Whole Hog @ Whole Foods
(thoughts out of season) I was sure I spotted Marie Antoinette next to the sliding glass entrance yesterday. She was tossing huge slices of creamy tiramisu out in the direction of the parking lot. Inside, guys in togas were serenading shoppers with violin music....
Big Box Bite Back
One disgusted consumer suggested a catch phrase for "Whole Hog" could be: "Where the gluttons go to gobble!" He continued: "WH is over the top — there's enough food in that store to feed Darfur for a year! Geez! Maybe a small % of their profits could go to Darfur?"...
Goodbye to Theo’s – Another One Bites…..
Back when it was the local hotspot of California Cuisine, Theo's thrilled the entire central coast. Who could forget the irrepressible (!) Ethan Hamm? Well now Theo's is closed. Owner Roger Romano was unavailable for comment this morning, but the word is that the...
Assemblage @ Santa Cruz Art League
A particularly juicy collection of eye candy loaded with intriguing psychological backstory - that's the current Assemblage + Collage show filling the vintage digs of the Santa Cruz Art League, at 526 Broadway. The Art League's installment of this multi-venue show —...
Pinot Paradise – March 29
Pinot Paradise really IS paradise for lovers of the seductive grape of Burgundy. Especially as expressed by the singular viticultural landscape of the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA. Devoted entirely to the complex pinot noirs being made from Santa Cruz Mountains grapes,...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.