Banking on a guaranteed youth audience eager to see Kristen (Twilight) Stewart, director Rupert Sanders and his henchmen have taken a timeless fairytale and twisted it into a vapid exercise in stuntwork and computer-generated predictability. Ablaze with nothing but...

Half glasses of Bordeaux reds. A succulent terrine of artisanal chicken confit, with a fluff of frisée and quince paste. A highly shareable platter of oven-fresh flatbread topped with smoked duck prosciutto, blueberries, onions and arugula. All sexy. All delicious....

This haunting digital projection installation by Miguel Libarnes is one of many highlight of this year's confident Irwin Scholars Art Exhibition at UCSC's Porter College. The current crop of awardees: Chelsea Cramer, Gina Farkas, Ari Finkelstein, Kristen...

A subtle and memorable chocolate experience is this beautiful creation from Richard Donnelly, in which dark chocolate has been infused with cardamom, every bite a slow trip to the Spice Islands. Terrific mouthfeel, yet with substance. Available everywhere chocolate...