marin living october 2022

CH∆NGEM∆KERS

Ushering in a better tomorrow

MOST WANTED

TO BE FREE OF PAIN AND FULL OF ADVENTURE.

Precious few people achieve the successful record of over 100,000 treatments, with clients ranging from pro-athletes to dharmacharas, like Dr. Cat and Randy Gibson, LAc. They are the creative forces behind 9 Corner’s Med-Cryo-Spa. Their passion and flair for all things health are showcased in their glamorous, yet cozy, wellness galleria; a crown jewel of Marin County.

Precious few people achieve the successful record of over 100,000 treatments, with clients ranging from pro-athletes to dharmacharas, like Dr. Cat and Randy Gibson, LAc. They are the creative forces behind 9 Corners Med-Cryo-Spa. Their passion and flair for all things health are showcased in their glamorous, yet cozy, wellness galleria; a crown jewel of Marin County.

I continue to interview this bon ton couple who pioneered non-surgical health programs for more than 3 decades by expertly blending acupuncture, cryo therapies, infrared saunas, fasting mimicking, massage and nutraceuticals. Sitting on the 9 Corner’s veranda I ask the couple what is their secret to success.

I continue to interview this bon ton couple who pioneered nonsurgical health programs for more than three decades by expertly blending acupuncture, cryo therapies, infrared saunas, fasting mimicking, massage and nutraceuticals. Sitting on the 9 Corners veranda I ask the couple about their secret to success.

“We’ve treated pain for over 30 years, so we understand pain part-time job!

That is why we researched and created the ultimate Multi-Faceted Pain Relief Plan.”

That is why we researched and created the ultimate Multi-Faceted Pain Relief Plan.”

“We’ve treated pain for over 30 years, so we understand pain is a part-time job!

“Anyone who has back, joint, neck, muscle or nerve pain knows it’s a part-time job! Our Multi-Faceted Pain Relief Plan means annihilating the root of your pain, then restoring and reinforcing a pain-free you! And, our Pain Relief Plan is fast, easy and gentle. You’ll receive one month of carefully sequenced acupuncture, bodywork and therapeutic cryo. Ready to quit your part-time pain job and live a life of ease, energy and adventure? Let’s get started today!” invites Randy Gibson, Medical Director.

“Anyone who has back, joint, neck, muscle or nerve pain knows it’s a part time job! Our Multi-Faceted Pain Relief Plan means annihilating the root of your pain, then restoring and reinforcing a pain-free You! And, our Pain Relief Plan is fast, easy and gentle. You’ll receive one month of carefully sequenced acupuncture, bodywork and therapeutic cryo. Ready to quit your part-time pain job and live a life of ease, energy and adventure? Let’s get started today!” invites Randy Gibson, Medical Director.

After my time with Dr. Cat and Randy, three things became clear and paramount: I bask in the exuberance of this couple’s truth and steadiness in a tilted world. I found people I believe in, and who believe in me.

And, I want more!

After my time with Dr. Cat and Randy, three things became clear and paramount: I bask in the exuberance of this couple’s truth and steadiness in a tilted world. I found people I believe in, who believe in me. And, ... I want more!

Written by Tyco Montgomery Photography by Blue Spot 9corners.com / 415. 209. 9600

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table of contents. 2022

spotlight marin.

18 news.

A stunning new fashion exhibition at MoAD; a can’t-miss performance by Vivien Straus; music in and around Marin; and Wine Country festivities.

28 local splurges.

Fetching must-haves for your BFF (best furry friend).

30 local getaways.

A day out in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights never looked — or tasted — so good.

36 eat & drink.

Aspiring home chefs: here’s a cookbook to help you get serious in the kitchen.

40 take note.

A new film about America’s first female food writer, M.F.K. Fisher, debuts at the Mill Valley Film Festival.

going places.

74 land & sea.

A Larkspur man sees his automo tive dreams come true with the Velocity Invitational.

76 new digs.

Andreu World launches its first West Coast showroom in S.F. and we get an inside look.

78 voyager.

Scottsdale is ripe for a visit — and here’s why it tops on our travel list.

86 about last night.

Great wine, irresistible food and new friends came together for a perfect end-of-summer evening.

88 drawn together.

George McCalman releases a new book celebrating unsung Black heroes.

from the team.

14 from the ceo.

16 from the creative director.

Clockwise from top left: courtesy of Andreu World; courtesy of Mountain Shadows; Ellen Shershow Photography

CELEBRATING Women in Medicine

The American Medical Association designates the month of September as Women in Medicine Month to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of women physicians. The MarinHealth® Medical Network is proud to have a team of exceptional women on our roster, including the following physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and midwives.

Katherine Alconcel, DO

Nadine Aldahhan, DO

Hilary Allair, CNM

Sarah Ashland, DO

Annick Aubin-Pouliot, MD

Kimya Baradaran, PA-C

Michele Baron, MD

Melanie Baskind, MD

Anjuli Basu, MD

Amelia Baurmann, CNM

Madeleine Belizaire, CNM

Angela Bell, MD

Yamilee Bermingham, MD

Nicole Betenia, MD

Hilarey Bhatt, MD

Liat Bird, MD

Robin Bitner, MD

Julie Blanchard, PA-C Sally E. Boero, MD

Carly Bravo, CNM

Erika Brinson, MD

Elizabeth Brown, DO

Alexis A. Cardellini, MD

Heather D. Carlberg, MD

Elizabeth Cedars, MD

Allison Chakrabarti, MD

Susan Cumming, MD

Wendy Davis, MD

Lisa R. De La Fuente, CNM

Tina Desai, MD

Amanda DeSon, DO

Renee Dettloff, CNM

Sujoya Dey, MD

Elizabeth L. Etemad, DO

Mary Rose Fabi, MD

Kerry Fellows, AGACNP-BC

Barbara Finzen, MD

Jessica Flinders, FNP-BC

Sylvia J. Flores, MD

Cheri J. Forrester, MD

Adrienne Fratini, MD

Jennie Garcia, MD

Melanie Garcia, AGPCNP-C

Merlienaida Garcia, AGPCNP-C

Jane C. Gehring, CNM

Anne Geier, MD

Amy Gin, MD Lana Gleckman, FNP-BC

A. Yasemin Goksenin, MD

Cindy J. Greenberg, MD Hilary Grubb, MD

Madeleine Hanks, MD

Gurkamal Hans, MD

Amanda Hoehler, MD

Katey K. Hoffman, MD

Susan Hollander, FNP-BC Jessica Holliday, MD

Dana L. Jackson, DO

Denyse Jackson, WHNP-BC

Amber Jaeger, MD

Emma Jamison, MD

Brittany Jang, PA-C

Ann K. Kao, MD

Gurmehr Kaur, MD

Leah M. Kelley, MD

Amanda Kelly, FNP

Isabelle King, MD Megan Klenow, MD

Sindhura Kodali, MD Tarin M. Koehler, DO Hannah Kopp-Yates, CNM

Allyson M. La Barbara, MD Erinn Burke Lance, CNM Rachel Latta, CNM Deborah Leal, NP-C Natalie C. Lee, MD Rebecca Li, MD Stephanie Lin, MD Melanie Lising, MD Meenal Lohtia, MD Liane MacPherson, CNM Geeta Malik, MD

Arundathi S. Malladi, MD Rina Marfatia, MD Grace Martin, MD Shalini Mittal, MD

Reagan Munson, PA-C Mary Newberry Davis, CNM Nicole Newhauser, PA-C

Anoosheh Nikkar, PA-C

Laura K. Pak, MD

Shelley A. Palfy, MD Lisa Park, MD Mignon Parsons, MD Sujatha D. Pathi, MD

Catherine Platt, MD Megan Reeves, MD Katherine Reim, MD Heather A. Renz, CNM

Linda S. Rouda, CNM

Lauren Santiesteban, MD Sydney Sawyer, MD

Nicole Schroeder, MD

Tamar Segev, DO

Sarabenet Sequeira, MD

Ripple Sharma, MD

Karin Shavelson, MD

Ines Sherifi, MD

Justine Shum, MD

Sharleen Sidhu, MD Amy Stenback, MD Kelsey Strand, FNP-C Se Young Suh, MD

Erica Sutherland, FNP-C

Anita D. Szady, MD

Lyndly Tamura, MD

Anum Tanvir, DO

Irene Teper, MD

Signy Toquinto, CNM

Ann Troy, MD

K. Jennifer Voss, MD

April Walter, AGACNP-BC

Elisa Washburn, DO

Elisabeth Regina Widman, MD

Mary Ellen Wilkosz, FNP-BC

Alison Willis, CNM

Kristin Wingfield, MD

Rachel L. Yang, MD Alice Yee, DO

Kalle Yee, DO

Wanda W. Zhao, PA-C

46 Changemakers

Get to know four locals making incredible strides both in and for our community.

56 The Picture of Health

An innovative new center overlooking Richardson Bay is leading the way to the future of wellness. features.

On the Cover

Change comes in many forms, whether through people or technology, or both. In this issue, we explore and celebrate change and what it means for all of us.

Amy Thompson Photography

from the ceo.

Reasons to Celebrate

ONE OF THE MANY THINGS I LOVE about my co-founders is that we were all born within a six-week period. Odd, right? Daniel’s birthday is October 10, I’m the 20th, Dina is the 23rd and Casey is a few weeks later in November. While I’ve always thought this was an interesting fact, I now think of it as serendipity. So, when I say October is our favorite month, I really mean it. We are celebrating all month long, not just our birthdays, but the many milestones we’ve reached in our company.

