Andrea Blum learned fresco painting from a man who once served as the assistant to Diego Rivera. She was living in Italy then, also apprenticing to master cheesemakers. She worked as a decorative painter at the same time creating a cooking school in Tuscany. She graduated from the Columbia School of Journalism, focusing her reporting on food issues. Wherever she goes, whatever she’s doing, art and food are tightly intertwined.
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Kaygetsu is not only one of Silicon Valley’s best Japanese restaurants, it’s one of the best restaurants period. The restaurant specializes in kaiseki-style cooking, a visually stunning, technically demanding school of Japanese cuisine served in multiple courses. But that’s not what this review is about; it’s about sushi, really great sushi. This restaurant within a restaurant is one of Silicon Valley’s premier, if lesser-known sushi destinations.
Margaret Wingrove’s ‘Heartbeats’ program, running Jan 6-9 in San Jose, draws on 30 years of her company’s innovative dances, with pieces about literary and personal themes.
Qualcomm has announced that it plans to buy San Jose’s Atheros Communications for $3.1 billion. Based in San Jose, Atheros develops semiconductors for network communications, particularly wireless chipsets. Qualcomm agreed to pay $45 per share.
The Morgan Hill Unified School District is arguing in court that it is not responsible for the suspension of students for wearing American flag T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo. They have no problem with parents suing the principal at the time, but they claim that he was not acting on their behalf and should not be charged as defendants in the case.
Stay true to resolutions for a healthier New Year with a macrobiotic dinner on Monday, then break all the rules with sake bombs on Tuesday, Singaporean delicacies on Wednesday, Fresh Pasta on Thursday and a happy hour on Friday. It’s yet another week of food and wine events. January 8-16.
The non-traditional bluegrass band Barefoot Nellies play Saturday, Jan. 8 at the Sunnyvale Theatre.
Dead Souls bring Joy Division back to life at the Blank Club on Friday, Jan. 7 with Devo tribute band Devolutionaries.
With $500 million in fresh investment money and a staff of 2,000 and growing, Facebook is feeling a little bit crowded in its Palo Alto headquarters. Rumors have it moving to the Sun Microsystem campus in Menlo Park as early as this June. Palo Alto is preparing to say goodbye to a steady source of revenue.
After stock price rises over the New Year, Apple is now valued at over $300 million, making it the largest publicly traded company in the world after Exxon. Apple surpassed Microsoft in May on its climb to the top, and is looking forward to high earnings in its first quarter, with new products possibly announced at the International SEC fair starting on Thursday.
