Walking into Manresa is always a bit of a surprise. The acclaimed Los Gatos restaurant features a new spread every night—from mouthwatering spring lamb with chickpeas and chamomile; to albacore and crispy cannellini beans and turnips, bean bouillon with lemon verbena; and caramelized white chocolate,…
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A troubled marriage. Vengeance in the Deep-South backwoods. Exit, Pursued by a Bear, written by Lauren Gunderson and making its South Bay debut with City Lights Theater Company, is like a dramatized country song. A Dixie Chicks number, perhaps, or an Appalachian murder ballad. In…
Memorial Day weekend is an American tradition. We surround ourselves with good food, better beer and best friends and family. It’s also one of those rare times when we stop and give thanks to the men and women who’ve paid the ultimate price and died…
Like stars and stripes, pickups, potbellies and bacon-wrapped everything, beer has long been regarded as quintessentially American. But before the guilt-tripping Temperance movement drove the entire alcohol industry underground, hard cider was considered the nation’s drink of choice. “Then, for whatever reason, it dropped off,”…
No matter the age or the occasion, Los Angeles has something for everyone. The best stories are where the most memorable and amazing things happen. Our lives are best remembered through stories and the journey that creates these experiences. Whether you’re looking for adventure, entertainment, or…
Ultimate Frisbee has a lot in common with mainstream sports—it’s been compared to hands-free soccer or football without the impact—but it never quite amassed popular appeal. Andrew Zill, head of Silicon Valley pro Frisbee team, the San Jose Spiders, hopes to change that. “It has…
I bought the best pizza in Silicon Valley on Saturday. Not the best in the way some people say, “I just had the best Saturday.” These people don’t know pizza. These people spend Saturdays hiking Alum Rock and talking themselves into gluten allergies. I ate…
San Francisco often draws more headlines for its live music offerings, but San Jose and Silicon Valley is also full of live music venues that offer everything from world-famous headliners to up-and-coming musicians and mellow lounge acts. From tiny, off-the-radar venues that can barley squeeze…
The historic drought hasn’t stopped San Jose native Alan Hackler and his landscape business, Bay Maples: Wild California Gardens, from thriving. Bay Maples rips out lawns, educates and transforms yards to environmentally appropriate and sustainable gardens and landscapes. Hackler majored in Environmental Studies at San…
Inside two steel tanks, murky liquid ferments into what will be the first batch of beer produced at Santa Clara Valley Brewing’s new home, an under-construction warehouse on an industrial stretch of Alma Avenue. Head brewer Steve Donohue says the IPA- which he describes as…
