Hearst Castle Fare – What were they eating in the Castle?
William Randolph Hearst, Jr. describes his father’s dining in the castle with menus from the 1940s.
Read MorePosted by Libbie Agran | Oct 25, 2018 | Bibliography - Food and Cookbooks |
William Randolph Hearst, Jr. describes his father’s dining in the castle with menus from the 1940s.
Read MorePosted by Libbie Agran | Oct 21, 2018 | Updates from Us |
The Wine History Project takes a delicious journey back in time with Ian McPhee and Gary Eberle. When a red wine glass is on the table in front of you, the waitress is handing you a glass of Eberle Mill Road Viognier, and it’s not even noon yet, you know you’re in for a good Sunday brunch.
Read MorePosted by Libbie Agran | Oct 17, 2018 | Past Events |
The Food History Project had the pleasure of touring one of the most famous and oldest family run...
Read MorePosted by Libbie Agran | Oct 16, 2018 | Grower |
In the early 1920s, Paderewski consulted with Professor Frederic T. Bioletti at the University of California on the soils and the varietals of grapevines to plant on 200 acres at Rancho San Ignacio. He planted 35,000 Zinfandel cuttings purchased from the Borden Nursery in Riverside, California and an acre of Muscat for his wife who loved these table grapes. The California Grape Grower published an article on August 1, 1922, stating that a crop of 12 ½ tons of Mission Grapes was harvested at Madam Paderewski’s Santa Helena Ranch last fall from 1 ½ acres of full bearing grapes.
Read MorePosted by Libbie Agran | Oct 9, 2018 | Wine History - Events |
Buy Tickets “The Paderewski Festival is a four-day music festival held annually in November celebrating Paso Robles’ rich heritage and its most famous resident Ignacy Jan Paderewski – virtuoso pianist,...
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