Speaking of get-togethers, we just hosted our second wine-pairing dinner, this time with Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, Conn Creek and Patz & Hall. Having winemakers from all three wineries discuss and talk about their back stories, terroir and approach to winemaking was absolutely enthralling. We gathered at Barrel House Tavern in Sausalito, where chef Maicky Velasquez created a fantastic menu for the guests with Richardson Bay and a misty San Francisco beyond as the backdrop — it was magical. Check out the details on page 86. We are just getting started with Marin Living events and I’m looking forward to announcing more soon.

Our creative marketing agency, five19 brand studio, is in full swing and we are having more fun than we thought possible. We love helping our clients define their brands and watch them come to life.

We know how to get right to the heart of what makes brands and companies exceptional and can create smart messaging and engaging content around those discoveries. Check out our new website at www.five19brandstudio.com for more information or drop me an email to schedule a time to talk about your creative and marketing needs.

As the season turns to fall, the weather gets cooler and my boots and sweaters start to make an appearance, I’m grateful for the many people in Marin that make our mission possible. Happy birthday to us. Here’s to another rotation around the sun!

In gratitude,

Jessica Cline, CEO and Co-Founder

Portrait by Becca Teal Batista; www.stock.adobe.com/andrew_shots (below)

Meet the Changemakers

MARIN IS A REMARKABLE COMMUNITY I know I don’t have to tell all of you that, but honestly, I am constantly in awe. And this issue’s theme was born out of that respect and admiration. The innovation, entrepreneurship, the drive to disrupt industries that need disrupting, the desire to make Marin and the world a better place — this is what Changemakers do.

Putting this issue together makes me think a lot about change and how there are two groups of people on this planet: those who like change and those who don’t. I love change; it’s the only thing we can really be certain of (besides like, you know, death and taxes). Remember — survival of the fittest isn’t about being the strongest, but about being the most adaptable to change. And doesn’t it feel like the last two years have been nothing but constant upheaval and evolution? It hasn’t all been fun and games, but what I have come to appreciate is that we’ve all grown and learned to approach obstacles in new ways.

When you flip through the pages of this issue, you’ll see how each of the people we spoke to this month are harbin gers of change. They have met a challenge head-on and decided they won’t stop until they’ve made a difference. Historically, Marin has always been a hotbed for people seeking change — William Kent, Elizabeth Thacher Kent, Caroline Livermore, Phyllis Faber, Ellen Straus, Vera Schultz, the esteemed list goes on — and it feels great to shine a spotlight on this year’s Changemakers, those who are carrying on the legacy of change through innovation.

Just this morning I heard that President Joe Biden has called an official end to the pandemic, but it doesn’t really feel like anything has ended. Instead, it feels like we are embarking on a journey we have only just begun. A spark of change we never saw coming, but one that has altered our course forever.

Casey Gillespie Creative Director and Co-Founder

— MARGARET MEAD

Portrait by Becca Teal Batista; Baidi Kamagate (above)

from the creative director.

George McCalman, author of just-released Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen (HarperCollins)

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

How to Take the Leap to Love

What is the number one thing that stops people from dating and how do you help them overcome it?

There are many reasons why people claim they have little interest in dating. The excuses range anywhere from the effort it takes to the expense (time and money) and includes everything in between. You name it, I’ve already heard it. But once you scratch the surface, the reason usually comes down to one — fear. Once I open my clients’ eyes to what’s at the root of their hesitation, we get to work on facing what’s scaring them most.

Do some people have a fear of dating?

I admit dating can be daunting at first, which is why people fear it. It can be hard to put yourself out there, be scrutinized and judged by others, and risk being hurt, especially if you’ve been hurt before. It’s not easy. And I get why some people would want to avoid it. But what I remind my clients of is that the reward can far exceed the risk.

How can one overcome a fear of dating?

The best way to overcome a fear of dating is to get to the root of what’s making you afraid. I like to get to know my clients. We talk. Really talk. We discuss whatever they’re comfortable with that will give me added insight into not only who they’re looking for but, even more important, who they are. These discussions can include their past relationships, childhood, whatever makes them tick. Often, my clients learn something new about themselves in the process.

Why does one develop a fear of dating?

The biggest reason I’ve found why my clients fear dating is the likelihood of being rejected. Because of online dating, there is a much stronger emphasis on what a person looks like when choosing matches. Also, there appear to be so many more options, the idea that if you don’t like one match, you can just swipe and get another. But it’s an illusion. I help my clients limit the pool by helping them make informed choices.

Cassie Zampa-Keim is the matchmaker.

spotlight marin.

Jamal Nxedlana

Jamal Nxedlana, “Late Leisure,” 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019)

“This exhibition is important in this moment because it is part of a larger social movement that wants to see Black beauty represented and depicted not in stereotypical tropes, but in its vulnerability, creativity, boldness and multidimensionality.”

— SELAM BEKELE, CURATOR, INTERIM DIRECTOR OF EXHIBITIONS, MUSEUM OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA

Fashion Comes to Life

Starting October 5, the Museum of the African Diaspora (www.moadsf.org) is home to the first West Coast presentation of The New Black Vanguard: Photography Between Art and Fashion. This exhibition highlights the work of 15 contemporary fashion photographers from around the world. The photos are a celebration of Black creativity, presenting new perspectives on race, beauty, gender and power.

Dana Scruggs, “Fire on the Beach,” 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019)

Namsa Leuba, “Sarah, Lagos, Nigeria,” 2015, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019)

News by Caitlin Hamer

Dana Scruggs (top); Namsa Leuba (bottom)

Autumnal Delights in Wine Country

McEvoy Ranch (www.mcevoyranch.com) is hosting ODC dance company’s Fall for Art fundraiser on October 2. This event includes lunch and performances, with proceeds supporting ODC’s Youth and Teen Program (www.odc. dance). Jordan Winery (www.jordanwinery.com) is serving alfresco Harvest Lunches four days a week until October 15. Auberge du Soleil (www.aubergeresorts.com) is cele brating Champagne Week from October 24 to 30. Guests can enjoy daily Champagne tastings, Champagne-paired dining experiences at the on-site restaurant and more. The 24th annual Wine and Food Affair (www.wineroad.com) is returning to Sonoma on November 5 and 6. Wine and food tasting experiences along the Wine Road await guests, with more than 40 wineries participating.

Local News Highlights

Richardson Bay Regional Agency is working with MarinLink to pay mariners living on the bay, also known as anchor-outs, for their vessels. This buyback program is meant to remove anchor-out vessels to help protect eelgrass, a critical bay resource. Ground motion sensors have been buried on Mount Burdell as part of the ShakeAlert (www.shakealert. org) early warning system. The ShakeAlert system gives cellphone users valuable extra seconds to prepare for big earthquakes — the system passed its first real-world test with flying colors after users were alerted to a 4.4-magnitude Sonoma County earthquake in August. Emeritus Students College of Marin (escom.marin. edu) is partnering with the League of Women Voters on October 7 to discuss propositions that will be on the November 8 midterm ballot. Registration is required for this free, online event. The Fire Innovation, Recruitment and Education (FIRE) Foundry (www. firefoundry.org) recently received a $2.7 million investment from the California Volunteers’ Youth Jobs Corps. The FIRE Foundry training program hopes to diversify the ranks of fire service members. County supervisors approved a long-term economic plan to help Marin’s economy grow and recover from the pandemic. A $133,000 federal grant and just over $32,000 in county funds have been allocated for the Marin Economic Vitality Strategic Plan

Celebrate Champagne Week at Auberge du Soleil

one Enjoy life at a time.

Fall Show Turns 40

The San Francisco Fall Show (sffallshow.org) returns this year after a two-year hiatus, running from October 13 to 16 at Fort Mason. But first, the opening night gala, benefiting the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, kicks things off on October 12. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Fall Show, and it will be embracing shades of red in honor of its Ruby Jubilee.

Images courtesy of the San Francisco Fall Show

James Hayward, “ABSTRACT #217” (cadmium red deep), 2014 signed and dated verso, oil on canvas on wood panel

“Thalus Oweniamus” watercolor by Alphonse Goossens (1866–1944)

An art deco ruby-and-diamond bombé-style ring with stepped concentric ovals of calibré rubies surrounding an Old European–cut diamond, in platinum

A Family Affair

Vivien Straus (www.vivienstraus.com) has written a comedic one-woman show about her late mother, Ellen Straus. Performances of After I’m Dead, You’ll Have to Feed Everyone run on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from October 21 to November 13 at the historic restored barn at Straus Home Ranch (www.straushomeranch. com) on Tomales Bay. Straus plays 11 characters in the 75-minute tribute that covers the storied life of the woman who was best known locally as the co-founder of the Marin Agricultural Land Trust.

Feel the Beat

Noise Pop’s 20th Street Block Party (www.20thstreetblockparty.com) returns on October 15. The free event (registration required) is taking over Valencia Street in S.F. from noon to 6 p.m. and includes food, local shopping and performances by Hot Flash Heat Wave, The Umbrellas and others. On October 22, Sound Summit (www.soundsummit.net) returns to the Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre on Mount Tamalpais. Acts like The War on Drugs and Faye Webster are performing at this annual, all-day music festival and fund raiser. Celebrate Halloween early at the Soul Ska Halloween Costume Ball at Sweetwater Music Hall (www.sweetwatermusichall.com). Doors open at 8 p.m. on October 29, but the costume contest happens at midnight.

