Blazing Pinots!
Is it just me or are the wines of the Santa Cruz Mountains getting better? And better. A few months ago, for example, the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, awarded 30 gold medals - including four "Best of Class" awards - to SCM wines. Thirteen of these golds...
Last Lunch @ Gabriella
First day of spring - last day for lunch at downtown's amazing Gabriella Cafe. Owner Paul Cocking admitted that since not enough ladies were lunching, Gabriella's mid-day menu is "going south with the American economy." The restaurant will unleash chef Brad Briske's...
Can Your $11 Do This?
Sure, you could dumb down your choices - save pennies, clip coupons, consume something that makes you hate yourself in the morning. Or you could have a meal that stimulates all your senses. That makes you feel glad about spring, living at the ocean, being alive....
A Newer Leaf
Lofty ceilings, rivers of sunlight, polished earth-toned floors — New Leaf unveiled its newest store on the Westside this morning to the obvious delight of a full house of discerning consumers. Glittering displays of fruit, seafood, and pastries joined an entire...
Quinta Cruz: SC Mtn’s Iberian Accent
What prompted winemaker Jeff Emery, award-winning winemaker for Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard, to start up yet another line of varietals called Quinta Cruz? "Two trips to Portugal," Emery responds without missing a beat. "I fell in love with the wines, and by chance I...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.