Cruz in the News
Our very own downtown enoteca Vinocruz, was showcased in Friday's Wall Street Journal. And for good reason. This little gem of a tasting depot - tucked behind the Octagon on Cooper Street - offers 185 wines from 64 area wineries, some famous and celebrated, others...
Happy 30th!
Stay tuned - you might just find this delightful anniversary image on a tote bag very soon!
Newsflash: Gabriella for Sale!
No kidding - Paul Cocking told me that he's interested in moving on, changing the pace of his life — the exhausting hours involved in restaurant work! — and perhaps even changing careers entirely. Gabriella Cafe is definitely for sale, so if you can put together a...
Wine Wonk
John Locke - not the British Empiricist philosopher but the mischievous Santa Cruz wine wonk - is setting a brisk pace in Soif's upper room with his Sunday evening wine classes. After taking Locke's high-powered wine and cheese workshop last fall, I was more than...
Earth to Hillary: It’s Makeover Time!
Come on – even anorexic starlets have handlers and trainers who make sure they’re ready for their close-ups. Why can’t the powerful and brilliant Mrs. Clinton get herself some consultants on image, attitude and rhetoric? Hillary – it’s time for your...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.