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CONTENTS 2008
WEDDING
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Make planning your wedding a sensational, not stressful, experience with our valuable guide. 19 WEDDINGS IN PARADISE Exotic beachside locales are ideal for taking those vows.
26 A PERFECT TOAST How to get through the speech of a lifetime without putting your foot in your mouth.
19 TAKE THE CAKE Contemporary wedding cakes can be anything you want them to be.
28 MATRIMONY ALFRESCO Saying “I Do” in the great outdoors is a great idea.
20 BACHELORETTE PARTIES Because fun prenuptial shindigs are for gals as well as grooms.
PLUS: CAKES, CATERING, FLORISTS, GOWNS & TUXEDOS, JEWELRY, LINGERIE, MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT, PHOTOGRAPHY, SPAS & SALONS, TRANSPORTATION,VENUES AND MORE
20 EAT, DRINK AND BE MARRIED A few easy tips on how to deliver a fine wedding feast.
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SPORTS & ADVENTURE Feature: Get ready for the upcoming Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival.
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HEALTH & BEAUTY Feature: What’s your social and emotional IQ?
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STYLE & SHOPPING Feature: Bridesmaid dresses that, honestly, bridesmaids will want to wear again.
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HOME & DESIGN Feature: Forget that dying plant in the corner – there’s a lot more you can do to green your bathroom.
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MOVIES Reviews: Never Back Down, Horton Hears a Who!, Sleepwalking, Drillbit Taylor, and more.
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ARTS Feature: Artist Bing Danh is using his success to help San Jose’s emerging artists with new gallery Space 47.
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FAMILY & COMMUNITY Feature: It’s a kids’ world in Los Gatos. COLUMNS
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102 THE FINAL LAST WORD { local opinion } SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTIONS
SV GUIDES: 68 CATERING
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DINING Feature: A day in the life of a sous chef.
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NIGHTLIFE & MUSIC Feature: He may have changed his location, but Steve Earle hasn’t changed his outlook.
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COVER CREDIT: Alvina Valenta by Victoria McMillan dress: (style # AV9830 ) Spice duet satin strapless A-line gown with spice illusion panel and bow detail at back. Courtesy of JLM Couture Inc.
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When sending letters, please include your full name, city, state, and daytime telephone number. Letters may be edited for clarity or length and may be used in any medium owned by The Wave Media. Send snail mail to 1735 Technology Dr., Ste. 575, San Jose, CA 95110 and email to writeus@thewavemag.com. I moved to the South Bay from San Francisco a couple of months ago, and I have to admit, I’ve always been a restaurant snob. I really didn’t think the dining in the South Bay would even come close to comparing to my SF loves. But I picked up your magazine, and your dining feature [“A Taste of Spring,” Vol. 8, Iss. 5] guided me in the right direction. Though I still miss being able to walk down the street to good eats, I now know where to go near my new home, and I’m no longer missing out on the delicious fine dining that I’ve grown so accustomed to. Louise Lee San Jose I’m digging the revamped nightlife and music section! I love to take the “This Time in Music History” info and annoy people by saying, “You know what happened today 15 years ago? Beavis and Butt-head were born, that’s what happened!” It’s awesome sounding so smart. And, Jon Sontag is my musical soul mate. I know I’ve only been privy to four of his “Now Playing” CDs so far, but I really think we can be friends. Remember that Seinfeld episode when Elaine fell in love with Vincent’s picks at the video store? Jon is my Vincent! He’s not 15 years old and living with his mother, right? Janice Campbell This was years ago, but you guys had a salsa recipe in a 2004 issue [“BBQ Must-Haves,” Vol. 4, Iss. 9] that was, and is, awesome. In fact, I ripped it out, kept it, and use it as my main party salsa recipe. No offense to Josiah Slone (he’s awesome, too, and fancy even), but I just can’t see anything topping the authorless
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fresh salsa recipe that will forever live in my kitchen. Lou Niles Mountain View Thanks so much for the article on eyelashes [“Great Lengths,” Vol. 8, Iss. 5]. I can’t leave the house without first curling my eyelashes, applying mascara, curling them again, applying more mascara, brushing them out, and then doing that last and final curl to make sure they’re utterly fluttery. Whenever I mention this to anyone, they think I’m crazy. And if any sort of mist gets around my eyes, making my lashes fall straight, it literally ruins my day – and again, people think I’m crazy. I’m glad to see others care as much as I do. I might just go make an appointment for an eyelash perm! Mary Milpitas Hi, my name is Bobby and I’m 10 years old. I moved to San Jose from Columbus, Ohio with my family six months ago. When I was there I was a huge fan of the Columbus Blue Jackets, and my favorite player was Jody Shelley. I couldn’t believe it when the Sharks traded for him, I was so happy! A week ago my dad brought home your magazine and dropped it in my lap and told me there was something for me to read in it. I looked at the cover and saw Jody Shelley’s name and went to the article [“Fighting for Our Team,” Vol. 8, Iss. 5]. I really liked the interview – it lets people know that he’s a nice guy and just isn’t beating people up all the time. I cut out the picture and put in on my wall. I’m not a Sharks fan yet, but I think I might turn into one. Bobby Los Gatos
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A Presidential Sense of Directive
