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Outdoor connection | page 24
Haute stuff | page 11
A Bay Area family makes the most of their hillside location to enjoy outdoor living.
Red-hot finds to spice up your home.
Meadowland | page 30
Shop talk | page 14
Landscape designer Keeyla Meadows uses color to create a garden paradise.
Vintage gems are the lure at Room with a Past, while country French goods keep Anteo fans happy.
Patio pleasures | page 34
In style | page 16
Forget the hibachi. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outdoor kitchens are stylish and elaborate.
Heat up your surroundings with this happy hue.
High-tech home | page 38
The tasting room | page 18
A roundup of super-cool gadgets for your home.
Spring calls for light, crisp wines that pair well with seasonal fare. Here are a few favorites.
Getaways | page 40 Though known for its vineyards, Healdsburg keeps visitors busy with its shops, restaurants and winery gardens. ties diversify this global staple.
In the garden | page 20 Window boxes do more than just expand your garden arena. They give your window a view from both outside and inside.
At the table | page 22 Spaces meets the master chef behind the Michelin-star restaurant, Redd.
Around town | page 42 Things to do, see and enjoy in May.
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The premier magazine of design Outdoor living — It’s one of the true pleasures of living in the Bay Area. In this issue we show you how to maximize this lifestyle with tips on designing an outdoor kitchen, the latest in summer colors, foodie secrets including the best summer wines and how window boxes can sate that need for an expansive garden. We also meet a Bay Area family who maximized the indooroutdoor lifestyle by integrating walls of windows with hillside terraces.
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Craig Summers Black The tasting room | page 18 Summertime, and the sippin’ should be easy. So rock your old letter sweater tonight, the one that says, “ABC.” Greek to you? That’s “Anything But Chardonnay” because as the weather warms up, you’ll want to avoid those heavy, ponderous, woody, viscous — I’m running out of adjectives here. Your warm-weather pour should be just like a good summer — lively. You don’t have to dumb down your white wine choices, though. A quaffer can be as sophisticated as you are. Here’s to balmy nights. 6 SPACES MAY 2010
Kathryn McKenzie Nichols Patio pleasures | page 34 I had no idea when I began researching the article on designing an outdoor kitchen, that there were so many ways to cook outside — and so many stylish ways in which to do it. I like to barbecue and consider myself somewhat knowledgeable about outdoor spaces, but the sheer number of options in outdoor kitchens made me realize how huge a trend this really is. Now I’m thinking, “Gee, maybe I need an appliance that has a built-in rotisserie and infrared searing!” Yes, I’m afraid that even I’ve got grill envy.
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Fashion designer Vivienne Tam and HP have teamed up on this light gold digital clutch “Butterfly Lovers,” inspired by the classic Chinese love story of the same name. (It’s also reflective of Tam’s spring collection.) Weighing 2.5 pounds, with a 10.1inch screen, the HP Mini 210 offers a 5.5-hour battery life; coordinated custom desktop, icons and exclusive wallpapers; premium audio; and a durable finish. About $599 www.hpdirect.com/mini or 800.230.5752.
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Legendary uber-imaginative designer Tony Duquette is the inspiration behind this resin Macao Garden Seat from Baker Furniture. Duquette (1914-1999) loved the versatility of his original 1960 design, which can go from side table to seat to plant stand with ease. Shown in coral but also available in pearl lacquer. $1,659; www.baker.kohlerinteriors.com or 800.592.2537 for retailers.
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Even rubbish can find spiffy housing with Rubbermaid’s Commercial Defender Step Can in red powder-coated steel. It holds about 12 gallons and has nylon glides to protect floors. About $154; www.amazon.com.
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Why camouflage the source of your music when you can show off mod style? That’s the thinking behind this high-performance Geneva Sound System in a red, piano-lacquered wooden box. It features a CD player, FM radio and a dock for an iPod or iPhone. $699 for the medium size (8 x 14.5 inches) from Design Within Reach; www.dwr.com or or 800.944.2233.
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These 1950s and ‘60s-era rotary-dial phones aren’t just made to look vintage—they’re the real deal, carefully restored for Anthropologie by Russell Johnson (who has replaced their microphones, cartridges and cables with more modern parts and given them more vibrant hues). They’re compatible with landline phone systems but not Internet phone lines. $198; www.anthropologie.com or 800.309.2500.
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Designer Jill Fenichell is blazing the affordable-style trail with her chic “Coral” line of melamine tableware—lightweight, durable and eye-catching. The salad bowl is $60 and utensil set, $18; other pieces (plates, bowls, platters) are also available; www.bongenre.com or 718.237.2490.
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Harry Bertoia’s iconic welded steel Side Chair is seen mostly in white or chrome—but how about red or yellow with orange seat cushions? Its powder coat finish and optional vinyl seat cushion are appropriate for outdoor use with proper care, making them fabulous for al fresco affairs. From $460, with cushions available in a variety of fabrics; www.knoll.com or 800.343.5665 for retailers.
