 Throwing an epic Oscar-watching party? Serve cocktails inspired by your favorite nominee -- a tiger-striped Richard Parker for 'Life of Pi,' perhaps, or a 'Zero Dark Thirty' or 'Diplomatic Escape'. Read article »
More EV owners are adding charging stations at home to top off their batteries. Here's why and what's involved. Read article »
Bay Area chefs and restaurateurs made out like bandits when the James Beard Foundation announced its semifinalists for the 2013 awards. Among the honorees, David Kinch, Jorg Rupf, Michael Tusk, Danny Bowien and William Werner. San Francisco's State Bird Provisions and Rich Table are shortlisted for best new restaurant. Read article »
The project, begun modestly in July 2010 behind Livermore's Asbury United Methodist Church, has evolved into the independent non-profit Fertile GoundWorks, which educated the community in organic, sustainable growing techniques and donates its harvest. Read article »
Last November, downtown Berkeley's La Rose relocated to Concord as La Sen Bistro. Located in a prime spot off Todos Santos Plaza, the restaurant has been whipping up classic dishes, like steak tartare and soup l'oignon, for Francophile foodies ever since. Read article »
Each of the three types of energy-efficient bulbs (properly called lamps) now on the market -- CFLs (compact fluorescent lights), LEDs (light emitting diodes) and halogens -- have pluses and minuses. Read article »
Oakland's mac-and-cheese-centric Homeroom is launching brunch -- with breakfast mac, of course -- and a new cookbook. Pleasant Hill gets some deep-dish heaven with the opening of Zachary's. And clam chowder fever is breaking out everywhere. Read article »
E. Ashley Rooney profiles makers of custom furniture and shares photos of their work in 'Bespoke: Furniture From 101 International Artists.' Read article »
54 Mint Rosticceria & Formaggi, 785 Oak Grove Road, Suite 4, Concord. 925-969-9828. This unassuming little place, an offshoot of its much-buzzed-about big sister in San Francisco, offers authentic, lovingly prepared Italian fare -- 11 antipasti, 11 primi e secondi. Read article »
New York designer Elaine Griffin says, 'True emerald should go in tiny spaces like foyers or powder rooms, and then dining rooms, which always benefit from a theatrical touch. But it's too harsh a color for rooms in which you linger.' Read article » |
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