Old Town

Sidewalk Painting and Plein Air Festival in Old Town this weekend.

June 22, 2010 By Crispin Courtenay Leave a Comment

As part of the Summerfest 2010 activites the city is sponsoring it's annual sidewalk painting in Old Town Temecula this weekend. Skill levels run the gauntlet from children's doodles to serious multi-day works of art from professional artists. Simaltaneously is the Ralph Love Plein Air Festival featuring artists painting at various locations throughout Old Town. Entry to both events is free and open to all. June 25-27, 2010, 10:00am to 5:00pm in Old Town! Street Painting Festival At the Old Town Temecula Street Painting Festival spectators can jump right in by painting their own work of art and it’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Fine Art & Culture Tagged With: Crispin Courtenay, Old Town, Plein Air Festival, Sidewalk Painting, Temecula

Pennypickle’s New Addition

May 18, 2010 By Bethany Rogers Leave a Comment

There was an air of excitement outside Professor Pennypickle’s Imagination Workshop last Monday. The varied assortment of Temecula and Murrieta VIPs were murmuring and joking with each other. “Do you know what’s going on?” “I don’t know what’s going on.” All anyone knew was that they were summoned, by invitation, to an event at one of Temecula’s most loved landmarks. Although jeans were recommended, people were dressed for a special occasion. There was a festive atmosphere, as patrons waited for the doors to open, at 6:30 sharp, and not a moment sooner. Once the doors were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Family Tagged With: Children's Museum, Old Town, Professor Phineas T. Pennypickle

Old Town Root Beer, Floats, & Memories

May 17, 2010 By Ashley Ludwig Leave a Comment

Old Town Root Beer Company, a little shop, tucked in on Front Street, welcomed Taste of Temecula with open arms. Upon entry to this narrow shop, visitors are swept into a time warp--from the Pop Art ads on the walls, to shelves lined with every bottled soda imaginable. And I do mean EVERY bottled soda. On this lovely spring day I brought my daughter and parents to sip root beer floats, and meet John and Cory Montgomery, the owners of this establishment. While listening to their history, I learned some things--both about how root beer is made, especially Old Town Root Beer--and the secret Montgomery … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Family Tagged With: Ashley Ludwig, John Montgomery, Old Town, old town temecula, Root Beer, Soda, T-shirts

Cafe Bravo: A Better Cup of Coffee

May 3, 2010 By Bethany Rogers Leave a Comment

We at Taste of Temecula love locally owned businesses. We also love coffee. The best of both worlds can be found at Café Bravo in Old Town Temecula. It is located on picturesque 5th Street in a recently built structure that looks gracefully well-established. I was there recently, with my 16 year old coffee fanatic daughter, Katie. We left the house to run errands before we had a chance to eat breakfast. It became clear that neither of us are the “suffer in silence” types when it comes to hunger. I knew that we would find something delicious at Café Bravo. I have been a fan of theirs ever since it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coffee Houses Tagged With: bethany rogers, Café Bravo, Caroline Dalton, coffee, espresso, Gina Venegas-Paine, latte, Natalie Mills, Old Town, quiche, Ryan Dalton, Tea, Temecula, wifi

Baily's Old Town Temecula – Eleven After Dark Nightclub

April 17, 2010 By Loren Scott 5 Comments

If you are looking for a new place to party on a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday night, you have got to check out the Eleven After Dark nightclub at Baily's Old Town Temecula. The music there is a mixture of Rock, Hip-Hop, Disco, Funk and House, and the dress code is the usual stylish nightclub attire -- not too fancy, not too casual. Just right. We visited on a recent Friday night. When we arrived at 10:30, the crowd was still fairly light. I guess that's why it's called Eleven After Dark, because, after 11 the crowd started rolling in and the place got packed pretty quickly. The security staff at Baily's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Live Music Tagged With: Baily's, Eleven After Dark, Loren Scott, Old Town, old town temecula, Temecula

Middle Ridge Winery

April 5, 2010 By Crispin Courtenay 1 Comment

Last Thursday the Taste of Temecula staff was fortunate enough to meet up with Melody and Chris Johnston owners of Middle Ridge Winery, at The Wine Collective. We were there to sample some wine, hopefully get a wine pick of the week. Done and done. Middle Ridge Winery currently has six varietals bottled with a few more aging away in barrels. This is quite the achievement for a new winery, especially for one that until recently was run out a garage in the Mountain community of Idllywild. Chris is quite the tinkerer and I think he enjoys the creative process maybe more than the actual wine. Our discussion … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Other Tagged With: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chris Johnston, Crispin Courtenay, Idllywild, Melody Johnston, Meritage, Middle Ridge Winery, Old Town, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Temecula, Temecula Valley Winery Management, The Wine Collective

Merc Photograph Exhibit – Jim & Jeannie Miley

March 21, 2010 By Crispin Courtenay Leave a Comment

The Merc is displaying the work of two local artists Jim Miley and Jeannie Miley from February 26 - April 4. It is a fantastic photographic exhibit with a wide range of found objects and landscapes, many local. If you are going to the Blue Grass Festival this weekend, you should take a few minutes to view this art. Free and open to the public. The Merc 42051 Main Street (951) 694-6480 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fine Art & Culture Tagged With: art exhibit, blue grass festival, cars, Crispin Courtenay, found objects, hidden gems, Jeannie Miley, jim jeannie, Jim Miley, landscape, Old Town, photograph exhibit, photographic exhibit, photography, Temecula, the merc

Soro's Mediterranean Grill six months later

February 16, 2010 By Crispin Courtenay 2 Comments

If we enter the way-back machine and travel to August of last year we will find Taste of Temecula being written by one man and photographed by whomever he could bribe. Flash forward more six months and there are now 16 people on the roster so change is constant. It is constant everywhere but one place...Google search results! How did Google search results land in a restaurant column? Well, for the last 6 months one establishment has been in the top five of all searches related to Taste of Temecula, and for the last two months has been the number one search...by a long shot! Google does not lie, people … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: dylan, mediterranean grill, mediterranean restaurant, Old Town, papa soro, restaurant column, secret spice, Soros Mediterranean Grill, styrofoam plates, Temecula

Staff and Fans Lunch at Soros, Wednesday

February 14, 2010 By Crispin Courtenay Leave a Comment

Join Taste of Temecula Staff for lunch at Soro's on Wednesday. Talk to our writers and photographers and tell us what you want to see covered in the community. We have a growing stash of great local wine to give away as door prizes. Taste of Temecula Staff and Fans Lunch @ Soros Time:12:00AM Wednesday, February 17th Location:Soro's Mediterranean, 28464 Old Town Front St Temecula, CA 92590 (951) 587-8082 … [Read more...]

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Rumors premiers at the Old Town Theater

February 11, 2010 By Crispin Courtenay Leave a Comment

Rumors premiers at the Old Town Theatre Wednesday night Taste of Temecula sat-in on a dress rehearsal of the upcoming Temecula Valley Players rendition of Neil Simon's play, Rumors. Some mature language. Rumors directed by Mark Weisenberg, and starred in by local actors including; Taste of Temecula's own Loren Scott. This play is based around the hilarious events that unfold around a dinner party attended by several wealthy couples who are there to celebrate their host's 10th wedding anniversary. Things go wrong even before the curtain opens, and then spiral out of control. The hostess is no where … [Read more...]