Rocco Photography (top); Bob Minkin (bottom right); poster courtesy of Noise Pop (bottom left)

Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre

Vivien Straus

local splurges.

Great Petspectations

Fetch something special for your furry family members this holiday season.

1. Pet parents can never have enough photos of their BFFs and a professional portrait is the ideal gift to give yourself. Ellen Shershow will capture the image of any furry friend and turn it into a piece of art to cherish for many, many years to come. Contact Ellen at www.ellenshershowphotography. com or call 415.690.0278, starting at $497

2. Even a short walk requires room for bags, treats, keys, phone — and the GO! With Ease Pouch from Max Bone is our new favorite to carry it all. It comes in a variety of colors, but we love it in camel. Available at www.maxbone.com, $25

3. Made of gorgeously thick flannel, this stylish Harvest Plaid Bandana by The Foggy Dog is the must-have fall accessory for your pooch. Avail able at www.thefoggydog.com, $26

4. Splash of color, anyone? We’ll take it in the form of an adorable harness by Wild One — lightweight, soft and with three convenient places to attach a leash. Puppy perfection. Available at www.nordstrom.com and www.wildone.com, $48

5. If you are looking for stocking stuffers for your pet: Pendleton’s National Park Dog Throw and Pal gift set includes a fleece throw and coordinating plush toy. It’s also machine washable. Available at Pendleton (Corte Madera Town Center), $46

6. Minnidip’s Checker Cabana Stripe Pup-ana Tent is the castle your canine cohort needs (cats will love it, too). The roll-up window panels and mesh curtain door are great for warm autumn days. Available at www.anthropologie.com and www.minnidip.com, $55

By Casey Gillespie product photos courtesy of the brands; pet portrait by Ellen Shershow Photography

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A Day Out in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights

By Casey Gillespie

Lyon Street steps

Known for its Victorian-era architecture and “billionaires row,” San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood is the ideal weekend jaunt for those craving unique fashion finds, interior design inspiration and delicious food. Most of the stores and eateries are dotted along the perpetually buzzing Fillmore Street, but a detour down Sacramento Street does not disappoint. As cooler weather sets in, an afternoon of shopping, brunching and early holiday gift hunting is just what the doctor ordered. Here are a few picks to get you started.

45R 1905 FILLMORE STREET www.45r-usa.com

45R opened its first store outside Japan in 2000 and in S.F. in 2016, bringing its casual luxury fashion to a West Coast audience. The store oozes prairie-chic cool with maxi skirts, cozy corduroy duster coats and tweed bags.

Fiat Lux

1942 FILLMORE STREET fiatluxsf.com

In a word, sublime. This jewelry shop speaks to the rebel, the lady who lunches and everyone in between. Many of the pieces are tattoo-inspired, which gives each of these designs a story of their own. If you are looking for fun, one-of-a-kind treasures you are in the right spot.

Le Labo

2238 FILLMORE STREET www.lelabofragrances.com

Le Labo is a Francophile’s apothecary paradise. Heady hand-blended fragrances, personalized bottles and an experience you’ll want to repeat again and again. Don’t miss the plantbased face products — they are as good as they sound.

March

3075 SACRAMENTO STREET www.marchsf.com

Indulge all your interior design fantasies at this stylish mecca. From tabletop to art to furniture to pantry, they have it all. Don’t miss the upcoming exhibition with Annemarie O’Sullivan, an English basket maker, whose large-scale woven willow pieces will soon be in store.

MIO

2035 FILLMORE STREET www.miosf.com

If you are looking to tap into the S.F. street-style vibe this should be your first stop. Coveted labels like Pleats Please Issey Miyake, Mieko Mintz and Trine Kryger Simonsen are staples here. This is a fashion lover’s paradise.

Reformation

2360 FILLMORE STREET www.thereformation.com

Visiting fashion boutiques we don’t have in Marin is the perfect reason to spend an afternoon in Pac Heights, and Reformation is right at the top of our must-visit list. Choose from fresh and flirty, ’70s-inspired or wedding guest chic looks. It’s nearly impossible to walk out empty-handed.

March

Alanna Hale

Lifehouse Honors

Staf f & t he Communit y

Lifehouse, ser ving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), will hold its Annual Awards Banquet to honor the dedicated staf f and communit y members who have been instrumental in the continued success of ser vices and programs over the past year and throughout the pandemic. We will also celebrate the personal achievements of the people we suppor t.

Nancy Dow Moody , Lifehouse President & CEO BANQUE T November 4, 2022 Suites, San Rafael

“I to a par t of a communit y that has suppor ted us for so long and believes in the impor tance of our work. Our Awards a of this communit y to ensuring ever yone has the oppor tunit y for a full life. I’m excited to have us all come together af ter such a long time! ”

SPQR

1911 FILLMORE STREET www.spqrsf.com

Michelin and James Beard award–winning chef Matthew Accarrino’s handmade pasta is worth the trip into S.F. — and the nightly five-course menu is the stuff of culinary dreams. Those in the know stop in for Accarrino’s Coffee & Donuts on the weekends from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the beignet-style doughnuts and artisan coffee. October sees the return of the spiced apple doughnut connoisseurs rave about.

Sue Fisher King

3067 SACRAMENTO STREET www.suefisherking.com

Whether you are looking for gifts, new plates and mugs for your recent kitchen refurb or fresh linens for holiday guests, this store has it all. Stepping inside is refreshingly familiar and excitingly new all at once.

The Future Perfect

3085 SACRAMENTO STREET www.thefutureperfect.com

From the moment you enter you know you have crossed the threshold into somewhere very special. The contemporary design gallery is movie-set beautiful with every piece begging to be taken home. This month the gallery is hosting a show for artist/designer Dan John Anderson you won’t want to miss.

The Tailor’s Son

2049 FILLMORE STREET www.thetailorssonsf.com

This Italian eatery serves an elevated brunch in a bright airy space that is sure to liven up any autumn weekend. Indulge in the salmon tartine, lemon ricotta pancakes and spaghetti carbonara — you will not be disappointed.

Molly DeCoudreaux

The Tailor’s Son

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Time to Get Serious

Two Bay Area chefs — also sisters — have created the ultimate resource for both aspiring and seasoned home cooks who want to level up. Get your saucepans ready!

By Casey Gillespie

Leah Su Quiroga, a former head chef at Berkeley’s Chez Panisse, runs a small farm in Sebastopol, California, and her sister, Cammie Kim Lin, is a serious home cook who got her start in commercial kitchens before becoming a professor and writer. Together they have created an authoritative instruction manual for cooks — young and old — who want to learn the finer points of cooking and have fun while doing it. We recently asked them about their new book, (Serious) New Cook, and the answers are nothing short of delicious.

Who is this book for? The short answer is that it’s for any new-ish cook who’s excited about really great food but doesn’t yet have the skills to cook it. Really, the impetus for writing it was to satisfy our quest for a cookbook for Kai, the oldest of our kids. By the time he entered his teens, he had aged out of kids’ cookbooks, but he found most adult beginner cookbooks a little boring. We wanted a cookbook that would be like having one of us (ideally, Leah, who is the professional chef) right in the kitchen with him, showing him what to do and sharing all kinds of interesting tips and tidbits along the way.

What does it mean to be a serious cook? Thank you for this question. We struggled a bit with the word “serious” in

the title because we didn’t want to evoke stuffy or precious or pretentious. At the same time, we wanted to signal that we’re talking to cooks who are really into good food, not just someone looking for a decent pancake recipe. So, when we say serious, we mean serious about good food — eating it, learning about it and making it.

Do you have a favorite recipe from the book? The one we cook most often and every person in the family loves is definitely the Flash Fried Cutlets. The technique, which is Bolivian in origin, is absolutely brilliant as well as quick, inexpensive and adaptable. Our favorite recipe for a dinner party might be the Bricked Duck Breast Lettuce Wraps — surprisingly easy and impressive at the same time.

Photography, cover and interior images DeCoudreaux

And you serve it DIY-style, so it’s an interactive meal, which everyone loves. The most fun recipe (to make and to eat) might be the Mochi Ice Cream or the Double Dalgona Milkshake. The kids always want to make them when we get together.

Now that fall has arrived, what will you be cooking? Anything with apples, for sure. Leah has an apple orchard at her farm in Sebastopol, and Cammie likes to take her family apple-picking in upstate New York every year, so we really crank out the apple recipes when they’re in season. We make our Caramelized Apple Puff Daddy and our Crispy Potato Pancakes, a family recipe we always serve with home made applesauce, plain yogurt and soy sauce. We also love

to make the apple crisp featured in the book. It’s a recipe by Scott Peacock and the late Edna Lewis, from their wonderful cookbook The Gift of Country Cooking.

That said, most of the recipes in the book are actually seasonless in a manner of speaking. This might sound contradictory, given our commitment to seasonal cooking, but one of the things we really try to develop in new cooks is an understanding about seasonal adaptability. Serious cooks don’t just follow recipes to a “T.” They work to under stand how ingredients function so they can decide when and how to make substitutions based on what’s available and delicious at any given time (at the market or in your fridge). That’s one of the things we encourage and offer guidance about in the book.

