Fusion Reaction
The subtext behind complaints about multi-cuisine restaurants (see my mini-rant below) is not only that it's incredibly difficult to get one culinary genre right, much less two or three. But that calling a place, e.g. an "Asian Restaurant" implies that there is such a...
Victoria May @ Don Soker Gallery
Santa Cruz-based, mixed media artist Victoria May creates exquisite, hand-wrought creations. Her uncanny blends of richly-worked fabric and photoemulsion tend to push viewers to the edge of their art vocabularies. And that's exactly what solid artwork should do. So...
Grahm Does Manresa
The irrepressible Randall Grahm, winemaker of Bonny Doon Vineyard will lead gastronomes through a memorable evening of wine and cuisine at Manresa, in Los Gatos, on September 7. Chef David Kinch will prepare a four-course dinner at his Michelin-starred landmark,...
August To-Do List
You're going to be very busy on August 24, what with the big fat Kitchen Tour lined up from noon to 4pm, and the UCSC Farm & Garden peak gardening workshop "Planting the Thanksgiving Feast" from 10am to 1pm. The 1st annual Santa Cruz Literacy Program Kitchen Tour,...
Burrell School Wines @ The Roadhouse
Starting at 6pm on Friday, August 29, join winemakers David and Ann Moulton of Burrell School Vineyards at the Davenport Roadhouse, on Hwy 1. The winemakers will present four luscious wines — three reds and a Chardonnay —available by the taste, glass, and bottle,...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.