Homeless Garden Project Hosts Alice Waters
On October 13, Santa Cruz non-profit Homeless Garden Project welcomes California cuisine czarina Alice Waters to their Natural Bridges Farm for a Fall Farm Supper benefit. Local chefs including Michael Clark of Michael’s on Main, Katherine Stern of La Posta, Santos...
PepperFest Sizzles @ Farmers Mkt
From the looks, and aromas of it, Saturday's Pepperfest at the Westside Farmers Market was a big, colorful success. Every farm booth was overflowing with red, orange and green peppers of every size and variety. Gorgeous! Orin Martin, of the UCSC Chadwick Garden, was...
Jugando con Fuego
Mark your calendars now! Pacific Rim Film Festival - October 22, 4:30pm. That's when you'll be able to enjoy the ethnographic journey of a new documentary on Peruvian fireworks makers, called Jugando con Fuego, a collaboration by photographer/explorer Keith Muscutt...
Grenache Day Dazzle
Some of us just can't get enough grenache—the berry-laden, spicy, stand-up grape that fuels the great creations of the Rhône, old world as well as new. The Rhône Rangers — 150 wineries in the United States devoted to making wines from grapes canonized by...
New Age of Aquarius
That would be the evolving dining room-with-a-view at the edge of the beach in the Dream Inn. The new chef on board at Aquarius is Brian Drosenos who brings experience and robust menu ideas to the choice oceanfront property. He already has formed alliances with local...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.