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2. The stripes in this Pasta Collection by Sina Pearson Textiles are inspired by noodles and sauces—from creamy neutrals Alfredo and Vodka to the rich tomato of Pomodoro. What makes this line even more delicious is that its satin-woven rayon and polyester fabric contains ultra-durable, antimicrobial Crypton fibers, which helps liquids bead up and wipe away. $46/yard; www.sinaperson.com or 212.366.1146 for retailers.
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Radiators need not be so, well, square. Runtal offers a round-tube red Versus radiator that not only quietly warms you but also your towels—all the while looking like modern sculpture. From $2,383 in electric or hydronic models and various colors; www.runtalnorthamerica.com or 800.526.2621 for dealers.
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Room With A Past opens its doors every third Thursday (through Sunday) to throngs of eager women who’ve been known to brave rain storms and heat waves just to get dibs on the goodies inside. Despite its cult-like following, the store still manages to fly under the radar thanks to its stealthily tucked away location on Walnut Creek’s Third Avenue. Displays change with each opening, revealing new surprises that are fashionably old — as in rustic, vintage or vintage-inspired. A recent visit unearthed a tiny purse made from wire metal (the perfect accent for a dresser when filled with jewelry or flowers), mid-century magazines and old crates refurbished as shabby chic nightstands. The back room is where you’ll find flourishes for a little girl’s room: white dresser drawers with sculptural touches, small chandeliers that are all things pink. If you’re a newbie visitor, expect to have the inevitable “Why-didn’tsomeone-tell-me-about-this-sooner?” moment. If you’re a regular, the 1,000 extra square feet recently added to the store is bound to elicit squeals and giggles.
If you can’t shop in Europe this year, the new Anteo Home at Santana Row may be the next best thing. Opened in April by Jennifer Noto, the light, airy atelier brims with country French furnishings, glassware, table accents and imported French linens from Vent du Sud (Southern Wind). The shop is the second location for Noto, who also owns two-year-old Anteo Home in Los Gatos, “We get savvy shoppers who are looking for affordable European furnishings and they know that our pricing is good,” she says. Besides tabletop items, you’ll find rustic wall clocks, ceramics and chests of drawers hand painted to create an old fashioned weathered patina. An apothecary section is devoted to body lotions, creams and French milled soaps that come in a variety of scents. — Kristine M. Carber
— Stephanie Simons Room With A Past 1557A Third Avenue, Walnut Creek 925.933.1903
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Seasonal sippers Call them the quenchables s the weather (finally) warms up and the fog is kept at bay for a more reasonable length, faces turn toward the sun and a glass of something lighter, fresher, zippier. While many might now select a grassy sauvignon blanc or some perfumed white in a long skinny bottle, I propose eschewing these quaffers and staying the course — serious whites, but for the sensuous season. Viognier — a grape as tricky to grow as pinot noir — has that taste-of-summer character, crisp with a hint of apricot. Like chardonnay, it can have that golden color and creamy mouth feel. The best viogniers are rich, intense, slightly fragrant — a graceful companion to spicy dishes, stir-fry and even curry. One of my favorite wine country evenings was dinner with an array of
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viogniers at the then-new Girl and the Fig. Phelps makes an awfully nice, though pricey, version of this Rhone varietal. Midrange, Calera is intriguing. And at an everyday price point, Concannon acquits itself nicely. Though of Alsatian ancestry, pinot blanc can sometimes taste like a chardonnay cousin. But the more rewarding styles are less malo, less wood, with an accent on its crisp apple/pear character that pairs so well with summer’s lighter fare. Chalone pioneered California pinot blancs, and its somewhat toasty style is still a favorite. Robert Sinskey makes a very clean, hands-off version. And Arrowood’s rich, intense style (14.9 percent alcohol) makes a wonderful ABC aperitif. Then there’s Grüner Veltliner, pronounced groo-ner velt-lee-ner or referred to, in hippy-dippy fashion, as
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Groo Vee. The best of these complex, spicy, peppery pours are Austrian. A couple oddities with this fullbodied dry wine: It will actually age gracefully. And it is quite versatile and forgiving on the dinner table, even with those perennial difficulties, artichoke and asparagus. For more casual occasions a cold hard cider hits the spot, especially after a hot afternoon tasting in the wine country. Magners, with only 4.5 percent alcohol, is lightly carbonated, sweet and tart. This Irish cider has none of that metallic finish prevalent in many American efforts. And while it does come in pint bottles, looking quite wine-like, if you’re heading to some friends for dinnertime grilling, you can present your host with a manly six-pack.
