Gourmet Gluttony at G8 Gathering
Here's the dinner menu for the recent G8 summit on the Global Food Crisis: Corn and caviar Smoked salmon and sea urchin Winter lily bulb Hot onion tart Kelp-flavored beef and asparagus Diced tuna, avocado and soy sauce aspic Boiled clam, tomato and shiso in jellied...
Manny Santana – Larger than Life
Manny Santana, who died this week at 81, was large in every way. He was generous to any who needed a lift, a good meal, an extra drink, or a reason to get through the day. An exuberant artist and bon vivant, Manny gave incalculable gifts to our community — the...
Realist Master: Jeffrey Ripple @ Hackett-Freedman
San Francisco's Hackett-Freedman Gallery always offers an eyeful of the best contemporary realism. Opening July 10 is a show of new paintings by Jeffrey Ripple, whose elegant still life studies are the equal to works by the 17th century Spanish masters. The serene...
Food of the Gods
Here's our new favorite breakfast treat — something as old as the gods of Olympus. Greek-style yogurt from the clever marketing minds of Greek Gods Yogurt. Greek yogurt is yogurt the way the gods intended it - full fat and ultra creamy. So yes, there are a few more...
Cumbre Lives Up to Its Name
Four years ago legendary wine pioneer Ken Burnap sold his Jarvis Road estate - site of the oldest wine grapes planted in the Santa Cruz Mountains - to a group of wine entrepreneurs led by Nick Guerrero. Under the Wines of Vine Hill mantle, Guerrero's group has been...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.