Holiday Wine Trail
Seven wineries, five Christmas tree farms and assorted shops and restaurants along the Santa Cruz Mountains joined forces in a Holiday Wine Trail. The "trail" exists for the three weekends following Thanksgiving. The wineries include: Vine Hill Winery Burrell School...
Happy Girl Heirloom Tomatoes
Richly flavored and colorful, the large (16oz) jars of Happy Girl Kitchen heirloom tomatoes called out to me last Saturday as I strolled the Westside Farmers Market. I plunked down $10 and took home a jar. Later that evening, half the jar of crimson and orange...
Cellar Door Delivers the Goods
Everybody has a fall-back position, restaurant-wise. A reliably accessible dining spot that offers enough range to please both the pickiest vegetarian and the unapologetic carnivore. Prices that don't induce psycho-motor epilepsy, flavors that amaze, and hopefully...
Mozart’s Requiem @ UCSC
Nicole Paiement conducts the UCSC Orchestra and Choir in three performances of the Baroque masterwork by Mozart. The Requiem will be performed in the Recital Hall, Friday Nov. 20 at 7:30 pm, Saturday Nov 21 at 7:30 pm and Sunday Nov 22 at 2:00 pm. $24 general, $20...
NYTimes Does Grahm
Check out the review of Randall Grahm's wonderful Been Doon So Long in yesterday's New York Times (I've just given you the link to the specific article.)
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.