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Mountain Views News, Sierra Madre Edition [Pasadena] Saturday, January 27, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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FOOD AND DRINK & MORE Mountain Views-News Saturday, January 27, 29018 Mountain Views News 80 W Sierra Madre Blvd. No. 327 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 Office: 626.355.2737 Fax: 626.609.3285 Email: editor@mtnviewsnews.com Website: www.mtnviewsnews.com Julie’s Favorite Family Recipes TABLE FOR TWO by Peter Dills thechefknows@yahoo.com Register at ActingUpWorkshops.com or call 310.954.7079 Workshops Begin: January 22 Performing Arts for Kids and Teens Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAIDJr. Be a part of Winter/Spring Production Directed by: Christina Harris and Matthew Herrmann Performances May 10, 11 & 12 Give your child tools to feel ready and capable of delivering a solid performance! Ages 6 – 18. Tuition: $500 Mondays & Wednesdays from Jan 22 – May 9 we will learn acting, singing, and performance skills as we rehearse and create a fully produced show. Includes professionally designed costumes, lights and set. Classes and final performances take place in the Frostig Center in Pasadena, 971 N. Altadena Dr., where we enjoy a full kitchen, breakout rooms, and a newly refurbished theatre. With Valentine’s Day Fast approaching, I take a pause this week to find the most wacky and bizarre wine names on the market today. Have you ever pondered how the heck some of these names actually made it onto a wine label and then onto a store shelf? I pride my work here on wines that are always available on your favorite wine retailers shelves, although this week I make no guarantees. I wonder whether as much consideration has gone into the label as coming up with the perfect blend, or is it that the wine just isn’t that good and with a bizarre name maybe someone will buy it. I’ve been told that getting your wine on a shelf is very difficult, especially for small boutique wines. Most wines are named for their grape variety or for the place where the grapes grew. That information, plus the name of the producer, becomes the shorthand name often used when talking about the wine. For example, Lucas Lewellen of Solvang (yes, there is a Lew at the Lucas Lewellen Winery), and Wild Horse Winery which was started by two college students at San Luis Obispo who noticed wild horses roaming the fields above the college. Here are a few more Toasted Head Chardonnay - The ends of the barrels, or “heads”, are and can be ordered “toasted” for additional flavor if preferred. Prisoner Blend - David Phinney started working at the Robert Mondavi Winery as a temporary harvest worker. He loved the job but figured if he was going to work that hard it might as well be for himself. So in 1998, he founded Orin Swift Cellars, named in honor of his parents; Orin is his father’s middle name and Swift is his mother’s maiden name. And the name Prisoner? When Phinney was looking for a label for his latest zinfandel blended wine, he used a painting by Spanish artist Francisco Jose de Goya (1746- 1828), given to him by his parents when he was 12 years old. Years later in 2000, it became the inspiration for the label of his award winning wine, The Prisoner…named after Goya’s etching, La Petite Prisonier. Mad House Wife Chardonnay - Not mad at all, just a few ladies who wanted wine that is a value and a little free time away from the kids. Hey Mambo – It wasn’t the label that caught my attention; it was the name. Makes me want to mambo, I guess that’s the point. Plungerhead Wine – Eddie..was employed by a local winery, and according to local legend, after giving the creative department a bit of grief during a wine brand creative process, a mysterious bottle of wine bearing a label that was eerily familiar and quite uncanny made its way to Eddie’s desk. The character on the label had his face, his signature facial hair and was wearing his favorite purple blazer. However, on the label he was also wearing a red toilet plunger hat, wine barrels for trousers and holding a sign that simply said, “Plungerhead.” Rex Goliath - The name might not be that obscure, but the story sure is, this wine being named after a 47-pound fictional rooster. Screaming Eagle - (I haven’t been there but they tell me it’s nice) Don Henley Hotel California, one of the most sought after California wines. Bottles can go for as high as $2500 to $3000. Getting someone on the phone at the winery was like finding Howard Hughes, but once that happened I was told that founder Jean Phillips named many of her early pet projects Screaming Eagles. The name was a tribute to the Fighting Screaming Eagle Squadrons of WWII. You have a few favorites? Visit my website peterdills.com and listen to Dining with Dills on KRLA AM 870 on Saturdays at 4:30 PM BUTTERY NUT TOFFEE 1 can mixed nuts Spread on cookie sheet 4 small Hershey bars broken into small pieces -set aside 2 sticks of butter 1 cup sugar Boil butter and sugar together until the color is of a brown paper bag. Pour this mixture over the nuts and immediately place the chocolate pieces onto the hot mixture and allow them to melt a little before spreading the chocolate over the toffee.Put the pan in the frig to allow it to chill before breaking it into pieces WACKY WINE NAMES BE A FLOAT DESIGNER WINNER - CONTRIBUTE A DESIGN FOR THE 2019 SIERRA MADRE ROSE FLOAT Sierra Madre Rose Float Association 2019 Float Design Contest: This year’s design contest will be held until Friday, February 9th 2018. The 2019 theme, as announced by TOR Chair Gerald Freeny, “The 2019 theme celebrates music - the universal language. "Music has the power to not only bring us together but take us back to memories and moments as nothing else can. Music is woven into the fabric of our lives - community, family, friendship and love. Music heals us, defines us, reminds us, and inspires us to be our greater selves. Rhythm, melody, harmony and color all come together to create the soundtrack that defines our lives.” The Melody of Life,’ celebrates music, the universal language,” Design Guidelines: 1. Designs must be received no later than Friday, February 9th 2018, by 5 PM at P.O. Box 603, Sierra Madre, CA 91025. 2. Design submissions need to take into consideration the Pasadena Tournament of Roses 2019 theme as outlined above. (Continued on page 2) ROSE FLOAT (cont. from page 1) 3. Designers should consider the appropriate use of float riders, Sierra Madre Rose Princesses/Escorts (2-4) and animation. Float designs should represent a float no longer than 55 feet and 18 feet wide. 4. The design contest is open to all ages (need not be a Sierra Madre resident nor a Sierra Madre Rose Float Association member). Designs developed by Groups, Art Classes or other organizations are gladly received. Designers are encouraged also to submit more than one design. 5. Please provide a title to the float design. Submission should include a written description (no more than 100 words) of the concept and possible animations. 6. While only a very simple sketch is required to illustrate the concept, more detail can help in the selection process. Design Rules: 1. Designs must be submitted on an 8 . X 11 “Theme Draft Form” in black & white pencil. No color drawings or oversized drawings will be accepted. Do not include the title of the float within the design drawing. 2. Designs submitted to the Sierra Madre Rose Float Association will become the property of the Association and may be modified by the Association to achieve construction and floral requirements. 3. Designers will be required to sign a Design Release form certifying the originality of their design and assigning those design rights to the Sierra Madre Rose Float Association. 4. The designer(s) may be asked for consultation. 5. The designer understands that he/she will receive no compensation, monetary or otherwise, for the use of the design and that the Sierra Madre Rose Float Association, City of Sierra Madre and/or the Pasadena Tournament of Roses have no obligation of any kind towards designer(s). 6. Submitted designs are not returnable. 7. Mail all designs to: Sierra Madre Rose Float Association P.O. Box 603 Sierra Madre, California 91025 Submission forms available at www.smrosefloat.org | ||||||||||||||||||||