Zinfandel Grand Tasting 2009 ticket winners announced for Seattle and Portland
Will you be tasting sinful Zins and mingling with winemakers in your future? You will if you are one of the lucky winners of a…
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.
Solar Update: June 2009, solar stats and PG&E’s SmartAC program
Well folks, we are definitely in full swing with the summer season. The weather in the Bay Area has been scorching these past couple of…
Beck International launches its new Loreto Bay project website
Since June 6, when TSD Loreto Partners, S. en C. por A. de C.V. announced the suspension of all construction for the Loreto Bay project…
Cable Car Museum, San Francisco: A detour into history on Mason Street
The fall of cable cars came about when the earthquake of 1906 wiped out a lot of the infrastructure and surrounding buildings.
Restaurant Review: Boon Fly Café, Napa
The Kobe Beef Burger was cooked just right on a wonderfully toasted bun.
Paul B’s vegetable planter box for refreshing cucumber salads
I enjoy all the photos readers have sent in with the results of their vegetable planter box building endeavor. Some have made modifications to my…
San Jose to Loreto, BCS: Hot on the trails of a FedEx package
If you send a package from the San Francisco Bay Area to Loreto, BCS, using FedEx does it actually ever arrive? How long does it…
Container gardening inspirations from Murrieta’s Well Winery
Ideas and inspirations for your container gardens that I discovered this morning at the to entrance to Murrieta's Well winery in Livermore.
The Grapevine, Willow Glen: Aromas of tobacco, grapefruit… and cat pee?
My favorites of the flights of wine were the Bartolo, 2005 Central Coast Merlot ($24.95) and the Jazz, 2006 Napa Zin Blend ($24.95).
The Great American Wait: No food, no music… and no wine (Video)
Bobby Flay and Guy Fieri have some re-tooling to do before they can roll this thing out.