New Year’s @ La Posta
New Year's Eve dinner at chic La Posta, 538 Seabright (831.457-2782, involves this terrific $50 prix fixe menu. Antipasti - Santa Cruz foraged mushrooms in cartoccio or Sformato of cauliflower with bagna cauda or Calamari ripieni Primi - Windmill Farms Butternut...
New Year’s @ the Cellar Door
So you want to greet 2010 with a major party? Look no further than the Cellar Door where chef Charlie Parker has nothing but luxury in mind, cuisine to match the wines by Randall Grahm. Dinner and a Masquerade on New Year's Eve! For details check the website — and...
Almodovar Sees Red
And between those five-inch heels on Penelope Cruz' feet and a kitchen table strewn with ripe tomatoes, Spanish cine-maestro Pedro Almodovar literally invents the color red. The film is Broken Embraces, a virtuoso homage to great film masters past, as well as a...
Big Basin Vineyards Holiday Open House
Would you like to have wine with this man? Of course you would! And you can, by coming up to Big Basin Vineyards this Saturday, December 19, and sample some award-winning syrah with winemaker Bradley Brown. He'll be pouring lots of bold red wines for your holiday...
Stocking Stuffers for the Naughty & Nice
Winemaker Jeff Emery may not know if you've been bad or good, but he has the perfect stocking stuffer either way. Fans of Emery's vintage skill can take their pick of at least eight different varietals, available in half-sized splits, perfect for sharing with your...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.