The book’s authors: Leah Su Quiroga and Cammie Kim Lin

Caramelized Apple Puff Daddy

Serves 2 to 4

Excerpted from (Serious) New Cook (Rizzoli) by Leah Su Quiroga and Cammie Kim Lin

This is what you’d get if a Puff Daddy had a baby with a tarte tatin. In other words, it’s dessert you can pass off as breakfast. (Unless you add a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Then let’s just agree it really is dessert, OK?) Like in a classic tarte tatin, the apples are caramelized in butter and sugar before the crust — or, in this case, the Puff Daddy batter — is added to the pan. It bakes up looking rather like a regular Puff Daddy, but as soon as it’s done, you flip it upside down onto a plate, which deflates it but allows the caramelized apples to shine. Literally. It’s lovely on its own, but our favorite way to serve it is with a dollop of Greek yogurt or with some yogurt whipped cream, which balances out the sweet ness of the caramelized apples by bringing out their natural tartness.

Ingredients

Butter, 5 tablespoons unsalted (if you only have salted, reduce the recipe’s salt to just a pinch)

Apples, 2 or 3 large (preferably a firm, tart variety like Pink Lady or Granny Smith), peeled and cut into ⅓-inch-thick slices Sugar, ½ to ⅔ cup (depending on how sweet or tart your apples are and how strong your sweet tooth is)

Salt, 1 teaspoon plus a pinch

Whole milk, ¾ cup, slightly warmed (15 seconds in the microwave or a few minutes sitting in a measuring cup in a pan of hot water will do the trick)

All-purpose flour, ¾ cup

Eggs, 3 large, at room temperature (warming briefly in a bowl or pan of hot tap water — perhaps alongside the milk — works well)

1. Caramelize the apples Melt the butter in your skillet over medium-high heat. Then, add the apples, sugar, and a pinch of salt, stirring constantly as the sugar dissolves and the apples begin to release their juices. Continue cooking, stirring frequently, until the apples become soft and translucent, 15 to 20 minutes, depending on your apple variety. The consistency of the caramel will change throughout the cooking process. Ultimately, you want it to become a thick, golden-brown syrup. If it gets thicker than that, add a squeeze of lemon juice or a splash of water to loosen it up. Remove from the heat.

2. Make the batter Preheat your oven to 400°F. (And if it hasn’t come all the way up to temperature by the time the batter is ready, that’s OK!) Then, into a blender, put the milk, flour, remaining 1 teaspoon salt, and eggs (in that order, to reduce the amount of flour that gets stuck to the blender cup), and pulse a few times, until nearly smooth. Scrape down the sides to make sure all of the dry ingredients have a chance to blend in, and pulse a few more times. The batter should be thin, frothy, and free of lumps. Set it aside to rest for at least a few minutes, until the apples are done.

3. Bake Slowly and evenly pour the batter over the top of the caramelized apples. Place in the oven (even if it hasn’t preheated all the way). Avoid opening the oven door for at least 15 minutes. Then, you can sneak a peek. Keep baking until it is golden brown and puffy all over, about 15 to 25 minutes total, depending on your pan and your oven.

4. Serve As soon as you remove the Puff Daddy, flip it over onto a large plate or cutting board. If your pan is well-seasoned, it shouldn’t stick; if it does, you can use a knife or spatula to help loosen it from the pan. (Another set of hands helps!) Serve warm.

Photography, cover and interior images

©Molly DeCoudreaux; © (Serious) New Cook by Leah Su Quiroga and Cammie Kim Lin, Rizzoli New York, 2022

Caramelized Apple Puff Daddy

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The Pleasures of Life

A new film about the groundbreaking food writer M.F.K. Fisher debuts at the Mill Valley Film Festival this month.

By Daniel Jewett

WHEN FILMMAKER GREGORY MARK BEZAT was given an assignment from Sunset Films, a part of the then flourishing Sunset magazine empire, to film and interview renowned food writer M.F.K. Fisher in 1981, he jumped at the chance. The person he met that day in her famous “Last House,” an adobe-style home situated on the Bouverie Preserve in Sonoma’s Glen Ellen, proved to be endlessly fascinating.

“I was knocked out by her; she really made an impression on me. She was flirtatious. She was bright, caring,” Bezat says about that meeting, where he enjoyed lunch and wine at a table that had also welcomed such guests as Julia Child, James Beard and Maya Angelou.

“And at that time, I thought, ‘You know what? This woman, we should make a film about her.’ ”

Although the footage filmed that day was lost to time, Bezat finally started on the project in earnest in 2017. And there was plenty of new film to shoot, as luminaries like Alice Waters, Ruth Reichl, Anne Lamott, Jacques Pepin, Tanya Holland, John Ash and more were eager to talk about the food-writing pioneer who penned more than 30 books during her lifetime (1908–1992). The film, The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher (www.mfkfisherfilm.com/mfk), which has the blessing of the Fisher estate, debuts at the Mill Valley Film Festival on October 11.

Image courtesy of MFK Fisher Institute

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Fisher at the Last House.

Fisher, who married three times and divorced twice, lost a beloved brother and her second husband to suicide, raised two kids as a single mother, and battled the sexism of the publishing industry, lived a complicated life but always found a way to keep writing. And the inspiration for all that prose started after she savored a life-changing nine-course meal at Aux Trois Faisans restaurant in Dijon, France (the restau rant still advertises the fact that Fisher and her first husband discovered French food there).

“Dijon is the center of France and it’s the center of their agriculture; it’s an old city, and she saw, before this term even existed, slow food. It was Old World,” Bezat says, adding that Julia Child and Alice Waters, who was heavily influenced by Fisher, started their careers after having similar experiences in France. “You buy your food at the little market; you cook it — there was no such thing as fast food or convenience food.”

But Bezat insists this is not just a movie about a food writer: it is a film about how to live a good life. “She wrote about food, but she also wrote about living your life. She wrote about pleasure, the sensuousness of life,” Bezat says. “There’s definitely erotic references … A great meal is sitting around with friends and family and enjoying each other; that’s the emotion that I’ve really tried to get in this film.”

It was some of that erotic imagery that fooled the executives at Harper & Brothers, who published Fisher’s first book, 1937’s Serve it Forth, into thinking she was a man — she deliberately used the gender-neutral initials M.F.K. (her name is Mary Frances Kennedy) to entice them into meeting with her. “They were expecting a man and in walks this elegant — she was very beautiful — tall, lanky woman and they were just flabbergasted,” Bezat says. “One of the things I really deeply admire about Fisher is that she didn’t give in to the societal pressures to be ‘a woman,’ meaning she wasn’t secondary to a man — she stuck to her guns as a writer and she’s a great inspiration to so many.”

The 45th Mill Valley Film Festival (www.mvff.com) runs from October 6 to 16. The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher premieres October 11 at 7 p.m. at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael.

A 1938 photo of Fisher in Whittier, California.

Image courtesy of MFK Fisher Institute

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CH∆NGEM∆KERS

Meet a handful of Marinites who are transforming the world, one mission at a time.

WHAT IS A CHANGEMAKER?

This is someone who passionately takes creative steps to solve a social problem. Changemakers give themselves permission to take action and keep trying until they have made a difference. Meet our 2022 Changemakers.

Amy Thompson Photography

Fel Agrelius

CREATING SAFE SPACES AND COMMUNITY SO LGBTQ+ PEOPLE CAN THRIVE

Following advocacy work completed both in a congressional internship and in the U.S.’s largest disability grassroots organization, Fel Agrelius’s change-making journey in Marin began unexpectedly when she noticed a roughly two-month-old Craigslist ad.

“I thought, ‘Oh, this is probably an old posting, I don’t even know if it’s worth it to apply.’ But I did, and I feel so blessed and grateful that I was able to get that job because I didn’t realize how exciting the work would be,” says Agrelius about the Youth Program Coor dinator role at Corte Madera’s Spahr Center (www.thespahrcenter.org).

Agrelius, who uses "she” and “they” pronouns, is now the center’s director of programs and communications, having been promoted three times since joining the staff around three and a half years ago. They primarily oversee the youth program and mental health services, including individual therapy and support groups, and school infrastructure improvements like estab lishing more all-gender bathrooms.

“We know LGBTQ+ students don’t struggle because of something inherent in their own identities making them more likely to be depressed or anything like that. It’s that we’re living in a world that’s not celebrating us,” Agrelius says. “When I was growing up, I didn’t have any of the knowledge that students who I work with today have, and that led to me feeling confused and afraid … until I connected more to queer community.”

Agrelius is committed to realizing an educa tion system that allows all students to thrive and come into their own. While particularly passionate about empowering queer and trans youth, she’s also had a hand in supporting special ed programs and helping close the access and achievement gap for students of color as a member of the Marin County Board of Education.

Just 25 years old when they ran for office, Agrelius was not only the first newly elected board member in more than a decade but the youngest elected official in Marin.

Now 27, Agrelius has no plans to stop chal lenging the status quo but says she will always, unapologetically, do what’s needed to support her communities.

“Marin can sometimes feel like it’s still ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ where, if you cross the bridge to San Francisco or the East Bay the queer community is flourishing and vibrant and easy to find, and it doesn’t feel like that in Marin,” Agrelius adds. “I felt a big need to help our community flourish here, too.” — Sydney Segal

Otis Bruce Jr.

CHANGING THE CONVERSATION AROUND MENTAL HEALTH FOR MEN AND BOYS IN MARIN

As Marin County’s assistant district attorney with a lengthy career, Otis Bruce Jr. has a heightened awareness of how much men struggle with their mental health. One recent statistic indicated that 79 percent suicides in Marin are deaths of men and boys; to address issues like this, the Marin County Suicide Prevention Collaborative was launched in 2020. In 2021, the Men and Boys Action Team formed as part of the Collaborative to further protect mental health.