New and recommended: • Pali Bluffs Pinot Noir, 2007 ($40): Where to begin? Pali’s deep lineup of impressive pinots is stunning by any stretch. This Russian River blend has that earthy, dark cherry thing going on, but with balance and restraint. Grade: B+ • Huge Bear Sonoma County Chardonnay, 2007 ($40): A rich, creamy chard seemingly destined to accompany your next grilled salmon. Grade: B+ • Clos la Chance Estate Grenache, 2006 ($30): A dark, plumy convincer. I’m thinking thick Iowa chops, marinated in Mojo Criollo and grilled over apple wood. Grade: B+ — Craig Summers Black
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InTheGarden
Window boxes s painful as it is to admit, window boxes appeal to every gardener’s inner Donald Trump. It’s all about increasing your real estate holdings. More dirt to play in! So you may feel free to view a frame of flowers on high as your own personal Trump Tower — except with taste. And style. And, perhaps, fragrance and a little something to nibble on. But window boxes do more than just increase the size of your garden arena. They give your window a view from both outside and inside. They are friendly in that regard. Even should you draw your drapes, you are still sharing the beauty of your home — and garden – with passersby. Yes, window boxes create community. But there is a utility as well as creative aspect to
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gardening in window boxes, as there is in all containers. Window containers, by definition, are restricted in size, width and depth. This makes them, especially in our drysummer climate, very, very thirsty. You would do well, when prepping your window boxes, to rig some kind of irrigation, whether it be drip lines, soaker hoses or just placement near a spigot or faucet. For it is not unheard of to have to water every single dang morning. Potting soil embedded with water-retentive polymers also helps. If you have, or are building, a wooden window box, keep in mind that this much-needed water, while nourishing your plants, is also slowly destroying your planter. To counter that, insert galvanized or even plastic liners to plant in. Just as these liners have drain holes at the
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bottom (so roots don’t rot), so should your window box (so the box itself doesn’t do the same). For aesthetics, your window box should be about the length of the window. But you knew that. Ten inches wide and 8 inches deep is about the minimum. It can get cramped in there. And when placing this crate, for goodness sake make sure you can open your window – and open it without decapitating your flowers. With a box under an open kitchen window, you can easily snip requisite herbs moments before they become part of a meal. Can’t get any fresher – and you haven’t taken more than five paces from the kitchen counter. When considering flowers for your window box, some things are out of your hands. Is your box completely shaded? Then no cheery little roses for you. Do reflective white walls
and overhanging eaves act like an Easy-Bake Oven? No sunshy hostas here, ma’am. And as much as the garden world still stands agog over the use of flowering perennials, you will probably want to stick with mostly annuals in your window boxes. The not-all-that-many perennials that are accorded the adjective “long-blooming” still measure their bloom time in weeks. Annuals, however, tend to bloom themselves silly all season long. Foliage plants, of course, do yeoman duty for as long as you need them. Remember: Flowers are fleeting, but foliage is forever. — Craig Summers Black For more window box tips, see page 37.
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AtTheTable
REDD Photos by Ken Perkins
Executive chef
Richard Reddington Age: 43 Hometown: Rochester, N.Y. Experience: After working in kitchens in Europe, Reddington returned to America, where he worked with some of the finest chefs in the country, starting with Roland Passot at La Folie in San Francisco, then Wolfgang Puck at Postrio before heading east to work at David Burke’s Park Avenue Café. After returning to San Francisco to cook at Rubicon he went to Europe to work at two Michelin three-star establishments: Arpege and Roger
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Vergé’s Le Moulin de Mougins. He also worked with Daniel Boulud, once again in Manhattan, before returning to California to again work with Wolfgang Puck, and then at Jardiniere in San Francisco before settling in the Napa Valley, where he was executive chef at the Auberge du Soleil.
Early inspiration: “Traveling in Europe after college. Being broke, shopping in markets, eating great bread and cheese. It was a real change after a diet of college fast food.”
Dish you are most proud of: “The one dish that people really love is the caramelized diver scallops with cauliflower purée, almonds and a balsamic reduction. I like to try
different techniques with vegetables. The scallops are flown in from Maine — they are absolutely beautiful.”
Favorite food: “Right now it’s Mexican food, especially fish tacos.”
Guilty food pleasure: “Doritos. If I’m driving and I stop for gas I get a bag of Doritos and a Gatorade.” Biggest challenge: “Opening Redd and keeping it open. That, and cooking in France for free for nine months.”
