OPINIONS
Editor's Note
By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Letters to the Editor


Bellingham by the Bay
By Bruce Bellingham


What You Can Do
By Lynette Majer


The Final Word
By Bruce Bellingham



ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Adventures of a happy feeder
By Ernest Beyl


Jane Monheit opens new season
for Bay Area Cabaret at Sir Francis Drake Hotel
By Bruce Bellingham


Brian Eno’s ‘77 Million Paintings’ on display in Long Beach
By Sharon Anderson


Destry rides one more time at 42nd Street Moon
By Bruce Bellingham


Lerner Moguilevsky Duo brings klezmer with an Argentine flavor to the Jewish Community Center
By Bruce Bellingham


Luisotti leads S.F. Opera Orchestra to celebrate Fort Mason’s Museo ItaloAmericano’s 30th anniversary
By Bruce Bellingham



FEATURES
Cover Story:
Following the death of its founder, the  Smuin Ballet steps into the future
By Bruce Bellingham

Scene Around
TENDERLOIN TESSIE AND THE SAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK

MORE WAYS TO LEND A HAND ON THANKSGIVING

Chef Ryan Scott and The Turkey Troops

FOOD AND WINE
Wine Report from the Fort
By Fred McMillin


Get Out of Town
By Susan Dyer Reynolds


The Penny Pincher
By Susan Dyer Reynolds


The Tablehopper
By Marcia Gagliardi


Oenophilic Tendencies
By Jeannine Sano


Way Beyond Wine:
The Williamson Wine Story
special to northside san francisco
By Ken Majer and Bill Williamson

TRAVEL
The Inquisitive Traveler
The darlings of the Dalmatian Coast
By Patty Burness

PETS
Jasmine Blue's Tails of the Dog Park
Chapter 26: Sick Vick
By Susan Dyer Reynolds