by Jeff Baker | Aug 4, 2015 | Events, Radio |
This week we visit Doffo Winery in Temecula’s Wine growing valley. Marcelo and Zulma Doffo owners and winemakers told Jeff how they incorporate their Italian-Argentine heritage in making some beautiful wines. Considered a micro-boutique winery (15 acres) they...
by Jeff Baker | Jul 28, 2015 | Claremont, Radio |
This week on the Savory Road we visited Scripps College in Claremont to interview Visiting Assistant Professor Marissa Nicosia. She has co written a blog called “Cooking in the Archives”. She and Alyssa Connell from the University of Pennsylvania have...
by Jeff Baker | Jul 21, 2015 | Claremont |
On the Savory Road we try to travel the world without having to leave your own neighborhood. At the Euro Cafe in Claremont you can taste the flavors of Portugal and Italy. Jeff interviewed family member, Joey Medeiros about the families journey from Portugal to the...
by Jeff Baker | Jul 11, 2015 | Travel, Washington |
My Dad and I met up last week at the Pike Place Market at Local Color – my favorite coffee house down there because – not only is the coffee and service great – but it’s within eye shot of the mimes, within ear shot of the musicians, and within nose...
by Jeff Baker | Jul 6, 2015 | Oregon, Restaurants |
Mount Hood is large and imposing and for those driving up, presents itself at nearly every corner. This 11,000 foot tall volcano can be distracting as it takes up more and more space in your windshield. The payoff is arriving at the historic Timberline Lodge perched...
by Jeff Baker | Jul 4, 2015 | Road Trip, Travel |
I was delighted to find Bob’s Java Jive still alive and well. The building is a giant tea pot built during the 1920s when designing buildings to look like inanimate objects or animals was the rave. Over the years it’s been used as a drive-in and speakeasy. The...
by Jeff Baker | Jul 2, 2015 | Monterey |
I felt pretty smug getting one of those last minute discount rates. Our hotel room was recently remodeled and clean. It even had a partial view of the bay (over the parking lot and between some storage buildings). At bedtime we heard quite the racket above our ceiling...
by Jeff Baker | Jul 1, 2015 | Claremont |
Two sisters Marnie and Lydia Clarke have created a charming cheese store in Claremont. They have displayed their passion with a collection of cheese from around the world.
by Jeff Baker | Jun 28, 2015 | Travel |
Some people want to micro manage my vacation. Well, the food part at least. They insist I try some favorite restaurant of theirs and convince me I’ll miss out if I don’t try the signature dish of a restaurant in a town I’ll be passing through. These well intended...
by Jeff Baker | Jun 22, 2015 | Temecula |
E.A.T. Marketplace (Extraordinary Artisan Table) is a unique restaurant in the Inland Empire. As they explain, it is a locally grown company specializing in bridging the gap between farm to table by foraging from local food shed and purchasing direct from small,...