If you weren’t a chef, what would you be? “An architect. Architecture fascinates me.” — Charles Neave
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REDD Sashimi of hamachi, sticky rice, edamame, lime ginger sauce Serves 4
Ingredients:
Directions:
4 (2.5 ounce portions) hamachi sashimi, thinly sliced 1 cup cooked Nishiki rice 1 teaspoon togarashi (Asian spice found in most markets) 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar and 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 3/4 cup sugar, granulated 1 teaspoon mirin 1/2 cup soy sauce and 1/2 cup lime juice, freshly squeezed 2 inch piece fresh ginger, peeled 1 cup grapeseed oil 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil 1 tablespoon chili flakes and 1 tablespoon fermented black beans 3 cloves garlic, whole 4 ounces cooked edamame 5.5 ounces daikon, julienned 5.5 ounces cucumber, seeded and thinly sliced 1 ounce Wakame salad fleur de sel (sea salt) Chopped chives for garnish
Rice marinade: Heat together rice wine vinegar, red wine vinegar, 1/4 cup sugar and mirin until the sugar dissolves. Set aside to cool. Lime simple syrup: Heat together over medium low heat 1/2 cup of sugar and lime juice until the sugar is dissolved. Ginger juice: Blend together in a blender the ginger and 1/2 cup of grapeseed oil. Strain through a fine mesh sieve. Set aside. Chili oil: Combine in a saucepan 1/2 cup grapeseed oil, sesame oil, chili flakes, black beans and garlic. Heat to 200 degrees. Cool. Do not strain until ready to use to allow the ingredients further marinate. Lime ginger sauce: Combine in a bowl soy sauce, 1/2 cup lime simple syrup and 1/2 cup ginger juice. You will have some left over.
Continued on page 37.
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WITH A SPECTACULAR VIEW OF THE WATER, THIS BAY AREA COUPLE CREATED A HOME THAT'S AS COMFORTABLE OUTSIDE AS INSIDE.
oor connection By Kathryn Loosli Pritchett Photos by Tim Griffith
alit Kapoor’s interest in architecture started as a child watching his eye surgeon father direct the building of hospitals in his native India. A successful engineer and businessman, Kapoor and his wife Papli raised their two daughters in a contemporary family home in Lafayette. But once the girls were grown Kapoor decided to indulge this life-long passion for architecture by building their dream home. The couple bought a lot in Danville, hired an architect and drew up plans for a Mediterranean-style home that would fit in with the surrounding houses. Then a trip back to India had Kapoor thinking second thoughts. “We were in India shopping for stones for the new home, but something kept bothering me. I realized that I didn’t want to create a home that could be built almost anywhere — I wanted a place that really spoke to living in the Bay Area with a significant connection to San Francisco,” says Kapoor. He discovered that a parcel in the Berkeley Hills near where he’d taken his family to watch 4th of July fireworks was not government property as he’d always thought, but actually private property that was for sale. Within thirty days he had purchased the site and began to search for an architect to create a home that would make the most of its extraordinary views. While looking through architecture books at Builders Booksource in Berkeley he came upon “Livable Modern” by Emeryville architect Robert Swatt and was attracted to the warm but modern feeling of the homes Swatt had designed. After two weeks of talking over preliminary sketches and models with Swatt, Kapoor knew he was the right architect for the job. “The property is
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Opposite page: Capturing the view of the surroundings set the foundation for the design. Above: When the pocket doors in the kitchen are open, it’s hard to know where the inside ends and the outside begins.
incredible — you can see all five Bay Area bridges and Mount Diablo from the site — so we worked closely together to design a house that opened up to the views and was flexible in its design,” says Swatt. “The design is quite complex, but we worked to make it look very simple so it didn’t compete with the views.” The resulting three-story, 8100 square foot house was designed using a minimal materials palette of concrete, mahogany, limestone, stainless steel and stucco. It was designed so that the Kapoors can be comfortable living on their own on the top level but still be connected to the lower levels that can accommodate visits from children, their extended family or other guests. The entrance to the home begins at the elegant motor court that also doubles as an outdoor entertaining area presided over by a black marble statue of a dancing Ganesh. A sleek stone staircase ascends to the top level where a wooden bridge crosses a black rock-lined pool of water that cascades down to the motor court. The gridded glass and khaya wood front doors open into a gracious living room with a floating mahogany ceiling and Halila limestone floors. All of the limestone comes from one quarry and the wood from a single tree in order to keep variations in color and pattern to a minimum. The exquisite woodwork was executed by Mansour Ghanbari of Berkeley’s Ghanbari Designs. Sleek stainless steel door pulls were designed by Kapoor and created by Emeryville’s Michael Wentworth. Much of the casework in the home was also designed by Kapoor and built by Ghanbari. Contemporary upholstered pieces were custom built by Santa Monica’s Viesso or acquired at Arkitektura in San Francisco. Most of the vibrant artwork in the home was created by the Kapoors’ daughter, artist Namita Kapoor. “We wanted to make sure that the house wasn’t too ‘flashy,’” says Kapoor. “I find that when there are a lot of things in a house, it takes away from the beauty of a good design.” The lighting in the house was also designed with an eye to complex simplicity. Consulting with lighting guru Randall Whitehead, the Kapoors chose to use LED spotlights that are trimless
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A simple palette of limestone, mahogany and steel sets the tone for stylish simplicity throughout the house.
