Just follow your nose, as the aroma of fresh garlic is unavoidable.

Gilroy bills itself as the garlic capital of the world, and each summer, all-things-garlic are celebrated during the Gilroy Garlic Festival...

In 1931, Gaetano Vella, known to friends as Tom, developed a wonderful Dry Monterey Jack cheese, which was marketed as a Parmesan substitute. His Vella Cheese Co. was located in the northern California town of Sonoma.

Vella's son, Ignazio (better known as Ig), not only took over the family business during the 1980s, he took it to a whole new level...

The group--which consists of Scott Underwood, Patrick Monahan and Jimmy Stafford--recently released a Petite Sirah wine dubbed "Drops of Jupiter."

The Monterey County Vintners & Growers Association will bring together more than 40 wineries to pour roughly 200 wines at the outdoor summer festival.

The Winemakers' Celebration festivities will include:

If you live in the Northeast, consider spending a long weekend in Montreal, where they walk the French walk, talk the French talk, and cook the French food.

Here's what the winery had to say about the group on its website:

Here are a few of the numbers associated with the event...

You don't, that is, unless the museum is the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

There, the Patina Restaurant Group and its founder, Joachim Splichal, have opened Ray's, named after the late film producer Ray Stark, who was an LACMA trustee.

At celebrity chef Grant Achatz's new Chicago restaurant, called Next, you get both.

This isn't just fine dining. This is fine dining with a theatrical flair.

On June 18 from 6-10 p.m., Calistoga will be lit up as local grape growers host a fun-filled evening featuring an abundance of local wines, great live music, and delicious food prepared by Calistoga restaurateurs.