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  In This Issue Cover Story Ted Allen spreads his culinary gospel on the Robert Mondavi Discover Wine! Tour When Robert Mondavi passed away on May 16 at the age of 94, California wine lost its greatest ambassador. The Mission-style winery in Oakville stands as a reminder of a man who had little formal training in winemaking, and a P.T. Barnum-like gift for preaching the gospel, which sometimes spurred resentment among his peers. There is no denying that his life’s work embodies California wine as we know it today. He is credited with the creation of Fumé Blanc in the 1960... read more Opera star Ruth Ann Swenson receives the San Francisco Opera Medal Since 1985, Fillmore Street has been closed to traffic between Jackson and Eddy for one weekend out of the year as the street is transformed into a center for the San Francisco jazz scene. This year the festival will take place on July 5-6, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Featured performers who will take to stages along the route include the great singer Kim Nalley, guitar wonder Bruce Forman, the Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, Dave Mac Nab, the Craig Shaw Quintet, and the Eric Wiley Trio...... read more Get Across Town - Palencia Filipino Cuisine My best friend in junior high school was Filipino, and man, could her mom cook. She often invited me to stay for lumpia, chicken adobo and kare kare. To my friend, this was just mom’s cooking – she loved staying for classic Italian at my house (the lemongrass is always greener, I suppose). Unfortunately, Filipino restaurants are tough to find, even in this Culinary Oz, but over in the Castro you will find something even better: Filipino food prepared with fresh, local ingredients served in an upscale (but not uptight) setting ..... read more The Global Affairs Desk - Is there a war in Iraq, Daddy? I didn’t cover the Persian Gulf war, or the American debacle in Somalia. In fact, I had never seen American boots on the ground in combat until the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Pre-2003, the wars I covered were in places like Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. They were different than today’s conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. American boys weren’t dying. But I did see ethnic cleansing firsthand in Africa and Europe. In Rwanda, the Hutu tribe was trying to exterminate the Tutsi tribe, and in the former Yugoslavia, the Serbs were trying to annihilate the Croats, Bosnians and the Kosovars. .... read more The Inquisitive Traveler - The Best of the West The “Best of the West” usually conjures images of scenic mountain ranges, stunning valleys, award-winning wines, and restaurants serving stellar cuisine – but not always. In the world of food competitions, when the Best of the West is mentioned, people are talking ribs, specifically, the annual rib cook-off at John Ascuaga’s Nugget in Sparks, Nev. When the smokers ... read more |
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