COW HOLLOW Now open from Anna Weinberg and James Nicholas of the Big Night Restaurant Group (Marlowe, Petit Marlowe, Leo’s Oyster Bar, Park Tavern, The Cavalier, and Marianne’s... Read More
I love pumpkin pie, so that’s what I make for Thanksgiving. By Christmas, I’m pumpkin pied out and so is everyone else. That’s when I turn to my other holiday favorite, peca... Read More
My first real introduction to port was from my brother-in-law, the most erudite, bohemian, renaissance person I know. Formerly a wearer of three-piece suits on Wall Street, he now ... Read More
At the beginning of his painting career, Cy Twombly deviated from the brand of abstraction dominating painting in the 1950s to form his remarkably distinctive calligraphic markings... Read More
1. Becoming, by Michelle Obama (hardcover) 2. The Proposal, by Jasmine Guillory (paperback) 3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid #13-The Meltdown (hardcover) 4. The Sense of an Ending, by J... Read More
Even sunny California suffers inclement winter weather, inspiring us to spend more evenings in cozy surroundings — like in front of our video screens, rather than venturing out t... Read More
The fires of November have been so devastating in both the northern and southern parts of the state — with the unprecedented death and destruction of the Camp Fire also resulting... Read More
Nearly 10,000 homes around Paradise, Calif. have been destroyed since the Camp Fire started its hellish rampage on Nov. 8. It spread quickly, and many people weren’t able to save... Read More
The Smuin contemporary Ballet’s signature The Christmas Ballet, now in its 24th year and originally created by founder Michael Smuin, is a Bay Area tradition, with new works adde... Read More
The holidays seem to start earlier and earlier each year. We barely got through Halloween and already there were signs of Christmas. This time of year can be filled with so much jo... Read More
When producer Martin Gabel attended the initial rehearsal of the play The Assassin, he spotted an actress who was “gesticulating wildly instead of remaining motionless.” Irrita... Read More
As we wind down one year and prepare for the next, it’s worth a look at the incredibly strange year that we just experienced. “Fake news” has been much in discussion of late,... Read More
Art publishing in 2018 produced a variety of interesting possibilities for the art lover on your Christmas list. Any fan of the British royal family will love Buckingham Palace: Th... Read More