and recessed in such a way that they don’t draw attention. Nevertheless, the lighting system (Homeworks by Lutron) is so sophisticated that it can be controlled with an iPhone from any room in the house — or across the world, if desired. “Anywhere you have access to the internet you can listen to your music, watch home videos, or look at photographs,” says Kapoor. “We can be in Bombay and tie into the house system to look at family photos.” Opening the house to the world outside isn’t only by way of high-tech systems. Each room incorporates windows, sliding doors and terraces rimmed with seamless glass panel railings to allow an unobstructed 330-degree view stretching from Mt. Diablo
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to Mt. Tamalpais. “We can see sunrise to sunset from our house — it’s magnificent to watch the entire sky turn such beautiful colors,” says Kapoor. The access to the views is particularly striking in the kitchen where large pocket doors allow the entire corner of the room to completely disappear. Then the limestone floors of the Scavolini kitchen, with its cream and café au lait glass front cabinets and heated Caesarstone countertop, continue out to the edge of the terrace where a pair of Henry Hall sofas invites reflection. “Once the doors are open you really don’t know where the inside ends and the outside begins,” says Swatt. “You feel like you’re floating on top of the world — it’s very dramatic.” And yet, when the
The Kapoors can watch sunrise to sunset from any room in the house.
couple wants to create a cozier feeling in the rooms, the sliding doors placed throughout the home can be reconfigured for more intimacy. For example, the door between the kitchen and the living room can be closed to provide privacy for Papli as she finishes meal preparations while Lalit entertains guests in the living room. A sliding wall transforms the couple’s daily meditation room into a casual sitting room off the upper terrace when guests arrive. And a nine-foot projection screen installed in the sliding master bedroom door allows the Kapoors to turn their bedroom into a private media room so they don’t need to go downstairs to the public media room when they want to watch a movie. “Lalit’s vision was to make every room multi-functional,” says Swatt. “We worked together to create a flexible design that would accommodate the family’s different needs and uses today and tomorrow. S
Resources: Builders Booksource www.buildersbooksource.com Ghanbari Designs 510.849.1514 Randall Whitehead Lighting Inc. www.randallwhitehead.com Swatt-Miers Architects www.swattmiers.com
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By Kathryn Loosli Pritchett Photographs by Keeyla Meadows
Meadowland Landscape designer Keeyla Meadows shares her secrets to a colorful garden andscape designer and artist Keeyla Meadows is known for her vibrant use of color. Whether she’s working with plants, paint, clay or bronze she takes a bold Gaudi-esque approach to creating a personal paradise. Her new book Fearless Color Gardens: The Creative Gardener’s Guide to Jumping Off the Color Wheel (Timber Press) tutors timid gardeners in the art of creating their own Colorland.
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Your new book is called Fearless Color Gardens. Do you find that most gardeners are afraid to use as much color as you’d like in a garden? I wrote the book to support and inspire people to use more color throughout their gardens. Traditionally, you think of plants when you talk about garden color palettes, but I wanted to
encourage the reader to include color everywhere in the garden: planters, walls, pavings, structures. Why extend color to the hardscape? For one thing, the hardscape in a garden is stable. The plants will come in and out of bloom depending on the season, but you’ll always have color in the garden if you install a ceramic sculpture as a focal point or a painted bench on a tiled patio as a resting place. Also, it’s another opportunity to be expressive in challenging times. Color is a way to sustain your spirit. Working with color in your garden is very nourishing and supportive, which is important when you’re worried about managing economic or environmental resources. Walking into a garden with a colorful hardscape makes your spirit shine. Where do you turn for inspiration? Travel helps keep my creative juices flowing. I just returned from a quick trip to Mexico and I loved the exuberant expressions I saw there that were available through color. I grew up in
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Above left: The flowers carry through the tile palette of mauve, pinks and yellow. Above right: Spheres bring the sky to the earth, Meadows says.
Southern California around Mexican folk art and the colors and images have always been appealing to me. I also like the challenge of working with broken things — recyclables — that’s why I like to create mosaics. When you work with recycled materials it means you’re attuned to your survival instincts and that you can adapt to overcome challenges. What drew you to color in the first place? I have a younger brother who is blind. I looked out for him when we were children and would describe the things he couldn’t see. It was very hard to describe color to him. In order to communicate to him about different colors I would describe them in ways he could understand — words that communicated color through touch, smell, and sound — so I had to analyze color very completely. Trying to describe color to him made me realize that color was this miracle — something indescribable. You attended art school in Southern California and studied sculpture at UC Berkeley, but how did you learn about plants? While I was in graduate school I started going up to Western Hills Nursery in Occidental and worked with Lester Hawkins and Marshall Olbrich. I felt like Alice in Wonderland when I walked through the gate. It was like I’d walked into a secret garden, a dream. There was a fullness and mystical sense about the plants that was very magical. Lester had such a deep and intense relationship with the landscape — he was like a conductor or a painter. I was studying art and looking at art all the time; watching him work with plants, I knew that I was in the presence of someone making art. I really learned to do what I do from him.
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Above: A mermaid patio adds a whimsical touch to the garden.
