A Mai Tai Day Escape at Tommy Bahama

National Mai Tai Day is August 30, and Tommy Bahama Restaurants and Marlin Bars are leaning fully into island time with a frozen take on the classic tropical cocktail. On August 30, guests who sign up for the Island Club rewards program
August 24, 2026

The Desert Pâtisserie

“The secret ingredient is always love” says Bianca Puentes, entrepreneur and owner of The Desert Pâtisserie.  Bianca Puentes is a mom of two who took on baking as a hobby and turned it into my career and passion. She is a self-taught
May 12, 2021

Chula Eatery

interview JORGE PEREZCHICA Chúla Eatery is locally sourced, made from scratch, delicious food, organic espresso, delightful pastries, a mimosa in the sunshine, farm to table and Oh So Bueno! It’s no wonder Katherine Gonzalez, chef/owner of Chúla Eatery is voted as one of the top ten restaurants in
February 13, 2021

CV HARVEST BOX

CV HARVEST BOX interview JORGE PEREZCHICA photo MARK TARDOS  What we do.  MARK TARDOS , co-founder: CV Harvest Box is a locally-integrated delivery service that gives our Coachella Valley residents the opportunity to experience — “experience” is a key word here, the diversity
February 12, 2021

Tommy Bahama

Tommy Bahama Palm Desert, CA interview by MARLLEY GONZALEZ & TREEM HEFF Tommy Bahama Executive Chef, Hector Ramirez was born in a small town in Mexico. His family moved to California when he was 12 and spent a good amount of his
February 12, 2021

The Best Cookie PS

The Best Cookie PS interview JORGE PEREZCHICA Meet Yesenia and Bryan Brodsky, the married couple started THE BEST COOKIE PS in January, 2020.  They work great as a team — Yesenia is an accountant and Bryan is an entrepreneur who loves baking cookies. The
February 12, 2021

Tommy Bahama Marlin Bar

text+photos by Laurie Berger, Food & Drink Editor Tommy Bahama, the maker of premium Hawaiian shirts and restaurants for boomers, is setting its sights on millennials with a new Key-West-inspired watering hole in downtown Palm Springs.  The Marlin Bar, which opened last
June 20, 2019

Sushi & Doobie Workshop

Rolling Sushi and Doobies: A Master Class in “High” Cuisine By Laurie Berger, Food + Drink Editor It’s 4:20 cannabis time on a Saturday afternoon and things are starting to “roll” at a warehouse deep in a Los Angeles industrial park. The smell
March 2, 2019

La Copine

La Copine: Food Porn in the High Desert text+photos by Laurie Berger, Food + Drink Editor Anyone who thinks the high desert is a food desert hasn’t been to La Copine.  The airy farm-to-table bruncherie along a desolate highway near Joshua Tree
January 16, 2019

Dine in the Wild

A Date with Outstanding in the Field at Flying Disc Ranch Laurie Berger, Coachella Magazine Food Editor It’s a 93-degree October afternoon and I’m headed to Thermal, CA for a “hot date.”  The occasion? Harvest season at Flying Disc Ranch, one of
November 17, 2018

Cannabis Cuisine

When I told friends I’d be covering a cannabis dinner in September, the reaction was disbelief: “What…YOU at a pot party?” You see, I’m not a cannabis user. My “drugs” of choice are food and wine. But like many foodies these days, I’m
October 2, 2018
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