Local Beards
They're neighbors. Friends. Share common interests. Even collaborated on a restaurant concept together. And now they've both won prestigious James Beard Foundation awards. They would be winemaker Randall Grahm, whose recent, word-twisting memoir Been Doon So Long has...
New Music, Amphibious Ambience
Join music lovers and amphibiophiles Sunday afternoon, May 16, from 2:30 to 5:30 at the17-acre Mt. Madonna estate of Sam and Terry Wright for a gala New Music Works al fresco concert. Among the highlights will be NMW founder Philip Collins’ Frog Requiem, a piece...
Primavera in a Glass
The Nikolaihoff Grüner Veltliner now on the chalkboard at Avanti is one of those stunning Austrian varietals that gives white wine a good name. Light and loaded with flint and chalk, this light alcohol beauty also packs tones of jasmine and nectarine into to its...
Soup Supper @ Cocoanut Grove – April 29
The Homeless Services Center's 11th Annual Soupline Supper and Benefit Auction is coming up on Thursday, April 29, 5:30-7:30 ($25) at the Cocoanut Grove on the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. After ten years tradition at the Holy Cross Parish hall, this is the first year at a...
Poetic Rhône Blend
From Poetic Cellars comes this powerhouse of a Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre blend, the 2007 Mantra, made from Livermore Valley grapes by Katy Lovell. A graceful yet sturdy red, Mantra exudes a fragrant meatiness, with cassis and pepper balanced by minerals. Use...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.