My most memorable Kinch experience was at the Napa Truffle Festival. There Chef Ken Frank hosted a super-star, lustworthy Michelin Chefs dinner at his out-of-this-world La Toque restaurant in Napa.

Fortunately I was able to catch up with the tall, hug ready chef at Pebble Beach Food & Wine, where he was generously signing autographs for fans, and taking photo after photo without missing a beat.

Oh, quick tip: ask for the Guanciale. Watch this SI TV segment to find out why.

The season begins in August, and features five shows: The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Wilder Times, Our Practical Heaven, The Arsonists, and Neil Labute’s This is How it Goes.

A mom and her two baby hummingbirds in a nest in Loreto Bay. Shot with a Canon EOS 60D DSLR camera and 18-200mm lens.

Sure enough, when I brought the 60D back inside, there was a layer of dirt all over the casing, on the lens. A momentary bit of shock ensues, but I always smile to myself because the risk is totally worth it.

Because I’m on the road and away from the i7/Premiere Pro studio I grudgingly had to use iMovie on my MBP 13 to cut the thing together. This, as many will know, is an exercise in futility. iMovie brings the Mac to its knees.

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