By Derrek J. Hull, Blogger-in-Chief-Floored-President Bill Clinton, Founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States will share insights into his presidency and current work with the William J. Clinton Foundation at the 2012 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show on May 6. NRA Show 2012 will be held at its new dates May 5-8 at Chicago's McCormick Place.

Cuisine Noir-The Bay Area's popular summer festival season kicks-off May 21-22 in the diverse culinary mecca of downtown Mountain View as food and wine lovers flock to Silicon Valley's epicenter for the 15th annual A La Carte & Art gourmet extravaganza.

Playing at the Raven Playhouse is a production presented by the Celtic Arts Center, The Au Pair Man.  Technically it is a comedy.  Although there are some rather suspenseful and dark tones.  It is an enchanting story of a high class English Woman and an Irishman with aspirations of high society.  Director Joe Praml describes the play this way "...one level a bitter parable between the enmity between Ireland and England is dark, sometimes foreboding..." The two actors in the two hour long production are Virginia Morris and Joe Corgan.

The Second Annual Brothers Who Can Cook event will take place on Saturday, May 7^th 2011.  The taster event will kick off at the Forest Park Golf Course’s Rawlings-Fulton Clubhouse and will feature over 50 certified chefs.

 

Ahhhh! Sunshine and great weather....the perfect time for wine aficionados to check out the local Wine Tasting Scene here in L.A. I recently had the opportunity to visit the first "Wine Riot Tour", March 25-26th., held at Santa Monica Place on the third level. This might have been their first Riot Tour in the U.S., but there were enough wines to please even the fussiest pallet. Wines were featured from all over the world including South Africa, Portugal, France, and Germany just to name a few, with California amply represented.

The principal here is simple, you don't need a ton of cash to drink awesome wines, and that a small amount of knowledge can go a long way, which is just one of the many ideas behind Second Glass President, Founder Tyler Baillet & CEO, Co-Founder Morgan First, the company that brings you and sponsors Wine Riot. Wine Riot has consecutively sold out for the last two years in Boston. Both Baillet and First have deemed their U.S. tour their Launch Event for Los Angeles. The company not only helps people discover their favorite wines, but remember the ones they like forever.

Destined Image, Inc. presents "Celebrating Mom: An Elegant Affair" on Sunday, May 8th, 2011 from 6:30 -11pm. The fine dining event will be held at America's Best Value Inn* in Baltimore and will feature the scrumptious catering of Monique Brownson and Destined Image, Inc. (See the article: Catering Spotlight on Destined Image in Baltimore).  Moms will also enjoy music plus a fashion show.

In Accra Ghana on April 15, 1958, Kwame Nkrumah convened a meeting of African leaders and political activists at the first Conference of Independent African States.  Representatives from the governments of Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, The United Arab Republic (which was the federation of Egypt and Syria) attended the event as did representatives of the National Liberation Front of Algeria and the Union of Cameroonian Peoples. 

 

 

Held annually on the third Sunday in May, the Preakness Stakes is Baltimore, Maryland's most popular sporting event. Nicknamed "The Run for the Black Eyed-Susans," the race was first held in the spring of 1873. Former Maryland Governor Oden Bowie named the race in honor of a colt named Preakness. The young horse had won the Dinner Party Stakes on the day the Pimilco Race Track first opened (October 24, 1870).

May 28-31, 2010: This festival in Garden Grove, California is happening soon! So, make your plans now. Gorge yourself on juicy sweet strawberries, on of summer’s most signature fruits and enjoy carnival rides and a parade.

The event takes place on Saturday May 15, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza hotel.  Kids 12 and under are free.  There will be comic book workshops, panel discussions, comic book marketplace and a kids korner.

May 28nd, 29th and 30th, 2010. Located at the new Vancouver Convention Center you can see various celebrity chefs or drop by the Bite of Vancouver and/or have a drink at the Wine, Beer and Spirits Pavilion.

This three day food and cooking event combines food industry luminaries: chefs, demonstrators, and exhibitors, who will share their excitement for new and fantastic ways of cooking, eating, and entertaining.