
Small Bites, Big Flavors: Part II
Unikyu, hamachi nigiri, saba nigiri, and—of course—tekka maki with shiso leaf. Sushi smiles of a summer night. At Totoro on Mission St.

Small Bites, Big Flavors: Part I
O'mei's menu continues to re-invent itself, producing sudden new spices and fresh seasonal responses to this or that bit of culinary influence. For example this new small plate offering. Bearing a trans-metaphysical resemblance to empanadas, Cornish pasties, and a...

Vineyard Roots that Rock! 2 weekends in June
Don't miss the chance to visit small wineries, sample new releases, chat with vintners and find out what makes the Santa Cruz Mountains winegrowing district utterly unique and distinctive. So - to do that - you need to get some tickets ($40 per) for the 24th Annual...
Eye-Opening re: Green labels
Thanks to Dee Vogel for sending me this very (very) interesting link—a huge flow-chart tracking the mega-corporate owners of all those "natural" food labels you love. You'll be amazed - and possibly uncomfortable.

Dutch Treat @ the deYoung Museum
After an arduous morning of soaking up Netherlands' finest painters and printmakers—including several matchless Rembrandts, the peerless Carl Fabritius, and of course the beautiful if over-hyped Vermeer "Girl with the Pearl Earring," we needed some food. The...