, the U.K., Australia and Japan. Of his live performances, The Sydney Morning Herald says, “On the surface, his compositions seem so simple as to be almost childlike:...

“You have to let go of the traditions that don’t work anymore” Lupita Nyong’o on Lancôme, Black Panther and the  – Julia Llewellyn Smith meet the actress and new face of the luxury beauty brand.   Yu Tsai An international renown celebrity and fashion photographer, Yu Tsai travels between NY and LA and is truly a bicoastal photographer going where his talent is requested. His bold on-camera hosting skills take him globally around the world. His TV appearances include America’s Next Top Model cycle 20 to 22 as well as Asia’s Next Top Model Season 4 and 5, ABC Network’s 2016 Oscars On The Red Carpet, I Supermodel Season...

Chef David Kinch welcomes Norway’s only three-Michelin-star Chef Esben Holmboe Bang of Maaemo for a two-night collaboration April 14 and April 15 Chef David Kinch continues his series of international collaborations, welcoming Chef Esben Holmboe Bang of Maaemo to Manresa, on April 14 and April 15, 2018. The duo will present a 10-course tasting menu showcasing a shared commitment to working with only the highest-quality ingredients. Accompanied by an optional wine pairing from Master Sommelier Jim Rollston, the evening reflects three-Michelin-star chefs Kinch and Holmboe Bang’s likeminded culinary philosophies rooted in the terroir of...

Director’s Cut Oscars 90th Edition Cabernet Sauvignon & Chardonnay Winery Also Launches Director’s Cut 2014 Final Cut with New Interactive, Animated Label Today, Francis Ford Coppola Winery announced two limited edition wines that will be poured exclusively at this year’s 90th Oscars® and Governors Ball, the Academy’s official Oscars after-party,  on March 4, 2018. The wines feature original label designs and are part of winery’s award-winning Director’s Cut wine collection. The “Oscars 90th Edition” includes a rich 2016 Chardonnay, as well as a classic, earthy 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon. Due to his extensive history with the...