CMT’s production of ‘Aida’ features a pageant of colorful costumes.
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I knew that industrial meat production in America was a disaster—a disaster for the environment, for the people who work in the feedlots and chicken warehouses and for the animals unlucky enough to live their short, miserable lives in cruel confinement. But it takes actually seeing how the vast majority of livestock are raised to really turn my stomach and my conscience.
Five reasons to look forward to the work week: San Jose Giants home game, Amy Dabalos Trio, Toy Story outdoor screening, ArtRage museum after hours, Ernesto Martinez.
We are lucky to live in such a bountiful state. Where else can you choose between two incredible wine paired dinners, learn how to grow the perfect tomato, take a tour of gorgeous edible gardens and learn about wine blending at all in one week? Some might say we’re spoiled, but for us it’s just another South Bay week July 20-27.
The field of high-end Greek restaurants is suddenly getting crowded. Evvia in Palo Alto was the first entry. Then came the Dio Deka, a posh restaurant started by several Evvia defectors. Now there’s the new Myth Taverna and Lounge in downtown San Jose, and there is yet another Greek-themed restaurant in the works nearby.
The city of Cupertino calls itself the “heart of the valley,” but strangely the city itself has no center. If you go looking for the city’s core, you won’t find it. There is no downtown. No central meeting place. But every city needs a center, and I nominate Park Place restaurant. It’s not a particularly civic-minded place, just a bar that serves food. But since Park Place is located at De Anza and Stevens Creek boulevards, the de facto geographical center of town, it’s as good a choice as any.
Wade McCollum conjures up the future for Kristin Stokes in ‘Fly by Night’
Five reasons to look forward to the work week: Amendola and Hunter jazz duo, violinist Mads Tolling, The Birds, The English Beat, Bob Saget.
We are lucky to live in such a bountiful state. Where else can you frolic at an outdoor festival, learn how to cook with basil in a gorgeous setting, celebrate Bastille day with a gourmet meal, and have your pick of gorgeous wineries to taste at all in one week? Some might say we’re spoiled, but for us it’s just another South Bay week July 13-20.
School-lunch reform has become one of the rallying cries of the good food movement. It is also a subject of great interest to me personally. Food Forward plans to devote an entire episode to the subject. It is a pretty easy cause to get behind, right? I mean, who can argue against feeding kids healthy, fresh food?