How can a non-artist learn to use color in the garden? In the book I share lots of tools: Keeyla’s color triangle, tips on dividing spaces into zones, worksheets. One of the things I always tell people is to take a camera into the garden and frame the space you’re working on, just like you would a photograph. It helps orient you to the space. Also, think about a medium you are comfortable with when you approach garden design. If you appreciate music, then think about what you would want your garden to sound like if it were a piece of music. Mine would be like something from Debussy — very flowing and sensuous, with a little hint of jazz. The plants would capture the light like a French Impressionist’s painting. And in order to capture the light I would incorporate plants with goblet shapes that hold light — like poppies and tulips, two of my favorites. Are there particular colors you’re drawn to now? I’ve been working with chartreuse and magenta quite a bit of late. Also, red and turquoise. I just created a habitat garden for the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show that I titled “Dances with the Redheaded Snake.” It was inspired by an endangered
species — the San Francisco garter snake, which is beautifully colored brick red and turquoise. I love the contrast of strawberries on a turquoise plate or red echevarias and blue cerinthe leaves. In Mexico I fell in love with the brilliant turquoise flowers of the Philippine Jade Vine — unfortunately, you can’t grow that here so I’ll have to go back and visit. What colors or ideas will you be exploring next in the garden? I’m putting more food in gardens — incorporating more edible plants in my garden designs. Playing with color in the food you prepare and serve is another way to practice being colorful. Combining food and dishes is not that different from combining plants and hardscape. Balancing harmonious colors makes a delicious foodscape — just like a colorful garden is a feast for your eyes. To find out more about Keeyla’s work and the open gardens she runs throughout the summer in her Albany garden, visit www.keeylameadows.net. S
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TIPS ON DESIGNING AN OUTDOOR KITCHEN By Kathryn McKenzie Nichols
ne of the great pleasures of summer is entertaining your friends and family in your own backyard. But entertaining typically means supplying food and drink, and dedicated hosts often find themselves running madly between the house and the patio to keep everybody happy. That’s why, in recent years, so many homeowners have put kitchens in their outdoor living spaces — and we’re not talking just a hibachi and a plastic ice chest. Today’s outdoor kitchen has become increasingly elaborate, with built-in gas grills, side burners, refrigerators, wine coolers and warming drawers, just to name a few of the options now available. “There’s something magical about entertaining outside,” says Rosa Loayza, co-owner of Unique Outdoor Living, a specialty retailer of patio products in San Jose. “There are so many incredible things about it. For one, you don’t have to limit the number of people you’re cooking for.” Outdoor kitchens start at a few thousand dollars for a basic pre-fabricated barbecue island, and can go up to $100,000 or more for custom jobs that include the fancier appliances. “It all depends on your budget,” says Deidra Darsa, media relations manager for the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association. “The grill is the centerpiece — you grow from that and add onto it.” The essential pieces of the puzzle are a grill or oven, a sink, countertops for food preparation, and storage for kitchen and dining paraphernalia. Other necessities might include an attached dining/bar area, a refrigerator for keeping perishables close at hand, and overhead shelter of some type. Some of the other innovations that add further utility to the outdoor kitchen space are dishwashers, wine and beer coolers, ice makers, warming drawers, built-in lighting, waterproof stereo systems with MP3 and satellite radio capability and even pop-up television screens. Just the choice of grill alone is staggering. These days, brand names like FireMagic, Cal Flame and Lynx are offering outdoor grills that include gourmet extras such as motorized rotisseries and infrared searing. Gas grills are by far the most popular, Darsa says, although built-in charcoal and electric grills also have their devotees. Side burners are handy for cooking the entire meal alfresco. Some cooks, however, are opting for European-style wood-fired ovens, in which everything from soup to roasts to desserts can be prepared. These ovens can also produce pizza in minutes — the perfect dish for family gettogethers. Not only that, but these ovens provide a warm and attractive atmosphere when the fire is glowing within. “It becomes a focal point of the outdoor kitchen. It’s like a piece of art,” says John Thess, general manager of Mugnaini
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Wood Fired Ovens, based in Watsonville. “It’s live and interactive.” Beyond the components of the outdoor kitchen, there’s also the style to consider as well as materials. Kitchen islands can be finished in stucco, tile, stone, or faux stone; some people turn to ultra-durable concrete or granite countertops. The look of the kitchen should complement your home and yard. Because there are so many options available, it’s a good idea to visit an outdoor living showroom to get a feel for what’s on the market, and what might benefit you most when you’re entertaining. Darsa recommends gathering as much information as possible and reading books like Ultimate Outdoor Kitchens: Inspiration Designs and Plans, (Gibbs Smith, $24.95) by Michelle Kodis; and The New Outdoor Kitchen: Cooking Up a Kitchen for the Way You Live and Play, (Taunton Press, $19.95) by Deborah
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Krasner. She also notes that it’s helpful to think about how you’re going to use your outdoor kitchen. Will it be for small, intimate groups, or large crowds? Every night or just occasionally? Do you prefer to grill, or do you want more versatility? It’s helpful to jot down ideas, create a wish list, and clip pictures before meeting with a designer or contractor, and that way the experts can see what it is you’re looking for, and work with you to realize your backyard aspirations. Working with professionals is recommended because of the amount of planning it can take to put in an outdoor kitchen. The outdoor kitchen should have protection from wind and excess sun; it should have easy access to the house; and there must be consideration of how best to install gas, electric and water lines, and proper venting of smoke. If your dreams exceed your checkbook balance, ask if
the project can be completed in phases so that you can keep adding on over time. The HPBA recommends defining the grilling and eating areas first, then accessorizing when the budget allows. Outdoor living specialists like Loayza can also help develop plans for homeowners and may be able to help them sort out the bewildering range of options. “The first thing is, I sit down with clients and see what they want to accomplish,” she says. “The sky is the limit on outdoor kitchens.” S
Resources: Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association www.hpba.org Mugnaini Wood Fired Ovens www.mugnaini.com Unique Outdoor Living www.uniqueoutdoorliving.com
In The Garden
At The Table
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• Cook the Nishiki rice according to the package instructions. When done add 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons of the rice marinade to 1 cup of cooked rice. Season with salt and add the togarashi. Set aside for service. • In a bowl, combine the edamame, daikon and cucumber. Season with the lime ginger dressing, a little chili oil and salt and pepper to taste.
