Zameen Goes Mobile
Zameen—the latest mobile unit offering up big, fresh Mediterranean/Middle Eastern hand foods—shown here with owner/entrepreneur Ed Watson. And this baby was designed expressly to cater to the food needs of UCSC students who tend to hang out around the Performing...
Smitten Kitchen @ Bookshop Santa Cruz
Joining forces with our own mighty Companion Bakeshop, BSSC will host Smitten Kitchen blogger Deb Perelman (beyond popular! this woman gets millions of views a month!) this SUNDAY November 4 at 7pm. Get there early and sample some of Perelman's recipes, courtesy of...
Where Heaven Meets Hell – stunning new documentary
From emerging filmmaker Sasha Friedlander comes that rare documentary film managing to combine cinematic savvy, memorable subjects, and jaw-dropping visuals. Where Heaven Meets Hell—sure to be the hot ticket at this year's Pacific Rim Film Festival—follows the...
Crab Cake Epiphany
Since childhood I have been in search of the ultimate crab cake. Call it a harmless obsession. A mild culinary neurosis. Whatever. I dream of a crab cake so utterly packed with fresh, sweet lump crabmeat that only the barest trace of seasoning is required to hold it...
The Master – film review
With the face of a gaunt, young Richard Burton by way of Neal Cassady, Paul Newman, and Montgomery Clift—Joaquin Phoenix sails beyond mere Oscar contention in The Master, and into an electrified circle of hell. The latest film from Paul Thomas Anderson—who has...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.