Three decades working in Marin’s justice system have provided Bruce with a unique insight that he’s now applying as the co-lead of the Redefining Strength campaign (www. redefiningstrength.org). The campaign, created by the Collaborative, the Action Team and the Marin County Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, aimed to bring men and boys from diverse backgrounds together to have open conversations about mental health. But to bring about change, there are barriers that must be overcome.

“Self-sufficiency is highly valued, and we have pretty strong notions of what it means to ‘be a man,’ ” says Bruce. Still, “if you had a broken leg or have had heart surgery, you would seek help, right? When it comes to matters of the mind, we can look at it the same way as our physical health.”

In addition to stigma, the lack of resources across communities is also being addressed. “We know that when it comes to mental health, a person’s ZIP code can determine health and well-being and responses,” says Bruce. “The intersection between systemic and environmental factors and mental health cannot be overstated.”

Bruce’s personal history also plays a role in this work. He grew up in the segregated South and was inspired to become a lawyer after recog nizing the myriad needs in his community. Since arriving in Marin, he’s been an active volunteer, leader and mentor for numerous nonprofits.

“This work means a great deal to me because I see how mental health issues and inequity of services and resources impacts our communi ties, particularly communities of color,” he says.

Redefining Strength started in San Rafael this past May, with participants gathering at an event to share what strength meant to them. For many, the simple act of connecting with others was immensely powerful, communicating the message that everyone can begin to feel better just by reaching out.

“We want to create a safe community for those men and boys who are silently struggling to know that it is a sign of strength to ask for help,” says Bruce. — Caitlin Hamer

Courtesy of Otis Bruce Jr.

Rob Brodman

Kimberly Shenk

REVOLUTIONIZING HOW CLEAN BEAUTY PRODUCTS ARE DEVELOPED AND PACKAGED

A surge in conscious consumerism turned the niche trend for “clean beauty” into a global multibillion-dollar industry, but how do we know when product claims line up with what’s on the ingredients label? Communicating that information to customers became Kimberly Shenk’s mission.

“I’ve been a data scientist my entire career, although I always had a passion for health and wellness,” says Shenk, who made her first foray into the beauty space creating better-for-you makeup and cosmetics company NakedPoppy in 2017. But it was being pregnant two years later that inspired her to learn more about what was in the products she was using. “I was shocked at how the industry operated back then. So many brands were putting things on the market but didn't know what materials were in them or where they were being sourced, which I saw as a huge data problem.”

A former U.S. Air Force captain who graduated with a master’s degree from MIT, she started a career in tech as the head of data science at Eventbrite before co-founding her next company, Novi Connect (www.noviconnect.com), in 2019. Headquartered in Larkspur, Shenk’s 30-strong team researches data on existing products and finds verified ingredient suppliers to make the product development process transparent and sustainable. The business-to-business platform has helped big names in clean beauty — from trailblazer Credo and established favorite Milk Makeup to newcomer LYS Beauty — formulate and deliver ingredient-transparent products. Novi also works with beauty behemoth Sephora on its Clean at Sephora seal of approval.

“As the industry and consumer demand evolved, we've helped brands meet those stricter stan dards. A lot of our strength is partnerships with progressive retailers like Sephora and Target on their Target Clean icon,” she says.

As a groundbreaker, Shenk, who made the Forbes Next 1000 list last year and landed on Revved Digital’s Top 10 Female Entrepreneurs to Watch list in 2022, says the big topic has moved from ingredients (what’s in the product and its impact on human health) to packaging and single-use samples.

“We’re looking at the materials and packaging used to hold products and their impact on climate. Now we ask, ‘Where did you ship that from, where was it manufactured, and what is your carbon footprint?’ ” says Shenk. “So, it’s not just about what materials we're using but the physical place they’re coming from and their impact on the environment. That is what the future is about, and it’s fascinating.”

— Keri Bridgwater

John Webley

CREATING A SUSTAINABLE WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR A SHIFTING CLIMATE

It was around 2010 when John Webley began to realize that California’s dry conditions could be a sign of something very serious. Multiple articles warning of depleting groundwater and a potential megadrought signaled a call to action that he felt compelled to answer. However, responding to the increasing demand for clean water presented another challenge: learning how to deliver the product without exacerbating the problem. Webley, knowing little about water, but equipped with a background in science and technology, responded by founding Trevi Systems (www.trevisystems.com).

Put simply, Trevi’s solution is to save the water we already have by purifying it. Though Webley says the water Trevi produces is of a drinkable quality, his company is currently focused on cleaning well and ground water for farmers to use for crops. Trevi’s ability to remove organic pollutants and salt in addition to being able to treat waters that existing technology can’t is helping it carve out its own place in a growing industry. But Trevi’s low-energy technology is making a difference, too.

“The problem today with most water purifica tion is that it uses reverse osmosis, and that’s very electricity intensive,” explains Webley. “That uses fossil fuels, making climate change worse.” So, the company developed a process that utilizes waste heat and works in conjunction with thermal energy, dubbing it forward osmosis. The Rohnert Park company’s reach quickly went global, but the onset of the pandemic forced the Trevi team to shift their focus back to a local scale; they’re currently working on outreach to get their technology to those who need it. Webley is relieved that people are finally acknowledging worsening drought conditions, and he hopes that people take action to address it sooner rather than later.

“Even if we conserve like crazy, look back at history and you’ll see long-term droughts over hundreds of years that wiped out cities,” he says. “It doesn’t happen all at once. It starts raining less and less and that puts increasing stress on infrastructures.”

According to the California Department of Water Resources, agriculture accounts for 80 percent of all water used in the state. And as Webley says, water is necessary to produce food, which is why the company focused on the agricultural sector in the first place. Freeing up water for farmers protects their livelihoods and allows them to grow the food that ends up on people’s tables, ensuring that there’s still enough water for other industries and for personal use. “Everything is connected,” says Webley. “Top to bottom.” — Caitlin Hamer

Courtesy of John Webley

The Picture of Health

The future of personalized, technology-first health care is blossoming right here in Marin. To better understand it all, our author dove in for an up-close look.

By Leilani Marie Labong

The multitude of gems and minerals strategically placed around Mill Valley’s new Jyzen Labs are somehow indicative of the elements of science-based health and longevity that clients have been seeking there. Overlooking Richardson Bay, the innovative center, co-founded by Dr. Beth McDougall and a team of experts, hopes to make “bio-optimization” a household word.

The synergy between integrative medicine and stateof-the-art tech is part of Jyzen Labs’ (www.jyzenlabs.com) holistic bio-optimization approach — it is a place where resonance physics and cutting-edge wellness technologies come together under one roof to provide access to proac tive health and antiaging science. Sound familiar? Think again. With bio-optimization, doctors and other industry leaders at Jyzen Labs customize a program for each client, which is different than taking your health into your own hands, doing your own research and then buying a 10-pack of red-light therapy sessions at a biohacking center.

“While self-guided exploration and the use of a variety of available modalities like an Oura ring, a Whoop strap or red-light therapy can be effective,” McDougall says, “at Jyzen, our integrative medical team and our program designers come together to design data-driven, custom ized programming that support our clients in reaching their unique goals.”

Jyzen Labs’ Mill Valley space

“We want to resolve issues for our clients, so they don’t have to keep coming back to work on the same ones.”

— Mike Petrow Rob LeRoy Steven Underwood

McDougall, who founded Marin’s CLEAR Center of Health 20 years ago after recognizing a need for patient-centered health, says Jyzen Labs is the next logical step to help people lead longer, healthier lives. And the center, gleaming with Vasper high-intensity training bikes, HOCATT ozone saunas, bioresonance feedback machines, pulsed electromagnetic field blankets and much more, does look like the realization of that next step. McDougall says she herself “uses all of these therapies regularly to feel great, get a lot done and operate at a high level.”

As the global epicenter of technological innovation and the cornerstone of the $152 billion biotech industry in the U.S., the Bay Area is teeming with peak-performance pursuers who have been palpitating for a place like Jyzen Labs. As for me, I’m just a fairly fit fortysomething who felt middle age hit her like a Mack truck during the pandemic. Contrary to Beyoncé’s famous lyric, it was I who wasn’t ready for this jelly. And my usual repentances — a trail run in Tennessee Valley, a reformer class at Mighty Pilates, a kale salad at Blue Barn — were no longer enough to keep my fitness humming and my waistline snatched. The real irony of middle-aging is getting a primor dial urge for longevity, despite having less time and energy for the activities that would promote a longer shelf life.

Since the clock is clearly ticking, I hurriedly signed a binder’s worth of waivers and other intake forms before I met with Jyzen Labs’ Head of Programs, Owen Monroy, to come up with a suite of technologies that would address my singular health goal: rewind the clock 25 years, back to that full-throttle metabolism, razor-sharp recall and youthful, rosy glow. According to Monroy, the services can vary from two modalities, twice a week, all the way to the “sweet spot” that involves the monthly use of a more comprehensive group of services — and comes with a pretty hefty price tag — to resolve chronic fatigue syndrome, remedy chronic pain conditions or reverse biological aging. Since every client is different, Jyzen Labs recommends starting off with one of its programming designers to create a regimen tailored to your needs and goals — there are monthly programs available and even à la carte options for specific modalities.