To plate: • Using a small bowl of water to wet your fingers, place 1/4 of seasoned rice onto the center of the plate. Layer 1/4 of the Wakame salad on top of the rice. On top of the Wakame salad, place 1/4 of the seasoned daikon, edamame and cucumber salad. Top with one portion of sliced Hamachi.
More window box tips • Use plants of differing heights, texture and character, just as you do in your garden proper. Think spillers, fillers and thrillers. • If you happen to have boxes so large or deep that weight might be an issue, put down a bottom layer of plastic packing peanuts or a new product call Packing Pearls to take up space. (Careful: those biodegradable peanuts made from cornstarch turn to a cloggy mess when wet.) You can also invert a row of small garden or nursery pots under the soil. • If you can’t find a liner that fits your box, you can always insert a row of regular containers. Might even want to camouflage this fact by obscuring the edges of the pots with moss. Also, if you keep backup planted pots at the ready, you can slip out containers of faded or scorched plants and pop in a fresh pot presto-change-o.
• Garnish the fish with a splash of lime ginger sauce, fleur to sel and chopped chives. Decorate the plate with a small amount of chili oil.
COMING UP
Beyond vinca: magnificent window box plants for shade • Fuchsias: a showy, romantic spiller. • Ferns: especially the Japanese painted ones that come in so many colors. • Hostas: so many sizes and colors — even twin tones — to choose from. • Ivy: variegation is the spice of life. • Begonias: now ranging from squatty to towering. • Coleus: pick a color; any color. • Margarita potato vine: really lights up the shade. Beyond geraniums: magnificent window box plants for sun • Helichrysum: a silver-gray or chartreuse cascade. • Phormium: great architectural accents. • Lobelia: especially the little trailers in varying shades of blue. • Alyssum: a bulletproof waterfall in white, pink or purple. • Miniature roses: but give them some room. • Artemisia: not invasive if it’s in a pot. • Blackie sweet potato vine: exquisite dark foliage.
At the table with culinary gurus Bruno Chemel of Baumé in Palo Alto and Thomas Keller protégé Josh Thomsen of Meritage in Berkeley. Entertaining takes on new meaning at the Staglin household, where an annual fundraising party brings hundreds of friends and neighbors to their stunning home and garden. Plus, tips on finding a landscape designer, the secret to making your own amuse bouche and favorite storage picks from these top designers.
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It looks like an elegantly minimal stand for your iPhone, but AirCurve is cleverly designed acoustic amplifier that turns your phone into a full-on sound system. Inside, a custom engineered “waveguide,” requiring no power, collects sound from your iPhone’s built-in speaker then amplifies it by about 10 decibels, projecting full-size speaker sound. Retails for $19.99; www.griffintechnology.com.
Forget where you parked? No problem! BackTrack is a simple GPS device that helps you navigate back to any spot with the push of a button. Save up to three locations on the pocket-sized device. When it’s time to go back, it will provide the distance and point you in the right direction. Available in orange, green, pink, gray and camouflage, it sells for $69. Now if only it could tell you where you put the keys! www.bushnell.com.
Backing up your computer files is easy as 1-2-3 with the Clickfree C2. Just connect it to your Mac or PC and it will automatically find, organize and copy anything from photos, videos, music, and hundreds of other file types. Eliminating the need to manually copy and paste, it’s available in 250 to 500 GB capacity and starts at $139; www.clickfree.com.
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Technology has made superior sound quality the wave of the future. Here’s our sound advice for the coolest new audio gadgets and more. By Holly Berecz
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Photo sharing sites have made it easier to stay connected across the miles. The new 8GB Eye-Fi ProX2 memory card now makes it effortless. The world’s most advanced memory card, it offers unlimited storage and the ability to wirelessly upload photos and videos directly from your camera using your Wi-Fi network. Priced at $150; www.eye.fi.
