Today is the day!!! At long last, über-successful Palm Springs Valley restaurateurs Jerry and Barbara Keller are ready to unveil their latest eatery, Acqua California Bistro at The River in Rancho Mirage today July 27! I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Kellers’ end-of-season bash, held at Acqua’s new event space adjacent to the…
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Last February, dear readers, my friend and fellow blogger Diana Dodge and I urged you to participate in Palm Springs Life magazine’s 2017 Best of the Best competition. Well, all your votes have been counted and the results are in. For the first time, the publication split the winners by city, and in Rancho Mirage,…
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Live out your mythical underwater dream and become a mermaid at Omni Rancho Las Palmas & Spa. From now until Labor Day, proficient swimmer’s aged 6 to 13 can join Mermaid University for a day of swimming through hoops and diving for sea pearls. Mermaids must have goggles, shoes and a parent present to enjoy…
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Something great awaits you up the hill on Frank Sinatra Drive in Rancho Mirage. Due to the recent success of its participation in Greater Palm Springs Restaurant Week, the Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage has decided to bring back its Sunset Supper menu to signature restaurant State Fare Bar + Kitchen. Now through at least the end…
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You’ve looked everywhere for that perfect gift? Look no farther than Debbie’s Classic Creations in the Country Club Village shopping center at the intersection of Country Club Drive and Monterey Avenue. So much more than a gift and card emporium, Debbie’s is a place where owner and president Debbie Lee, her general manager Nelson, and…
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Summer stock is a well-worn, esteemed tradition in the American theatre world from coast to coast. And in Rancho Mirage, thanks to our two award-winning resident production companies—The Desert Rose Playhouse and Coachella Valley Repertory Theatre (CV Rep)—and their estival offerings, comedy and drama are alive and well off-season in our beautiful desert! Over at…
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As the summer temps climb to triple digits, thirty-two—as in, 32 degrees—seems to be the lucky number at The Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa. From now through September, the deluxe hotel is offering a panoply of promotions themed with that numeral. First off is the Chill Pass Dinner Menu at signature restaurant Pinzimini,…
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Anyone who knows me—and any reader who’s followed Diana’s and my blogs for the last six-plus years—knows that I am a humongous fan of Brandini Toffee. And by invoking the brand, I mean, of course, the yummy sweet stuff itself, the company and all its product offerings and employees, and the mastermind behind the entire…
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The other day, my pal James Suer, General Manager at popular make-your-own pizza place Pieology called to say he wanted me to come in to sample a few new items that are taking the local pizza-eating world by storm. So I hightailed it ASAP to the Rancho Las Palmas Shopping Center on Highway 111 at…
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The moment you enter the bright, clean space occupied by new restaurant Haus of Poké in the Rancho Las Palmas Shopping Center at Highway 111 and Bob Hope Drive, you see the following written on a large sign: “Poké/poukei/ is a raw fish salad served as an appetizer in Hawaiian cuisine, and sometimes as an…
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