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A Pandora Mini-Guide
Posted in Culture Vulture / Featured / Good Ideas / Places / San Francisco Bay Area
Dear Pandora, Thanks for being a cool company. Your love for music and ability to pay artists for their work is inspiring. Because of you I’ve learned about new bands… Read more»
Chef Kim Alter and Haven in Jack London Square
Posted in DIY / Featured / Garden Maven / Good Ideas / Places / San Francisco Bay Area / Videos and Podcasts
Haven started at the Farmers’ Market, like so many great things. Chefs Kim Alter and Daniel Patterson – the man behind Coi – dipped in and out of farmer stalls… Read more»
A California stone fruit road trip
Posted in DIY / Featured / Good Ideas / Other Places / Outdoors and on the Road / Places
Little did I know that when I headed home from Paradise, CA last week I’d be heading into a whole new road trip. I was sun-dipped and properly exhausted after… Read more»
Oakland’s Jack London Square
Every visit to Jack London Square yields renewed excitement about the neighborhood. So, I thought I’d jot down my recommendations… Although most mainstream travel guides will have you think otherwise,… Read more»
LYFE Kitchen in Palo Alto
Posted in Featured / Good Ideas / Kitchen Adventures / Places / San Francisco Bay Area
Update Nov. ’11: LYFE’s Open! Today, in Palo Alto, a “forklifting”commenced for the launch of Lyfe Kitchen, a new restaurant concept with big plans to sweep the country in the… Read more»