Baja Casa: Many paths to paradise
Our Baja casa is like a red-headed, untamed child. We have little control over the details of when or how, but it never ceases to…
Loni Stark
Loni Stark is an artist at Atelier Stark, psychology researcher, and technologist whose work explores the intersection of identity, creativity, and technology. Through StarkMind, she investigates human-AI collaboration and the emerging dynamics of agentic systems, research that informs both her academic work and creative practice. A self-professed foodie and adventure travel enthusiast, she collaborates on visual storytelling projects with Clinton Stark for Stark Insider. Her insights are shaped by her role at Adobe, influencing her explorations into the human-tech relationship. It's been said her laugh can still be heard from San Jose up to the Golden Gate Bridge—unless sushi, her culinary Kryptonite, has momentarily silenced her.
A secret recipe, a legendary chocolatier and truffle treasures
If life is like a box of chocolates, what then is the exhaustive legend that one often finds in these boxes of chocolates?
Joy of fruit trees
I finally stopped, basked in the sun, unwrapped a thinly peel-covered orange, broke off a big wedge, popped it into my mouth...and let the bursts…
Loreto Bay: Pathways to progress
The start of the pathways is a symbol of a new phase in our adventure building a vacation home in Loreto, Baja California Sur.
Fleur de Sel: Not your commonplace salt
What is true about most hand-crafted objects which later through industrialization and mass production become commonplace, is true for salt.
“S’mores No More” Caramilk rice crispy secrets (recipe)
This recipe playfully references the highly successful "Caramilk Secret" advertising campaign conceived by Gary Prouk.
Merry, Merry from Stark Insider
Nothing like Santa Claus to inspire one's inner child!
5 Secrets for the ultimate fish taco
It was only after several trips down to Loreto, that I started to crave this Baja Californian archetype that represents one of the most sublime…
Interview: David Kinch, GQ Chef of the Year (video)
My most memorable Kinch experience was at the Napa Truffle Festival. Ken Frank hosted a super-star Michelin Chefs dinner (lustworthy) at his out-of-this-world La Toque…
Holy Mole: Baja breakfast
Then there are those special mornings. Ones where Clint and I stroll down the Loreto Malecon and stop into one of the little family-owned restaurants…