Bargain Basement Pinot
Harlow Ridge. You've seen it. You've been tempted. You've walked on. Reconsider. For $6.99 you could do worse. And you have. This is a better-than-decent tipple, good for a handful of black cherries, a soupçon of cedar, even a hint of smoke. Light 12.5% alcohol, this...
Something You’ve Been Hungry For
Here's the scoop - This morning many of us woke up to an excited email from Joseph Schultz (see below), who has been involved in private discussions with many in the area about various templates for a new culinary showcase. I'm not sure how this will work, and will...
La Posta Rules
La Posta blew me away last week with the best, most satisfying dinner in town, thanks to new chef Katherine Stern. Don't even think twice, just get over there. Authentic Italian dinners made with complete confidence — amazing value for the moderate pricetag. For...
Quickies
Brad Briske (pictured here) still turns out astonishing dishes at Gabriella, which remains open (thanks to voodoo sacrifices and an astute tax attorney). We were once again rendered speechless by lunch last week showcasing designer pizza, hand-made cured meats and...
Paiement Does Wozzeck
Dynamic maestra Nicole Paiement dazzled packed houses in San Francisco last weekend with a series of ingenious performances of Wozzeck, Alban Berg's stormy psychological opera blending surrealism and modernist atonality. Paiement and company worked with a...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.