Sometimes Bar Bites are the Best
If you’re at all like me, you know the feeling of being without a dinner partner but wanting to eat out anyway. When that’s the case, I head for my…
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Rancho Mirage’s Babe’s Launches its Brandini Toffee Brown Ale
I was one of the very few lucky ducklings who got to be among the first to sample Babe’s Bar-B-Que & Brewhouse’s brand new “Babe’s Brandini Toffee Brown Ale” at…
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Palm Springs Restaurant Week Highlights Rancho Mirage
It’s that time of year again! Greater Palm Springs Restaurant Week is coming to an eatery near you from June 3-12. Chefs from many desert cities will be dreaming up…
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Cello’s Pantry Delivers!
There are myriad reasons I remain thankful for Bonnie Barkley, co-owner with husband Tom Steferak of Cello’s Bistro (in Cathedral City) and Cello’s Pantry (in Rancho Mirage). First and foremost,…
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Wally’s Ends Season on a High
Wally’s Desert Turtle has always symbolized the best of both worlds to me. On the one hand, we get to bask in the classic, original design of über interior decorator…
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Rancho Mirage Welcomes First Drive-Through Starbucks
On a sizzling summer day, what’s better than the frosty jolt you get from a Caramel Cocoa Cluster Frappuccino or an Orange Cream Fizzio handcrafted Soda. Thing is, sometimes the…
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Omni Veteran Mark Piatkowski Joins Rancho Las Palmas as General Manager
There’s a new kid on the block, but as it turns out, he’s an old hat at running resorts. Mark Piatkowski—a three-decade veteran of the hospitality business who has served…
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Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa Named “The Best” Overall
Four first place awards is nothing to sneeze at, so please keep your tissues to yourselves when it comes to Rancho Mirage’s Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, recently quadruple crowned…
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New General Manager at The Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage
In the wake of the recent departure of general manager Doug Watson—the man who oversaw the 2014 refurbishment and reopening of the luxury resort—The Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage has appointed a…
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Kobe Japanese Steakhouse is a Party Place
My New Jersey friends Jeff and Joe—who’ve been coming to the Palm Springs Valley, and staying in Rancho Mirage, for years—recently decided to come spend “season” here with we desert…
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