Clinton Stark

Clinton shoots videos for Stark Insider. San Francisco Bay Area arts, Ingmar Bergman and French New Wave, and chasing the perfect home espresso shot 25 seconds at a time (and failing). Peloton: ClintTheMint. Camera: Video Gear

’10 Cars That Sank Detroit’ article a walk down memory lane

Earlier today, I stumbled upon an article that made me take notice. Well, actually it was Loni who just happened to be surfing a Yahoo page, when I saw the headline '10 Cars That Sank Detroit'. Being a self-confessed car nut, I quickly took over the laptop and clicked...

BlackBerry joins in the micro-application game with new App World store

The early reviews are mixed. But at least BlackBerry (or RIM), with the release of their new App World store, are in the game. Is it just me, or did that take too long? Once again Apple has taken the early lead. And from what I can tell we're talking big...

2005 Buehler Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon – Napa Valley ($20, 85 pts)

85 Buehler Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2005. This wine is not terrible, but it's also not great. Just good. We found it a little bland. But it was smooth. If you don't like tannins and prefer an easy drinking, simpe wine, this might be worth a look. But...

The Loreto Bay and Loreto Baja Web Guide

Welcome! If you're new to StarkSilverCreek, here's a quick run-down on all the resources we have gathered over the last 3 years about the Loreto Bay development and the beautiful town of Loreto, Baja California Sur. Loreto Guide Restaurant reviews, shops, stories and more! It's all about the charming seaside town of...

Is now the right time for Visa to launch ‘Black’ credit card for $495 per year?

Call me skeptical, but are people ready to line up for a new Visa 'Black' credit card with an annual fee of $495 per year? There must be some people out there willing to sign up. Either that or Visa's marketing research team is way off, because I keep seeing...

2005 Peju Estate Bottled Merlot – Rutherford, Napa Valley ($35, 88 pts)

88 Peju Estate Bottled Merlot, Napa Valley 2005. Here's an interesting one: a blend of 50% Grenache and 50% Syrah. It works. Nice wine with complex flavors. Bold, blackberry, fruits, and we all agreed nice, firm tannins that keeps it all together. Long finish. $35 — C.S....

A soirée of fine food, wine, music at ‘Toast of the Town’ San Francisco

a grand, European influenced evening, set in the grand Old Memorial Opera House in San Francisco.

Weekly digest #13: Wine, sushi, espresso and ‘The Kite Runner’

Another busy week here at SSC. We are being invited to more events, be they related to the arts, wine or luxury resorts. Suddenly, our calendar has become a challenging, almost Olympic-like, schedule of places to be, people to see. Rushing to Napa Valley the other day, I realized...

2002 Ridge California Grenache/Syrah – Lytton Estate, Dry Creek Valley ($33, 89 pts)

89 Ridge Vineyards California Grenache/Syrah - Lytton Estate, Dry Creek Valley 2002. Here's an interesting one: a blend of 50% Grenache and 50% Syrah. It works. Nice wine with complex flavors. Bold, blackberry, fruits, and we all agreed nice, firm tannins that keeps it all together. Long finish. ...

2006 Tenuta Vineyards Chardonnay, Livermore Valley $18 (88 pts.)

88 Tenuta Vineyards Chardonnay, Livermore Valley 2006. A great wine. Clean, refreshing Chardonnay with a nice balance of lemon and just enough oak to give it that classic California taste. Some citrus such as lemon keeps things fresh and prevent this Chardonnay from becoming a creamy behemoth. Highly enjoyable....