An echo resonates in a dingy cellar after a bottle of 1969 Dom Ruinart champagne—one of only 19 bottles in the world—is popped. This is one of the many memorable pieces of cinematography in SOMM: Into the Bottle, a new documentary by director Jason Wise….
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Americans corrupted sushi. The Japanese morsels of rice, vegetables and fish transformed stateside into state-fair spectacles—overstuffed tubes of rice-wrapped tempura drenched in heavy teriyaki-mayo. The rainbow flavor-blast can mask fish quality just as hazelnut creamer saves gas station coffee. Yet, these guilty pleasures remain in…
An all-you-can-eat-and-drink food festival is a smug, no-apologies celebration of the freedom of adulthood through the euphoric rare chance to behave like a kid. Hundreds wearing ear-to-ear grins streamed into the Super Bowl-crowned arena with not one sport on the brain, but rather to shelve…
St Patrick‘s Day is huge in the Silicon Valley, but not many places offer live Irish music to begin the celebrations. The following places do provide Irish music to dance to and to enjoy the rest of the St Patrick festivities for the day.
Silicon Valley is home to many a workaholic, but we all need a vacation once in a while. Lazy Dog, a Cupertino restaurant inspired by ski lodges along the slopes of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, brings a dose of vacation to the bustling corporate area a…
Our House is in the middle of the street. The cozy spot sits across from the Tech Museum, and offers comfort food made out of organic, grass-fed, additive-free ingredients—most of which were grown within 500 miles. Out of these exceptional starting materials, they craft thick, Greek-influenced…
SoFA Market has an exciting lineup of locally-owned, independent restaurants + cafes + bars located in the South First Street Arts District of San Jose, CA. With a large outdoor patio and plenty of seating within, SoFA Market is San Jose’s newest dining destination—it has…
San Jose’s renowned film festival, Cinequest, features a variety of films showcasing innovation in the film industry. Best of all, it’s right around the corner. Cinequest attendees can spend days enjoying the festivities, from film watching and Q&As with the producers and actors to mingling…
When I first heard of The Bank in Saratoga, it was recommended to me by one Shawn Packer, a local guitarist of some renown. For some reason, I assumed the place was a recently converted financial institution, where bowtied bartenders would curl their over-waxed mustaches as…
I’m always on the lookout for places where people with stretched budgets can get non-fast food. The City Fish in Cupertino, the new location from the original offshoot in downtown San Jose, offers not only an array of familiar, tastily prepared food, but also some amazing…
