Tag: featured
Women who dish …and the drinks that pair
~ By Leslie Sbrocco. In any other region, the classic James Brown song “It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World” could describe restaurant culture. Not here, though. From Menlo Park to Sonoma, San Francisco to Oakland, female chefs and restaurateurs rank among the top culinary pioneers and are among the most successful in the business. These [...]
Modern edge
Spring style goes retro, with a big wink ~ By Donna Kato; photography by Chad Riley. Hot colors and warm weather. We’re counting on both. • One of the prominent style trends to emerge this season is the revival of the Modernist, giving clothes an edge and irreverence not seen since the ’60s. It’s cheeky [...]
The many lives of Linda
Linda Jacobs Davis has been renegade, spiritual searcher and community beacon – all shaped who she is today ~ By Julia Prodis Sulek. Linda Jacobs Davis is a woman who understands the power of story. She’s been encouraging others to tell theirs for years. As CEO of the Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership in [...]
Close escapes
Got a day, or a bit more? Napa beckons ~ By Katharine Fong. A quick check online reveals that the food truck Crossroad Chicken is stationed at Cuttings Wharf today. We turn south off bucolic Highway 12 onto Cuttings Wharf Road, heading toward the Napa River, passing vineyards, a few houses, then a mobile home [...]
Muji
Design destination in downtown San Jose ~ Photo courtesy of Muji. The South Bay is all atwitter over Muji, the international apparel and home décor retailer with a cult following that opens April 16 in the annex of San Jose’s Fairmont Hotel. The West Coast’s second Muji store offers more than 4,500 square feet of [...]
Pump up the volume
Move fat from where you don’t want it to where you do ~ By Crystal Chow. So, those jiggly parts encircling your waist or hugging your thighs that stubbornly resist improvement through diet or exercise? Turns out they may be good for one thing at least. They make great donor sites for fat that can [...]
The good witch of Silicon Valley
Cheryl Bailey works her magic to help others in need ~ By Julia Prodis Sulek. The annual luncheon started small. Cheryl Bailey invited eight, maybe 10 friends, into her Saratoga dining room back in 2004 to catch up, relax and have a little fun before the mayhem of Halloween and kids’ costumes took over. The [...]
Get a clue
Key trends for fall ~ By Donna Kato. The fashion cycle continues, with fall trends already on the radar of the style savvy. • A few key pieces made multiple appearances on fashion week runways in New York, London, Milan and Paris. Influential designers, too, had their say. Credit Marc Jacobs if we insist on [...]
Interior desires
Modern prefab is not just bold exteriors, but sleek, sustainable touches inside, too ~ By Raquel Loren. Long gone are the days when the word prefab — as in prefabrication — meant drab architecture and unimaginative interior design. Even in the Bay Area, a prefab home can be an extraordinary dwelling, and offers attractive options [...]
Out & about in the East Bay
Author and actress Marlo Thomas urged the audience at the eighth annual East Bay Women’s Conference to “never stop dreaming.” Thomas was the keynote speaker at the event, sponsored by the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau, which drew about 560 women. Participants also heard from documentary photographer Lisa Kristine and inspirational speaker [...]
