In its continuing quest to bring fresh ideas to your bar coaster and dining room table, Wally’s Desert Turtle on Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage recently hired bar manager Erin…
A seat at the table of chef de cuisine Brandon Testi at bluEmber—Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa’s signature restaurant—is always a feast for the senses. Never more so…
There are certain time-tested things in my life—my favorite black velvet dinner jacket, my collection of Streisand LPs (now on Apple Music), and those comfy loafers that refuse to age—to…
Gluttony knows there’s nary a reason to ever travel outside of Rancho Mirage city limits to nourish your inner foodie. That’s because my hometown has restaurants of every stripe. Every…
It’s fitting that the Italian word “gioia” means “joy,” because it seems everyone at this new Neapolitan eatery at The River in Rancho Mirage is full of this infectious emotion:…
The fall season may not bring brilliant kaleidoscopic foliage to the Palm Springs Valley, but in many of Rancho Mirage’s best kitchens, it brings change of a culinary sort. To…
How European is Si Bon Belgian Bistro in Rancho Mirage? For starters, chef/owner Philippe Caupain and his wife, Edith, have chosen to label all the ingredient bins in the kitchen…
Since it’s been around for an impressive almost 47 years, I think it’s safe to say the world-renowned Old Spaghetti Factory has proven itself—and then some. With a warm atmosphere,…