Needless to say, I mined the practitioners for take-home techniques during my one-day visit. “Our goal is to help our clients work through any physical limitations and empower them with the knowledge and the tools to be able to maintain their wellness on an ongoing basis,” says Mike Petrow, head of Jyzen Labs’ Integrative Bodywork Center. “We want to resolve issues for our clients, so they don’t have to keep coming back to work on the same ones.” I didn’t expect to get jiggy during our session, but Petrow customized at-home choreography just for me — lift one shoulder while dropping the opposite hip, alternating sides for one minute, three times per day — that could bring my body’s asymmetry back into alignment.

Jyzen Labs’ exercise physiologist and manager of the Biometrics Lab, Kristina Macias, huskily cheered, “You can do it! Let’s go! Let’s go!” as I sprinted on a spin bike until my runner’s quads practically combusted, all while a Pnoē device performed metabolic analysis. She instantly provided baseline metrics from the test, like body-fat percentage

(an indicator of good health) and my VO2 Max number (the higher, the fitter), plus advice for improvement (in my case, strength training twice per week).

I felt energized coming off the Vasper, a tricked-out recumbent stationary bike. Jyzen Labs co-founder Sebastian Wasowski says his father’s backyard invention — Vasper Systems are now manufactured at the NASA Ames Research Park in Mountain View — uses vascular compression and cooling to deliver the benefits of a two hour, high-intensity workout in one low-impact, 21-minute session. Celebrities including Cher and Tony Robbins and pro sports organiza tions like the San Francisco 49ers and Stanford Sports Medi cine have embraced the technology and have each shelled out $51,000 for a unit of their own. Luckily, Jyzen Labs has six Vaspers in its Adaptive Performance Center for your expressworkout pleasure.

Also on my Jyzen Labs jaunt, I pleasantly discovered that four minutes in the –124°F Mecotec cryotherapy chamber is much easier to tolerate than an icy plunge at Ocean Beach or even a shockingly cold shower. (Guess how I’ll be re-creating the metabolism-boosting, inflammation-reducing benefits of extreme cold therapy at home?) And after recording my brain waves and generating a map of my brain with a Neurofield Q21 amplifier, Cindy Reynolds, the founder of NeuroFit at Jyzen Labs, unsurprisingly revealed that part of my brain was operating on low voltage, potentially affecting shortterm memory. (What’s this story about again? Just kidding.) Thankfully, the condition may be improved with bodywork aimed at opening up the left temporal parietal region of the brain to help improve short-term memory.

Since the body usually knows best, Jyzen Labs only vali dated the wisdom of mine, which is to say that I’ve got plenty of room for optimization. Still, there’s at least one part of me that’s performing at peak, which I discovered after the brain map had been analyzed. “You have a beautiful and regulated autonomic nervous system,” says Reynolds of this apparently rare occurrence in her practice. Now that’s a takeaway I can be happy about

Jyzen Labs’ co-founders: Mark Hinds, Beth McDougall, M.D., Erin Shea, Sebastian Wasowski and Siobhan Budge

Community Minded

Keeping Marin County Parks Clean

Although we participate in and organize many community projects throughout each year, one of our favorites is Vanguard Properties Annual Volunteer Day. Together with the wonderful colleagues from our top-producing boutique brokerage, we at Bowman Real Estate Group give our time, and sometimes a little manual labor, to a nonprofit project each year. In August this year, we helped Marin County Parks – Habitat Restoration, in conjunction with HandsOn Bay Area, pick up litter and remove invasive plant species at Bothin Marsh in Mill Valley.

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Changing Lives in Marin Takes All of Us

We’ve come together as a community to help and to heal one another through crisis and uncertainty. Community Action Marin helps people meet their most basic needs and creates opportunities for a stronger future. With supporters and volunteers like you, our efforts make a difference for people across the county. An equitable pandemic recovery requires vital services: financial coaching, job training, housing support and childcare. It will also require us to lift our voices and advocate together to achieve racial and economic justice. Join us today to be part of the change.

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Everyone Deserves a Place to Call Home

With a passion for giving back, Beth and Traci are proud supporters of Homeward Bound, whose mission it is to end homelessness with training, housing and hope. When you work with Beth and Traci, you help support this extrodinary organization. Traci and Beth are thirdgeneration Marin residents with over three decades of combined experience. If you are thinking of making a move in real estate, give them a call today.

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In this issue, MarinLiving honors the top designers, architects, builders, realtors and home goods providers in Marin and the Bay Area. This advertorial feature provides you with an inside look at these innovative industry leaders and spotlights what sets them apart in their respective industries. It’s time to build something great.

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Rebecca Yudice

R&R Design Studio

What sets you and your business apart from the pack?

Our team’s ability to be the backbone, with other strategic partners, of a full turnkey approach to our clients’ project is what sets R&R Design Studio apart from the pack. We start at pre-construction/concept and provide solutions as we set out on an adventure together, ending with the last piece of art hung to the final dish put away in the cabinet. R&R Design Studio is present every step of the way, helping our clients work with multiple consultants that are required at each phase of the project.

How are you disrupting your industry?

R&R Design Studio and Development disrupts the normal by taking a holistic approach to empowering our clients to be at the reins of their own project. In today’s volatile construction times, we build the project’s master team by developing trust and demanding transparency and timeliness from all involved. We are not just an interior design firm, we build change and trust with grace and ease so the client never knows anything but a smooth experience.

R&R Design Studio and Development 2100 Fourth Street, Ste. 171 San Rafael, CA 94901 415.453.2905

rebecca@randrdesignstudio.com

Trust these designers to deliver a better build experience.

What is it about your business that makes you a great choice for clients?

What makes LBI stand out is our team’s incredible talent and knowledge, and the quality of work that we can produce. My project manager, Andrew Cruz, and I grew up in the trades and spent time in the trenches, from foundations to framing to finish. It is our presence, thoroughness, and drive to see every little item and task run down and finished completely that makes us different.

How are you thinking outside the box?

Our mission and goal is to offer a streamlined, sophisticated and intelligent process for the construction

experience and, most important, make it easier and more trustworthy for our clients. While we lean into technology and systems and processes, our outside-the-box approach is actually keeping an old-fashioned concierge model for our project management and services.

How can your business approach help clients love their home?

The best homes are well built, put together with care and consistency, using the best and most sustainable products. It is our goal to produce quality with every task we take on. The longevity of our work gives our clients confidence and satisfaction. Francisco, CA 94123 415.760.2123 LIC

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Leigh Bakhtiari City Carpets

How are you helping people have more beautiful homes?

People are spending more time in their homes than ever before. Waterproof hardwood is a great product for the active Marin household and our custom area rugs give wonderful design flexibility with hard surface flooring. We also have an expansive selection of natural products like wool, seagrass, jute, linoleum, cork and bamboo that contribute to a healthier living environment.

How are you thinking outside the box?

We understand that flooring impacts the look, feel and function of your entire home. With this in mind, we offer something unique called the “Beautiful Guarantee.” If we install a carpet or flooring and you just don’t love the style or color, we’ll change it for you. We also provide expert design advice at no extra charge.

What sets you and your team apart in your industry?

Our sales and design team have been working with us for over 30 years and our expert installers have been with us since the doors opened in 1993. We pride ourselves on staying up to date with trends, having the best quality products, and an expansive offering that comes with a national co-op. We source the same flooring found in S.F. showrooms, often offering them at a lower cost.

City Carpets

555 Francisco Boulevard San Rafael, CA 94901 415.726.2882 | leigh@city-carpets.com www.city-carpets.com /@citycarpetsc1 | /citycarpets CSL #746886

A wealth of local experience sets this company apart.

What is it about your business that makes you a great choice for clients?

We offer a wide selection of custom designed ADUs and allow clients to select interior and exterior specifications from start to finish at a very affordable price point compared to stick building and other ADU companies.

What sets your business apart from the pack?

Our founder and CEO has 38 years of real estate development experience and we have an elite team filled with skilled civil engineers, architects, drafters and a construction team. Our close-knit group talks daily about all

projects going on to ensure we are on the same page to make sure our streamlined process runs smoothly, while you do not have to do much besides pick your decor options. Additionally, our stainless-steel appliances, 9-foot-tall ceilings and beautiful decor options all make for the home of your dreams.

How are you disrupting your industry?

Our wide variety of ADU floor plans follow market trends that appeal to multigenerational families and investors. Additionally, we offer different customizations including solar panels, extra hall windows, garages and more. Ste. 100, Danville, CA 94506 | 925.980.2351

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Quezada Architecture (QA)

Women- and minority-owned architectural design firm

These designers create spaces that enrich the human experience.

What are you doing to stay connected?

When we work with local clientele, we do everything we can to specify products or custom fixturing that supports this community. Not only is this the most sustainable option, it grounds the project to this incredible place we call home. One such example is the one-of-a-kind steel shelving system installed at Squalo Vino in Tiburon.

What should people to know about your business?

Relationships are core to our business. For design to be successful, we dig deep with our clients to understand their brand and lifestyle, and craft an experience that is tailored to them. Projects can take time, so it’s important to love your architect through the process.