Enjoy realistic surround sound without multi-components and messy wiring. Sharp’s Sound Bar Model HT-SB500 provides fuller, robust virtual Dolby surround sound in a sleek design that complements the latest LCD TVs. Easy to set up, it houses left and right speakers, a center channel and subwoofer in a low-profile unit that sits under your set. Sells for $350; www.sharpusa.com.
Take control of your music collection with the Sonos Controller 200. Working along with Sonos ZonePlayers wireless music system (units beginning at $349) this remote lets you choose music from your personal library, Internet radio or music services with the flick of a finger. Priced at $349, it uses a full color display and easy to use touch screen, letting you play DJ in any room of your home; www.sonos.com.
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Getaways
Getaways
Destination Healdsburg
Photo by Peter Griffith, www.sonomacountry.com
Of all the small towns in Sonoma, few have the charm of Healdsburg. Where else you can find ritzy restaurants next to hometown bakeries, uptown hotels next to downtown inns and justpressed grape juice used for sipping and soaking. Here are five reasons to visit.
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The crown jewel of Healdsburg is Les Mars, a Relais & Chateaux hotel modeled after a 17th-century French country estate. San Francisco designer Helga Horner coordinated the décor, furnishing rooms in an Old World style, with 18th- and 19th-century European antiques and reproductions. Hand-carved walnut panels line the library, where a nightly wine reception is held.
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While most towns showcase home gardens, Healdsburg touts those of its vineyards. Two to check out are Quivira (opposite page), a biodynamic garden of native plants, lavender and raised garden beds, and Ferrari-Carano, where an old prune orchard has been transformed into a lush, five-acre oasis of flowers, trees, koi ponds and a long meandering stream.
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Just a jog off the main square is the quirky Hand Fan Museum, the only one of its kind in the U.S. Founded in 2002 by Pamela Sher, whose husband is co-partner in Hotel Healdsburg and the soon-to-open h2hotel, the closet-like space features a rotating display of mostly 18thand 19th-century fans, ranging from Japanese ivory to Perfume fans, plus the history that accompanies them.
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With a central plaza surrounded by galleries and boutiques, Healdsburg browsing can be retail therapy. Make your first stop Lime Stone, the stylish atelier opened by Lisa Palmer, wife of famed chef Charlie Palmer, which carries home accessories such as vases, platters and decoupage wine label trays. At 14 Feet, contemporary sofas and accents are the raison d’etre, plus rustic farm tables that fit the wine country aesthetic.
While Cyrus is the first name that pops up on the foodie radar, don’t miss local faves like Scopa, Willi’s Seafood and Raw Bar and Bistro Ralph. Imbibers need only drive Dry Creek Road to sate their taste for crushed grapes.
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AroundTown
WHAT TO DO, SEE AND ENJOY AROUND TOWN
05/2010 May 15 Marin Living: Home tours AIA San Francisco’s popular Home Tours program has expanded to Marin, where a handful of modern residences will open to the public for one day only. Meet the architects while touring the house and learning from the design team about housing trends and design solutions. Information: www.AIASF.org/hometours. istockphoto/Thinkstock
May 15-16 A La Carte & Art
May 6-9 Filoli goes to the Movies: Films through flowers
Taking place on Castro Street in Mountain View, this event officially kicks off the Bay Area’s outdoor festival season. Thousands of visitors are expected to enjoy two days of live music, a juried art show, food and drink with premium wine, microbrews and margaritas, health and wellness displays, an organic and green products showcase, home and garden exhibits, a farmers’ market with fresh seasonal produce, kids’ amusements and more. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Information: www.miramarevents.com/alacarte.
Filoli has been the setting over the years for a number of feature films as well as television series (Heaven Can Wait, Dynasty, Joy Luck Club, The Game, George of the Jungle, Wedding Planner, to name a few). This year the historic estate celebrates the film industry’s contribution to entertainment with floral interpretations of favorite movies. More than 60 designers will participate in the festival, filling rooms of the house and areas in the garden with colorful bouquets. Information: www.filoli.org.
May 20 Pizza workshop
May 8-9 The Sweet Shoppe: Northern California’s First Sweet & Savory Festival
Through May 31 San Francisco Decorator Showcase 3450 Washington Street
Celebrate all that is sweet at the first sweet and savory festival held at Oakland’s Jack London Square Pavilion. The two-day event brings together pastry chefs, confectioners, cookie vendors, ice cream purveyors, cheese makers, vintners and more. Sample handmade specialties as well as old-fashioned favorites. Information: www.sweetshoppefests.com.
Looking for inspiration for your next decorating project? Then head to the 33rd annual San Francisco Decorator Showcase, where more than 25 designers have transformed a 1930 French Normandy mansion into a Bay Area dream house. The self-guided tour includes the renovated gardens and grounds. Information: www.decoratorshowcase.org.
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