Soif Does Dinner
Last week I expected to find disarming French reds (wines, not commies) and inventive rosés, but I'm not sure I was ready for just how polished the kitchen at Soif has become. New menu, new generously-proportioned attitude, and dishes loaded with comfort flavors and...
The Body Electric – Pina
Pina Bausch was one of my heroes. Most of my life I tracked her conceptual innovations in choreography, and the creation of her Tanztheater company in Wuppertal Germany. Moving dance beyond the lexicons of ballet and even Graham's modern dance tropes, Bausch used the...
And the Oscar goes to…..
A preliminary stab in the highly-hyped dark. Hugo and The Artist just might cancel each other out. Which would leave The Help battling with The Descendants. Will the George Clooney factor kick in? Or will the tasty froth that is Midnight in Paris take home the gold...
Wagner’s Heroic Ring
Is this man the thinking woman's opera star? the most heroically proportioned tenor currently plying the world's Wagner circuit? or is he the Siegfried that launched the Metropolitan Opera's current Ring cycle to mega-YouTube status? Yes, yes and yes! Jay Hunter...
Getting Doon with Guest Chef – Sunday Feb. 26
Should you need another reason to swing by the Cellar Door and feast upon biodynamic vibes, Bonny Doon Vineyard wine and glamorous food, now there's David Taylor, from San Francisco's sizzling A16, who will take over the kitchen for a Winemaker Dinner, Sunday Feb. 26...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.