Quezada Architecture, WBE/MBE | 639 Front Street, 1st Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 | 415.331.5133 | info@qa-us.com www.qa-us.com | /@quezada_architecture

Squalo Vino, Tiburon

Jason O’Rear

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November Special Section

Health, Wellness & Beauty Innovators

In the November issue, Marin Living magazine celebrates the Bay Area’s top health, wellness, fitness and beauty innovators. Our readers want to know who is leading the charge in these fields and this is the perfect place to reach them. Whether you’re a practitioner, cosmetic treatment provider or purveyor of healthy solutions for the mind and body, our readers want to know what makes you an innovator in your field. Contact Dina Grant for more info dina@marinlivingmagazine.com

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Fall Forward

Why you should be making plans to travel to Scotts dale right now; the Monterey car event you don’t want to miss; a Spanish brand that is redefining sustainability; and an S.F. artist who is paying tribute to unsung Black heroes. of Mountain Shadows

Brussels sprouts salad from Mountain Shadows in Scottsdale

King of Speed

Jeff O’Neill is cultivating a community for the next generation of automobile aficionados.

By Caitlin Hamer

WHILE HE MAY BE BEST KNOWN for his success in the wine industry, Jeff O’Neill has been busy devoting himself to some thing else Californians are passionate about: cars. Specifi cally, he’s put together an event dedicated to showcasing the finest in racing and sports cars. Back for another year, his event, Velocity Invitational (www.velocityinvitational.com), is introducing a new generation to a hobby that many Marinites have enjoyed for decades.

“I grew up going to car races with my father,” says O’Neill. “This set the hook and I was always fascinated with racing and dreamt about getting behind the wheel of a legendary race car.” Eventually, he leaned into this love and purchased

one for himself: a 1957 Maserati 250F Formula One car. Today, he also owns a 1938 Atalanta and a 1969 Parnelli Jones Boss Mustang.

Inspired by the motorsport festivities at the Goodwood Estate in England, O’Neill decided to make something similar for California. “I thought it was time to create a new environment that wasn’t just designed for a gearhead and a driver,” he says, adding that he also hoped to give people a safe place to run and race their historic cars as originally intended. “We wanted a wonderful, entertaining and unique environment to have guests young and old enjoy the sights and sounds of fabulous cars.”

All photos courtesy of Jeff O’Neill and Velocity Invitational

O’Neill was inspired by England’s Goodwood.

O’Neill’s first version of this event, which debuted in 2019, was dubbed Sonoma Speed Festival and held at Sonoma Speedway; 220 period racing cars with authentic racing history hit the track that year. In 2021, the event moved to the iconic WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey County and was renamed Velocity Invitational. It returns to Monterey this year and takes place October 14 to 16. Guests can expect to see the top racing and sports cars the world has to offer from the likes of Ferrari, Porsche, McLaren, Bugatti and others. But they can also look forward to seeing autonomous vehicles and electric vehicles, as O’Neill is particularly interested in showcasing technological advances in the automotive industry.

“Every year, cars show the development in whatever the latest technology is,” O’Neill explains. “If you can show everybody the progression, it’s a fascinating history of where we’ve come from.”

The races and the displays of cars are naturally the main draws, but Velocity Invitational goes the extra mile by also offering first-class food and wine. For those already familiar with O’Neill’s company, Larkspur’s O’Neill Vintners and Distillers, it should come as no surprise that wine is featured prominently at the event. A “Wine Experience” ticket can be purchased, offering visitors the chance to enjoy live entertainment and tasting booths featuring local wine, spirits and food vendors, all at the Sip and Savor Pavilion.

Races will be organized by groups and classes, with classes including sports and touring cars; Grand Prix and Voiturettes racing cars; production sports cars; FIA sports and prototypes; and historic Trans Am. There will also be a Minis vs. Mustangs night race, which was a hit in 2021. “We created curated grids that reflect the period races those cars competed in, rather than a mishmash of anyone who has paid the entry fee,” says O’Neill.

Last year’s Velocity Invitational saw much success; there were 13,000 people in atten dance, while a livestream reached well over 45 million households. But O’Neill knows that even in this digital age, you can’t beat being there in person. “There is nothing like the personal interaction and then seeing these cars up close,” he says, adding that races are a full sensory experience: “You go to see it, hear it and smell it.”

Jeff O’Neill

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Without a Trace

The Spanish furniture design company Andreu World is lighting up San Francisco with gorgeous, classic, sustainable design in a new downtown showroom.

By Laura Schooling

A piece from Philippe Starck’s Mariya collection

YOU KNOW THAT FEELING when you meet someone new who just seems to get you? They share your style and values. You’re so on the same wavelength you wonder how you ever existed apart. Well, imagine that feeling, but rather than a person, it’s a furniture brand.

Andreu World (www.andreuworld.com) is what you always wanted a furniture company to be, but dared not to dream. And they’ve chosen San Francisco (not L.A.!) for their first West Coast showroom, a 5,000-square-foot space one block away from the Salesforce Tower, and it’s open to the public.

The family-run Spanish brand, established in 1955, is producing design-forward sustainable furniture on a level unrivaled by its peers. Many companies are producing products that are eco-minded — and we salute that — but Andreu World has thrown down the gauntlet and even the biggest green geeks will have to bow down. Not only are all of its wood products FSC certified, it’s been purposefully “ecodesigning” for more than a decade and can now tout that all of its nearly 7,000 products are Cradle to Cradle certified. CEO Jesus Llinares says, “We owe our inspiration to architect William McDonough and German chemist Michael Braungart’s book Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. Putting this theory into practice required the collaboration of more than 100 suppliers to ensure that all the materials and finishes of our products are free of restricted substances (BLS).”

This is design utopia, the creation of beautiful things that have a fully sustainable life span and are made from products that pose no threat of harm to the planet or our health. Oh, and Andreu World is a carbon neutral company that only consumes clean energy from renewable sources.

If you’re thinking, “So it’s good for the planet, but is it pretty?” In short, yes. The designs are minimalist without being stark, playful without being frivolous — a blend of purpose and personality. The company has long partnered with designers to bring a diversified and international influence to its aesthetic. For 40 years, some of the most celebrated designers like Patricia Urquiola, Piergiorgio Cazzaniga and Alfredo Häberli have partnered with Andreu World to design pieces. The popular designer Philippe Starck currently has a number of products in the collection, and he attended the opening for the San Francisco showroom to highlight his recent collaboration. Some favorites include Mariya, a tidy sofa with attached bookcase, and the Adela Rex chair.

With products designed to impress and built to last, it’s no wonder the showroom already has plenty of fans in the Bay Area. “We are consistently working to present a selection of universal, sustainable and democratic designs

for the well-being of people,” says Llinares. In addition to numerous residential customers, Andreu World has outfitted hotels, restaurants and corporate offices all over the world, including the Pinterest and Uber head quarters in San Francisco and the YouTube headquarters on the Peninsula.

“Having the most stringent international certifications is imperative for the furniture manufacturing industry,” Llinares says, “and we will continue to set an example.” It turns out it’s possible to make your mark in the world without leaving a trace.

All photos courtesy of Andreu World

Chairs from Patricia Urquiola’s Oru Collection

Study in Contrasts

By Casey Hatfield-Chiotti

Scottsdale surprises with stylish hotels, art and cultural institutions and excellent restaurants.

TO MANY, SCOTTSDALE might feel like a flyover destination where people go to retire, but the desert city just east of Phoenix is more than just a great place to golf. It is one of the most vibrant vacation destinations in the U.S., with a resort to suit every person ality type and a thriving arts scene. Scottsdale is known internationally as a mecca for art collectors, and it has more than 100 galleries that exhibit fine art from around the world as well as Arizona. Scottsdale’s ArtWalk began in 1975 and still takes place throughout the Old Town Scottsdale Art District — with its soothing foun tains and tree-canopy-covered court yards — most Thursdays. And because nearly half of Scottsdale’s land area is open space, you can go hiking or horseback riding in the morning and visit one of the best contemporary art museums in the afternoon. It’s truly one of the most well-rounded getaways in the West. Here are our recommenda tions for where to stay, eat and explore in Scottsdale.

Where to Stay

The Scott Resort & Spa (from $429 per night; www.thescottresort.com) in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale merges Mission-style architecture with the angular lines of the Bauhaus. It has 204 guest rooms and suites with warm wood furniture and bronze accents bringing a touch of glamour. The hotel’s two pristine pools — including a family-friendly sand-bottom swim ming pool and main lagoon pool with cabanas and a pool bar — mean it is never a challenge to escape the desert heat. The full-service spa, La Vidorra, has six treatment rooms and facial treatments and massages like the Havana Herbal Salt Stone Massage using Cuba-inspired aroma therapy. The Canal Club, specializing in bright cocktails and modern Caribbean-American cuisine, transports guests to old Havana.

East Coast hospitality brand Gurney’s Resorts, which has luxuriousyet-laid-back properties in Montauk, made its first foray into the West last year with the acquisition of Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain and destina tion spa lovers rejoiced. At Sanctuary Camelback Mountain, A Gurney’s

Sanctuary Camelback Mountain

Courtesy of Santuary

Camelback Mountain

Resort & Spa (from $599 per night; www. gurneysresorts.com) in Paradise Valley, every casita, suite or mountainside villa has desert views. The contemporary streamlined architecture and serene location next to Camelback Mountain already offer a mind and body reboot, but an Asian-inspired treatment in the spa featuring 12 indoor-and-outdoor treatment rooms and a meditation garden will truly leave you feeling like new. The hotel’s restaurant, Elements, serving farm-fresh American cuisine with Asian influences, and sleek jade bar with a backlit jade onyx drink rail round out the pampering.

