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LA VERNE, Calif., May 20, 2017 — If you are feeling low and out of sorts and need a sure-fire pick- me-up that will get you back to your old-self again, skip the Aleve or anti-depressants and head over to Roberta’s coffee shop in downtown La Verne. Roberta’s is La Verne’s version of Cheers, “where everybody knows […]
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Before the big game at Citrus College this Thursday, Sept. 1, between Bonita and San Dimas for Smudge Pot bragging rights, renew your love affair with Spaghetti Eddie’s, Glendora’s iconic Italian restaurant that opened this week 26 years ago. Exit Grand Avenue off the 210, pull into the Sports Chalet shopping center and start enjoying […]
If you call yourself Fresh & Easy, then there are two criteria, you better meet or exceed. You better be fresh & easy. And if your prices are also low, too, you’ll keep customers coming back! We’re happy to report that Fresh and Easy’s newest location at 655 E. Bonita, caddy corner to Holy Name […]
Imagine every day tasting fresh, fabulous food prepared by an outstanding French chef. For residents of Hillcrest in La Verne it isn’t a dream. Their executive chef is Christian Laire, who was born in Lyons, France, and was educated in the French system of culinary education known as Culinary Aptitude.
Move over William Sonoma! Get out of my way, Sur Le Table! The Village Kitchen Shoppe may not be as mighty or as well known as either specialty retailer of quality kitchen ware, but the 2,500-square-foot neighborhood store in the heart of Glendora’s gumdrop-shaped, ficus tree-lined shopping district knows its way around the kitchen, thank […]
2 – 6 oz. salmon filets Ingredients   1 cup dried cherries ½ cup Cognac or dried dark rum 2 tbs brown sugar 3 tbs. Cajun seasoning ½ cup heavy cream 1 T olive oil Directions Season filets with Cajun seasoning on both sides, put onto grill. Grill salmon approximately 4 minutes per side. Heat […]
I’d wager that most of us have done it before: gorged ourselves on too much Thanksgiving food. Despite our best intentions, and even though we “know better,” we are probably just like millions of other Americans who, come that great day of feasting, simply can’t stop themselves from one more slice of pie, a second […]
We asked some of La Verne’s best home cooks to share their favorite kitchen tips with La Verne Online. Here are their Top 10 most ingenious solutions: If you plan to boil several eggs and store them in the refrigerator for later use, add a few drops of food coloring when the eggs start to […]
We asked some of La Verne’s best home cooks to share their favorite kitchen tips with La Verne Online. Here are their Top 10 most ingenious solutions: If you plan to boil several eggs and store them in the refrigerator for later use, add a few drops of food coloring when the eggs start to […]