Outstanding in the Field was born in 1999 when self-taught Chef Jim Denevan, executive chef of Santa Cruz’s Gabriella, dreamed up his concept of dining right in the heart of the soil that nourishes the food alongside the farmers, food producers and local winemakers associated with the meal. The alfresco dinners begin with a tour…
If you consider yourself a fashion trendsetter, subscribe to British Vogue, rival Imelda for designer shoes and wear labels your friends have never even heard of, then get thee to California College of the Arts 2009 Senior Fashion Show to be held at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, May 8, on the college’s San Francisco campus,…
Any wine connoisseur in the Bay Area knows about B.R. Cohn’s award winning wines, partic their ultra-premium Cabernet Sauvignon. And local gourmands are huge fans of their artisanal extra-virgin olive oils, (love their 100% mission unfiltered oil) particularly when it’s mixed with a B.R. Cohn wine-inspired vinegar resulting in an outstanding vinaigrette. Their traditional aged…
Green eggs and ham can be so plebian. How about tummy-trading-up to green eggs and Steak? Both Blue Hill’s are holding their first annual Steak & Eggs lunch where they will offer their rendition of the American classic at Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns with pastured eggs from Stone Barns, grass-fed Herondale…
Just reading the descriptions of Wild Planet Adventure Tours gets my adrenalin pumping. They always offer totally unique, off-the-beaten track places, sights and activities for an adventure that you’ll never forget. How many of you have heard gibbons crooning love songs to each other as part of the courtship process? (I’m sure the male gibbons started this trend…
Napa Valley’s First LEED Certified, Solar Powered Winery will open April 1, 2009. CADE Winery, PlumpJack’s Group newest Property will be LEED certified and dedicated to the production of world-class wines through environmentally conscious innovation. It is anticipated that CADE will be the first Gold LEED certified winery in California. As part of the state-of-the-art…
On a recent flight, I cashed in my miles to fly first class and was seated next to a very fashionable woman, wearing stylish, but comfy-looking, black fitted pants, a great black and white tank and a designer blazer. She caught me checking her out so rather embarrassed, I told her I wasn’t really being…
Warning:You’ll really go bonkers once you taste Marilyn’s Nut Butters. It all began when I was wandering through a fantastic farmers market last week in Seattle’s U- district, and held my hand out for a sample of what I mistakenly thought was plebian peanut butter on a cracker. Instead my tastebuds experienced an explosive burst…
Dude ranches have been offering city slickers a wild west experience for years, but raising the bar to new standards is Three Bars Guest & Cattle Ranch. Voted Canada’s Best Dude Ranch, Three Bars Ranch is located in the gorgeous Canadian Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, between Banff Park and Glacier Park. The owners, the…
Although it’s been around for a while, since it’s well hidden in a corner of Grand Central Station, many people still haven’t had drinks at The Campbell Apartment, which is a crying shame. Maybe because you need a treasure map to find the place– hidden deep in a corner of Grand Central Station. Sure,the cocktails are overpriced, and there’s an unbelievably…
Ahhhhh, three nights, four days all for us–just my East coast sis and me, catching up in the middle. She arrived medium-blue from all the New York snow, while I was slightly soggy from San Francisco’s rains, both a bit dismal from the continuous barrage of economic woes and the fact that we’re still trying…
Although it sounds gross, once you taste a spoonful of this sweet, smoky, salty, sublime condiment, you’ll wonder how you ever managed to live without a jar of Bacon Jam in your fridge. It’s made by Joshua Henderson, who recently won the 2009 Rising Stars best Restaurant Concept Award for Seattle’s Skillet Street Food. S.S.K….