Maharaja on Soquel
Open daily from 11:30 — generous and spice-laden lunch buffet @ $11.95. Terrific curries! The perfect antidote for turkey and mashed potatoes.
Gifts Galore!
Interior of the Homeless Garden Project Holiday Store - in the breezeway just behind Pacific Avenue. Wonderful locally-made arts and crafts of high quality!
Wines for the Holidays
A vibrant creation from Muns Vineyard is this full-throated Pinot Noir 2011, loaded with black cherries and spice notes, strung along a 14.1% alc base like lights on a Christmas tree. Once open, this textbook Santa Cruz Mountains appellation pinot suggests loam and...
White Wine for the Yuletide
Jon Morgan and the Bargetto boys have done it again. This time the must-have wine from Soquel Vineyards is a charismatic blend called Trinity Bianco. First off know that the wine is one of the many many bargains available right this minute at Shoppers Corner. In fact...
Local, Seasonal and Completely Unexpected
Lisa Jensen's new book, Alias Hook, currently available online in its English edition—and soon to be available (May 14) through St. Martin's Press—is a delicious reimagining of the world of Peter Pan. (I'm telling you this so that you can order the book in time...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.