Carmel Bach Festival–The Joy of Music
Now celebrating its 80th anniversary, the world-renowned Carmel Bach Festival has just begun its summer season.
“The Broad”—A Vast Expansion of Modern Art
Murakami
The Broad Museum, funded by billionaire philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad, is one of the hottest tickets in downtown Los Angeles. Just scan the huge stand-by crowds for tickets (which are free) on a weekday early in the afternoon. Maybe they heard about the special selfie opportunities?
The millennial crowd seems to swipe...
“Light, Paper, Process: Reinventing Photography” at the Getty Center [until September 6]
Light, Paper, Process
For anyone who loves photography, “Light, Paper, Process” is mind-blowing. Do you want to know what can be done with a photograph processed the old fashioned way? Before Photoshop? This exhibition features experimental photography from seven artists—Matthew Brandt, Marco Breuer, John Chiara, Chris McCaw, Lisa Oppenheim,...
AL’s Place—A Favorite New Spot in SF
AL stands for Aaron London, the young energetic chef of Ubuntu fame (renowned for vegetarian food in Napa Valley). This newly opened San Francisco restaurant on the corner of 26th and Valencia is a standout. Beautifully presented, but in a very noisy, but pristine white environs, AL’s Place seats only forty-six diners. All the dishes we...
Son of a Gun—On Target
A few weeks ago we had the pleasure of going to Son of a Gun, a newish West Hollywood restaurant. Small, intimate—when we first drove by, we had to circle the block twice to find it—the food is original and delicious.
We started off with the hamachi with vinaigrette apple and radish sprouts.
Hamachi with Apples, Sprouts and Vinaigrette...
Windhover—Where the Mind Can Hover
Zen Fountain
Over Memorial Day Weekend I visited Windhover, the new spiritual and contemplation center on Stanford University’s campus, a minimalist architectural style suggesting Zen and personal renewal. Windhover takes its name from the series of five giant paintings by the internationally renowned Bay Area figurative artist Nathan...