Sept. 30, 2025—Sometimes, after weeks without anything more than water and some bone broth, some shaking might start. And knees could buckle. And movement—even slow movement—demands a timeout. With all that comes a bonus life ingredient that earns reflection from fleeting attention spans, as
Sept. 30, 2025—Omar Dieguez’s ongoing hunger strike/talking tour, to protest pesticide use near Pajaro Valley schools and communities, reached 30 days—three zero—today (Sept. 30). The most difficult part hasn’t been the sleepless nights, fatigue brain or even the intestinal pain that sent him to
October 1, 2025 – Representing your country in a top-level competition for world honors in a blind wine tasting competition is a privilege few will enjoy. But Sommelier Paige Bindel, a 22-year veteran of Péppoli at Spanish Bay, is an expert. She trains each
Sept. 26, 2025—A portal to another dimension works best when it’s hidden in a humble spot that disguises the wonder it unlocks. So it goes with Deer Park Wine & Spirits, tucked between Mangiamo Pizza and Jbella Nails in an Aptos strip mall/plaza. The
September 26, 2025 – In the latest Pisoni newsletter, the family announced they had recently celebrated the 100th birthday of matriarch Jane Pisoni, the woman who went out of her way to help her son Gary achieve his dream of planting vines in the
September 23, 2025 – It’s been a long time since the main drag of Santa Cruz, Pacific Avenue, enjoyed a fine dining restaurant, but a new one is on the way. Chef Desmond Schneider—who formerly helmed the kitchens at Alderwood and Pete’s Capitola—is opening Mane Kitchen
September 23, 2025 – While the 49ers were managing to eek out a victory over the Cardinals last Sunday, 17 chefs were cooking up an amazing lineup of dishes a few miles away at The Glass House in San Jose. Star Chefs is an
Sept. 19, 2025—The name “Double 0 Dough” works on all sorts of levels. It works with its intended name: That’s a zero, not an O, as in the type of “00” flour many master pizza makers prefer—double zero is the finest grind—which tells you
September 19, 2025 – Seriously? An Albariño from Virginia winning Best of Show? An unoaked Chardonnay from Delaware taking Best of Class and outshining one from California? Is it global warming or all that West Coast influence wreaking a different kind of change in
Sept. 16, 2025—Tim Wood and company know how to give a unique location liftoff. See also: Woody’s at the Airport at Monterey Regional and Woody’s Del Mesa Carmel. Each is triumphant in its own way, but read from the same script: rustic farm-fresh fare,
