In November 2016, the Independent, a local newspaper, produced the first Palm Springs Craft Cocktail Week.  The inaugural event was an unqualified success, as restaurants and bars all across the Coachella Valley celebrated the art of the craft cocktail with special drinks.  At the first Palm Springs Craft Cocktail Championship, TRIO Restaurant's Sherman Chan bested four amazing competitors to take home the top prize.  The beneficiaries of the event, The Desert AIDS Project and the LGBT Community Center of the Desert, received several thousand dollars from the participants and sponsors. 

This year, for the second annual Palm Springs Craft Cocktail Week, the event has been moved from November to January 19 - 27.  It is going on as I write this.  Like last year, $2 from every special cocktail offered during the event from participating bars and restaurants will be split between the two beneficiaries. 

To learn more about what this year's Craft Cocktail Week participants are offering, as well as details on the event's big cocktail championship being held on January 25, please visit their website: PSCRAFTCOCKTAILS

If you are going to be in the California desert in March and love good food and drink, you must attend the 2018 Palm Desert Food and Wine Festival.  From March 23 - 25, the event, organized by Palm Springs Life magazine presents some of “the best people” in the food industry — chefs, vintners, and craft beer brewers — from across the country and welcomes all who share a love for good food and fine wine to the beautiful tree-lined El Paseo shopping district in Palm Desert, California. 

A James Beard Gourmet Four-Course Luncheon prepared by celebrity chefs kicks off the weekend, followed by two days of grand tastings, where you can taste exquisite bites from local and regional restaurants, sip more than 60 premium wines, and savor some of the country’s most unique beers and ciders on tap (whether you’re into IPAs or chardonnays, there will be endless options to explore). Vintners and chefs will even be on hand to discuss their culinary offerings.

For more information about the event or to purchase tickets, please call 760-325-2333  .760-325-2333