New products today from Apple provoke yawns despite Steve’s return
Call me spoiled, but these days it takes more than a digital camera to get me excited when it comes to the latest in cool…
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Now we’re smokin’!
I have a friend who produces absolutely stunning smoked salmon and I wanted to try his recipe. I have a gas barbeque (gasp!) which really…
Labor Day foodie shots
Temptation awaits.
Theater review: ‘Awake and Sing!’ pulls no punches
Nothing like a great depression to get you in the mood to deal with love and money. It’s like a sucker punch—all while trying to…
‘As You Like It’: New season, new artistic director and new look at a Shakespeare classic
San Jose Rep’s 2009-2010 season, which also marks Rick Lombardo’s inaugural year, takes a bold leap with a modern interpretation of William Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy,…
Blink: The power of preparing to think in a blink
There are many reviews out there on Malcolm Gladwell’s book, ‘Blink’ so instead of trying to give you a sense of the elements of the…
Chocolate cake…trampolines…a summer birthday party
Happy birthday Gerrit!
Theater review: ‘The Memory of Water’ in Palo Alto
Less money, less space somehow juices up the creative forces.
Russian River Valley winegrowers’ state of the Vineyards Report
The week of August 31st was the official kick off of the still-wine Harvest 2009 in the Russian River Valley AVA. Pinot Noir is coming…
Labor Day weekend: Theater productions to check out
This labor day weekend why not catch a show here in the Bay Area? There are many quality productions—big and small—with something bound to…