Pasta Panache @ Gabriella
Gabriella Cafe chef Adrian Cruz is cooking up gorgeous dishes of sexy, seasonal items - they taste as good as they look. A case in point is this impeccable bowl of tagliatelle, sensuous thick pasta noodles tangled with Monterey Bay calamari, octopus and a dice of...
Barrel Tasting @ Windy Oaks – Oct. 30, 1-5
Come out to Windy Oaks Winery and taste some of Jim Schultze's Burgundian-style 2010 pinot noirs, at a pre-Halloween Barrel Tasting, this Sunday, October 30th from 1-5pm. Sample new releases, Corralitos sausages, gourmet cheeses, and other special 'treats.' The best...
Tuna Can Rant
Actually, it could be about any packaged product on the market today. The incredible shrinking product. It started with the size of the cardboard roll inside toilet paper rolls. The cardboard cylinder is noticeably (i.e. MUCH) wider in diameter than it used to be....
Touch and Go – review
Santa Cruz author Thad Nodine's book is a complete page-turner. Read my complete review here.
Global Village Cafe @ McHenry Library
We checked out the new Global Village Cafe—loaded with the fabulous aromas of Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting company espressos and stocked with pastries, soups, smoothies and even ice creams from Penny Ice Creamery. The Cafe, managed by Adam Hoffman, is very...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.