Monica Turner
Contributor to Stark Insider for tech, the arts and All Things West Coast for over 10 years.
Wine Bloggers Conference 2009 Sonoma
The 2009 Wine Bloggers Conference for North America will take place July 24-26, 2009 in Napa and Sonoma Counties, California. Wine bloggers, winery bloggers, and other wine and social media professionals will gather from throughout North America and beyond to meet, learn, and share.
We have arranged excellent meals, fantastic...
Vineyard tour of Bent Creek Winery with co-founder Rich Howell
In beautiful Livermore wine country!
Things to do: San Francisco’s premiere culinary weekend event
Looking for a culinary event to spice up your summer? Next month, the "SF Chefs. Food. Wine." takes over San Francisco's Union Square where "chefs, wine makers and distillers will offer an exploration of taste featuring local products."
Day passes which include presentations, tastings, and even two classes start at...
Best places to live 2009: Washington wins the West Coast
Money Magazine (CNN) just announced yet another "Best Places to Live" list. It seems like they come out every other month.
I don't have much to say here really... how often do we need to learn that small, obscure, rural, midwest towns are the best places to walk in the...
Classic American cinema: You talkin’ to me?!
The 1970s produced some of my favorite movies. The French Connection. Godfather. American Graffiti. Apocalypse Now. Chinatown. A Clockwork Orange. The Deer Hunter. The list goes on. It was the golden age of classic American cinema.
Maybe it was something about the look of the films; slightly washed out with...
Does “Hands” deserve a hand?
It makes for a fun party game, and goes something like this. What can you see from 1 mile away? Is 1,200 ft. long, 7 stories high. Has 54 outstretched hands. And... you can even partk inside it?!
Answer: the new art mural on the parking garage in San Jose's...
Stark Insider Wine Country Blooper Reel
Clint loves getting these out. Loni not so much. But it's all in good fun!
Karl Wente on winemaking, music and life in Livermore (Video)
A visit to Wente in Livermore. Watch the video!
Forbidden Broadway opening night at the San Jose Rep
New York's longest running musical comedy revue that parodies, jeers and cheers American musical theatre opens tonight at the San Jose Repertory Theatre. In 2006, it won a Tony Award.
The touring show pokes fun at Broadways biggest and most popular show, and according to the New York Post is...
A wonderful honeymoon in Loreto!
Once on the ground again, we were greeted by our concierge, Angie, from La Mision Hotel.
