California
GourmetFest Is A Social Affair To Feast On
Beat the crowds and delight in a smaller festival that by no means skimps on international fan fare by attending the next GourmetFest in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
Girls That Roam had the pleasure of attending the third annual Relais & Chateaux GourmetFest, a foodies’ feast that definitely dazzles the taste buds, February 25 – 28. This event should set off fireworks in your mouth with food and wines being prepared and served by Michelin rated chefs and sommeliers from Relais & Chateaux properties around the world and some of the California Central Coast to France’s finest wineries.
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Jake’s A Charming Palm Springs Lunch Spot
It’s simply charming. That was the first thought that flashed through my mind when Girls That Roam walked up to Jake’s Palm Springs (664 North Palm Canyon Drive; 760-327-4400; ; JakesPalmSprings.com) in Palm Springs, California, for lunch.
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Putting The Icing On The Cake
Don’t accuse Kimberly Tighe of having a sweet tooth. She doesn’t have one. You might not believe me and for good reason, she’s the executive pastry chef at the Fairmont San Francisco (950 Mason Street; 415-772-5000; Fairmont.com/San-Francisco) on top of Nob Hill in San Francisco, California.
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Khyber Pass Dishes Up Rockin’ Afghan Cuisine
When my friend suggested Khyber Pass Kabob Restaurant (7467 Village Parkway, #9; 925-828-6000; KhyberPassKabob.com) and told me that it was a five-star restaurant on a popular review website located in a strip mall in Dublin, California I was definitely on high alert. So was Babes, who shares my feelings about restaurants and strip malls.
Babes however stayed silent and went with it in a highly unusual fashion for her. She even smiled with optimism when we stepped through the doors of Khyber Pass and were clearly in a whole other world.
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Willard Hicks Refashions the Steakhouse and New American Cuisine
There must be crack or something going on in the kitchen at Willard Hicks (280 East Campbell Avenue; 408-374-5000; WillardHicksGrill.com) in Campbell, Calif., that the chef is putting into the food, that’s all I gotta say.
Since my first experience right after they opened several months ago my friends and I have been going back over and over again and dragging our friends and partners with us. We can’t get enough of what they call “New American Fare,” which is a twist on favorite American comfort foods with Southwest and Southern influence. It doesn’t matter, the shit is good, I mean extraordinarily good.
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The World Through Lisa Kristine’s Lens
Humanitarian and fine art photographer Lisa Kristine chats with Girls That Roam about photographing cultures around the world, modern day slavery and seeing it all through the lens of her camera
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Iconic Sheila E Beats To Her Own Drum
Sheila Escovedo, better known as Emmy and Grammy nominated Sheila E, is singing her own songs and drumming to her own beat these days.
Sheila E hit it big in the 1980s with songs “The Glamorous Life,” “A Love Bizarre,” and her collaboration with her friend and former lover Prince, “Erotic City.”
The Oakland native, who currently lives in Los Angeles, is following up the released her latest album, Icon, at the beginning of the summer with her tell-all memoire, The Beat of My Own Drum: A Memoir, available September 2.
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4 Non Blondes Reunite for One Night at “An Evening with Women”
4 Non Blondes are reuniting to perform for the first time in two decades for one night only at the “An Evening with Women” benefit gala for the Los Angeles Lesbian and Gay Center.
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You Are the Star at In-Symmetry Wellness Spa
Celebrity service without the price, seriously, that’s what clients get at a Mission District spa In-Symmetry Wellness Spa, along with warm welcomes, a pleasant environment and making peoples’ bodies feel good in San Francisco.
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Get Your Dinah On!
Thousands of queer women and their friends will head to Palm Springs for the infamous and largest lesbian party on the planet: The Dinah.
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Get Happily Drunk on “Tipped and Tipsy”
Super G and I looked down to the right of the stage where we heard the crinkling of paper bags and the pop of beer bottles being opened. A portion of the audience brought their own props passing the covered bottles around to their friends just before the show began.
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Untitled Feminist Show: A Play without Words that Speaks Volumes
I didn’t know what to expect when I walked in, but I knew that it had changed me when I walked out.
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