Originally opened in 1956 and recently restored to its former splendor, Hotel Valley Ho (from $469 per night; www. hotelvalleyho.com) is a downtown Scottsdale retreat with midcentury modern style and contemporary ameni ties. Guests can choose everything from a sunny cabana and wide-open studio to a chic tower suite with a living room, kitchen, washer and dryer and walk-in closet. Every room offers either a private patio or balcony and floor-to-ceiling glass letting in plenty of Arizona sunshine. The circular pool surrounded by colorful lounge chairs and palm trees is an urban oasis. The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art and Old Town

Scottsdale’s restaurants and shopping are just a short walk from the hotel.

Mountain Shadows Resort Scottsdale (from $519 per night; www.mountain shadows.com), built below Camelback Mountain in 1959, reemerged as one of Scottsdale’s top design hotels after it was completely rebuilt in 2017. Located in Paradise Valley, the resort has modern lines and stark desert surroundings. The hotel’s Library Coffee Cart has design-centric books by Taschen and creative coffee drinks. Mountain guest rooms look out onto Camelback Mountain while guest rooms in the luxury wing are large and lavish including a modern three-bedroom penthouse with five private decks.

Above the rugged Sonoran Desert in the town of Fountain Hills, ADERO Scottsdale (from $359; www.aderoscottsdale.com) is in a certified Dark Sky Community. The 177 large rooms and suites have balconies for taking in starry skies and sweeping views. The hotel also has a trailhead on site for hiking and mountain biking and a restorative spa offering activities and treatments inspired by the healing powers of the desert: sound healing with crystal singing bowls, sunrise yoga sessions, desert bathing walks and treat ments utilizing amethyst-infused oil, blue corn and turquoise.

Courtesy of Taliesin West

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West

What to Do

Every architecture lover should visit Taliesin West (www.franklloydwright. org). Architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home and laboratory is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Built by Wright and his apprentices beginning in 1937, it is a study in desert colors and landscapes and how buildings can meld with their surroundings. The low-slung buildings, made of local stone, wood and desert sand, are designed to reflect the expan sive desert while redwood beams add red accents. Taliesin West’s popular Sunset and Sips program resumes in October with happy hours offered on the property on the second and fourth Thursday of each month.

Architecture and design enthusiasts should also head to Cosanti (www.cosanti. com) in Paradise Valley. Italian-born architect Paolo Soleri built the imagina tive structures in the 1950s and ’60s using his earth-casting technique. A concrete shell was formed over a mound of dirt and the soil was excavated from below by hand. Visitors can go on a guided tour of Soleri’s studio, the residential structures, which remain remarkably cool despite the desert heat, and bronze foundry where artisans still make bronze and ceramic wind-bells based on Soleri’s original design. Their sale funds the work of the Cosanti Foundation.

The free annual public art event Canal Convergence (www.canalconvergence. com) takes place this November 4 to 13 on the Scottsdale Waterfront. The 10th anniversary theme is Water + Art + Light. Large-scale light-based public artworks by international artists will illuminate the Scottsdale Canal.

The Scottsdale Museum of Contem porary Art (SMoCA, www.smoca.org), in a minimalist building by award-winning architect Will Bruder, has four galleries for showcasing rotating exhibitions and a sculpture garden with the Turrell Skyspace, where visitors can see the sky through an elliptical opening in the ceiling. Also on display this fall: Janel Garzon’s mural “Environ” and Los Angeles–based Mandan/ Hidatsa artist Teresa Baker’s Capturing Space exhibition featuring seven largescale hanging works made of buffalo hide, willow and other natural materials.

Turrell Skyspace at SMoCA

Where to Eat

Cala (www.calascottsdale.com), which opened at the new Senna House hotel in January, is like a voyage to the Mediter ranean with dishes inspired by Greece, Spain, Italy and Morocco. Acclaimed chef and television personality Beau MacMillan is the culinary director and serves up a crowd-pleasing menu of pastas, pizzas and dishes like branzino a la plancha with blistered tomatoes, fennel and beluga lentils.

One of Scottsdale’s best restaurants lies in the luxury wing of the Scottsdale Fashion Square mall. At Francine (www. francinerestaurant.com), the city’s most stylish denizens sip rosé Champagne and dine on dishes like roast duck with broc colini and blackberry and salad niçoise at the curved marble bar or on the patio. The chef was raised in the South of France and the menu is a tribute to his mother’s bright and flavorful cooking.

In the McCormick Ranch neighbor hood, Campo Italian Bistro & Bar (www. campoitalian.com) is a modern Italian taverna serving bubbling pizzas and fresh pastas. Chef Alex Stratta got his start working for chefs such as Alain Ducasse and Daniel Boulud, and he ultimately earned two Michelin stars while working at restaurants in Las Vegas. Now Scotts dale diners are reaping the benefits.

FnB (www.fnbrestaurant.com) in Scottsdale isn’t new, it opened in 2009, but it has continued to earn raves year after year for its focus on Arizona ingre dients and Arizona wine. Chef Charleen Badman won the James Beard Award for Best Chef of the Southwest in 2019. While the menu changes nightly, expect seasonal dishes like chilled melon soup and Peruvian spring rolls. The location in historic Craftsman Court in downtown Scottsdale makes it a great choice after an evening spent gallery hopping.

Jenna McKone for Experience Scottsdale

Cala

Courtesy of Scott Resort & Spa

The Canal Club, located at Scott Resort & Spa, offers Caribbean-inspired cuisine.

A bout Last Night

ON AUGUST 30, ESTEEMED guests gathered at Barrel House Tavern in Sausalito to toast delicious food, stellar wines and great company. Winemakers from Conn Creek, Patz & Hall and Stag's Leap Wine Cellars joined us to share their expertise and help local wine lovers expand their knowledge of these legendary wines. As the sun set over Richardson Bay, new connections were solidified over a shared love of epicurean pleasures.

Photography by Natalie Schrik for Drew Altizer Photography

Cherise Dark

Roasted bone-out Mediterranean branzino served family style with cabbage salad and salsa verde.

Kim Traverso and Jen Cohen Bogan

Christine Garcia and Otis Bruce Jr.

James Hall, Elizabeth DeLouise-Gant and Marcus Motaro

The guests listened as chef Maicky Velasquez detailed the food pairings.

Guests sampled both red and white wines.

Unsung Black Heroes

In his new book, San Francisco artist George McCalman brings to life some little-known — along with the well-known — shapers of American history in 350 stunning full-color illustrations.

By Daniel Jewett

ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO, graphic designer, artist, professor and S.F. Chronicle columnist George McCalman casually started an experiment: every day he would paint a different Black history pioneer as part of a series.

“I just wanted to see if I could do it,” McCalman says (www.mccalman.co). It turned out he could do it and when he was done the results were so powerful that friends suggested he make the series into a book. After some research, McCalman was surprised to learn that nobody had done a book like this before, and he pitched the concept to a couple of publishers — but the result was immediate disappoint ment. “I quickly realized that people talk a big game, but nobody was interested,” he says.

A few years later he hired an agent who specializes in people who write and illustrate and “felt as I did that it was outrageous that a book like this did not exist.” The two came up with a proposal that was ironclad. “By the time she took it to the publishers there were six that ended up fighting over it at auction, and it was incredible.” HarperCollins won out and last month Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen was finally published.

And although the luminaries featured include names like James Baldwin, Aretha Franklin, Colin Kaepernick and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, McCalman wanted to expose readers to people they didn’t know about. “It is safe to say that most of the folks in the book, people will be discovering for the first time. These are people who were ignored, erased, many don’t even have a visual record,” he says. “But the stories were just so riveting; the dynamism of how the Black dias pora has moved through this country is cinematic; their survival story itself is worthy.”

Narrowing down the 500 names he collected to the 145 eventually featured was no easy task — for that McCalman trusted his heart.

“I say that I communed with each of these figures,” he says. “I got to pass through the aspects of each person and that’s one of the reasons that every illustrated portrait is in a different style, because I was basically starting over again and reintroducing myself to the subject through their words, their accomplishments, their setbacks, and in a lot of cases, through their deaths.”

McCalman wants readers to learn about the unknown people behind the accomplishments you may have heard about and the unexpected sides of Black Americans whom you have definitely heard about.

“Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is in this book not because of his sportsmanship, but because he’s an unknown writer and critical thinker,” McCalman says. “It just shows the range of talent that we as a community have.” McCalman adds that he was also fascinated by those who went to great lengths to survive, like escaped slave Jourdon Anderson, who wrote a letter to the slave owner who was coming after him that called him a coward. “It was just a brilliant collection of words, of taking the fight directly back to the person who could potentially kill him and I just thought, ‘what audacity.’ I was dazzled by that story.”

McCalman hopes these tales and images will inspire and instruct and, to that end, he has big ambitions for this book. “I want it to be in every home in America,” he says. “This form of American history is just woefully underappreciated, under-celebrated, and we can’t be casual about it.”

City Arts & Lectures (www.cityarts.net) is presenting a live “Talking and Drawing with George McCalman” event at San Francisco’s Sydney Goldstein Theater on October 14.

Images from Illustrated Black History

BE A WINEMAKER FOR A DAY

The Barrel Blending Experience® at Conn Creek offers a guided tasting and wine blending session showcasing Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Understand the skills needed to be a winemaker and craft your own custom blend to bottle and take home. It’s the ideal experience for any occasion, including a romantic weekend getaway, a group outing, or a private corporate event.

Reservations are available Thursday through Monday at 10:30am and 2:00pm