When in Philly, I always try to stop at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (yes, the same one whose monumental front steps were immortalized in Rocky). I visit the van Eyck St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata, the magnificent Roger van der Weyden Deposition, and then head straight for the downstairs restaurant.
A serene oasis of smart menus and sophisticated wall decor (I had lunch under a sinuous Brice Marden etching), the restaurant always (more…)
Santa Cruz-based author and coffeehouse habituée, Carolyn Burke, has done it again. Deepening her reputation as an historian of French modernism, Burke has published an accessible and richly-detailed saga of the life, loves and career of French chanteuse Edith Piaf.
Burke will appear at 7:30pm on May 5 at Bookshop Santa Cruz to talk about her literary quest for details, friends and lovers of the iconic “little sparrow” who defined world-weary toughness and courage during the war years in Paris.
No Regrets is a work of scrupulous research—though it must have been a biographer’s dream to interview some of Piaf’s many lovers. Detailed yet absorbing, Burke’s new book will thrill fans of the colorful cabaret star and will appeal equally to those who barely know of the legendary French songstress.
Without descending into gossip, Burke’s research uncovers the lurid longings as well as the almost superhuman stamina of Piaf, signature traits which fueled the singer’s eventual decline into drug and alcohol excess. (more…)
Don’t miss next week’s Pinot Paradise festival, March 26-27, which begins with a self-guided tour of the region’s pinot-producing wineries $25, and culminates on Sunday with the Grand Cruz Tasting at Villa Ragusa in Old Town Campbell ($55/65). Find all the details you need at SCMWA website – or by calling (831)685-8463.
The chef with the intriguing name has moved into the top slot at Gabriella, after a year getting to know the kitchen and clientele.
We sampled some of Delosil’s beautifully presented plates last night and came away smiling. Gorgeous beets, gemlike Dungeness crab involtini, and an astonishing plate of risotto laced with wild nettles and golden chanterelles.
To create the clever involtini appetizer (shown here), chef Delosil tucked fresh crab into curls of watermelon radish, (more…)
Once again proving that some pastas ARE better than others, the kitchen at La Posta wow’d us last night with this plate of succulent pappardelle verde laced with housemade sausage and braised wild nettles. Tangy, buttery, utterly delicious, it had the four of us vying for each tender slippery bite.
Starting today, new oil paintings by David Molesky will be on view at Carmel’s chic Winfield Gallery — strategically located smack dab in the fashionable center of everybody’s favorite tourist town-by-the-sea.
Dolores between Ocean & 7th – Mon-Sat, 11-5 and Sundays 12-5.
Just go and see. You’ll love these atmospheric paintings by romantic realist Molesky.
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