Attention Servers!
More No-Nos: Please don’t swoop down on my table the minute we’ve sat down and ask, “Would you like something to drink?†Chances are we would, but how can we possibly know until we’ve had a minute to look at the wine list? Clearly this swooping maneuver is...
Restaurant No-No’s
I can't take it anymore! Surely this has happened to you. You are out dining, enjoying your main course and your server comes by the table and asks: "Are you guys still working on that?" I am always put off by such rude and inappropriate behavior. Doesn't anyone train...
More Wines!
I give you two local reds, both roughly $16 a bottle, supple and complex enough to redeem even the driest roast turkey. We love the Ridge Vineyards 2004 Three Valleys blend, from Paul Draper, whom the San Francisco Chronicle recently dubbed winemaker of the year (and...
Oral Oracle
Oral Update: It takes a dentist. And that’s not a book by Rick Santorum. Like my dentist, bon vivant William Christie, a guy who does lunch in a big way. So I checked in with the doc about the new place in the downtown Santa Cruz Art Center, Center Street Grill,...
Why I Live Here….Wilder Beach
This is easily one of the most beautiful places on earth. Not convinced? Click on the image for a more sweeping vista of Wilder Beach, looking toward the Carmel Highlands and Monterey.
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.