Some of the most-recognized names in the culinary, environmental research and food policy fields will meet in Monterey this May, when the Monterey Bay Aquarium presents its pioneering Cooking for Solutions event for the tenth time. The weekend-long celebration of sustainable food features a stronger-than-ever schedule packed with panel discussions, cooking demonstrations and … [Read more...] about A Sea of Culinary Delights
Archives for Spring 2011
The Sky’s the Limit
When retired Monterey County Superior Court Judge John Phillips first explored the idea of turning the abandoned Natividad Boys' Ranch into a facility for at-risk and underserved youth, he spent $26,000 researching whether such a project could succeed. "Even my own feasibility study said this was too daunting of a task. It seemed impossible," he remembers. Still, Phillips … [Read more...] about The Sky’s the Limit
Reel Legends
When Canadian-born cinematographer James H. White set up his Edison camera outside Monterey's Hotel Del Monte in 1897, he directed one of the country's earliest silent films, and, in the process, became the first of many influential filmmakers to set movies in Monterey County. The jumpy, black-and-white "Hotel Del Monte" footage, which features well-dressed guests waving as … [Read more...] about Reel Legends
Goodbye to a Goddess
Bert Cutino was bartending at the former Cerrito's on Fisherman's Wharf one afternoon in 1964, when a breathless Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton burst through the door. "She said they were being chased. People were bothering them. They hadn't had a chance to eat, and they wondered if we could take care of them and not let anybody in," Cutino remembers. "I said, 'For you, … [Read more...] about Goodbye to a Goddess