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n the cusp of a new era, we should be forearmed with lots of specific knowledge about how this administration has situated America: Stalled out on the wrong side of the freeway, in the fast lane of oncoming traffic, as it were. Our next president is poised to inherit some troubling perks. Most troublesome are the Presidential Directives – nasty little presidential droppings that are basically laws, declared by this president under the heady spell of expanded wartime powers and the fuzzy-legality of Unitary Executive Doctrine. Proponents of the theory of Unitary Executive Doctrine – like, the Federalist Society – argue that the president possesses all of the executive power and is therefore above regulation, oversight or supervision, and doesn’t have to comply with congressional subpoenas, let Congress check out any military deals he makes, or roll over and show his fine print to no steenking Freedom of Information Act. In summary, Unitary Executive Doctrine is the theory that the president is Supreme Über-Commander in Chief and No. 1 King Lord God Almighty, and can sign in any kind of lawesque things he wants, and Congress and all other annoyances that seek to check and/or balance this new paradigm of brazen executive dictatorship can feel free, while they’re down there, to shine his majesty’s presidential pimp-boots. There are dozens of these Presidential Directives: executive orders made with the advice of the National Security Council. A president can call them whatever he feels like calling them. Ours calls them National Security Presidential Directives (NSPDs) and Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPDs), presumably because those names have nice twangs of important-soundingness and intimidating-legalness. Many of these Presidential Directives relate to what we call “National Security” (since we are, after all, under a grave and constant threat of terrorist acts that will make 9/11 look like DannieLynn Hope Birkhead’s first birthday party). Because of this, they were created under spooky cones of silence and veils of mystery. About two-thirds of these Presidential Directives are so insanely top-secret, they are classified, so we won’t even know what the Samhain they are for about 12 years – when, or if, they ever happen to become declassified. In short, these grubby little things have the “full force and effect of law,” and should be declassified by the next president. But our candidates, thus far, have
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been silent about any desire to address these messes. “I haven’t heard any of the frontrunners stress this need for a clean break with the Bush administration’s use of a ‘unitary executive’ doctrine to cloak these and other extrajudicial — and indeed extralegal — practices in deep secrecy,” wrote Nat Hentoff in his syndicated column. Director of the Project on Government Secrecy at the Federation of American Scientists Steven Aftergood, in an article for The Neiman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, wrote: “The next president will have the authority to declassify and disclose any and all records that reflect the activities of executive branch agencies. Although internal White House records that document the activities of the outgoing president and his personal advisers will be exempt from disclosure for a dozen years or so, every Bush administration decision that was actually translated into policy will have left a documentary trail in one or more of the agencies, and all such records could be disclosed at the discretion of the next president.” Classically, at the beginning of a regime change, the new leader renounces the befoulings of the old administration in order to establish as much distance from the outgoing disgrace as possible. It is discomfiting to have to rely on the moral compass of one human being, to trust the next president to have the decency to voluntarily give up things that are not in his or her self-interest to give up. That’s why checks and balances were built into our political landscape in the first place. The next president should be pressured to renounce Unitary Executive Theory. Until this rotten legal obscurantist loophole is paved over, it should really be renamed Project for a New American Mussolini. Len Hart of ThePeoplesVoice.org put it best: “When England was confronted by Charles I, a monarch who likewise presumed to be above Parliament, the English simply marched Charles out onto an improvised platform at the Banqueting House in Whitehall, where they proceeded to chop off his head.” Such a pity, fiends, that we so rarely learn from history. TW
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Pet Project The greatest animal center in known history comes to Silicon Valley.
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he Humane Society of Silicon Valley (HSSV) is preparing a spectacle of almost Willy Wonka-like proportions – and it’s all in the name of animal welfare. Their forthcoming Animal Community Center is a $25 million, 48,000-square-foot structure near Milpitas Boulevard and Montague Expressway, scheduled for completion in spring 2009. A sort of megamall for the four-legged, the center will feature a huge array of both nonprofit and for-profit businesses, including a cage- and chain-linkfence-free adoption galleria that will place dogs, cats and rabbits in homelike settings; an education center; an indoor amphitheater; a daycare center for dogs; a dog park and training center; a pet supply store; a pet-friendly café; an affordable spay/neuter and vaccination center; a boarding facility; and a veterinary hospital with a public viewing room. “The new center will transform our organization from a traditional animal shelter into a one-of-a-kind
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Animal Community Center that serves animals and people,” says Christine Benninger, president of HSSV. Benninger adds that HSSV wants to build a sustainable, environmentally friendly center that will not only help animals, but promote water savings and energy efficiency. To this end, the center will be a “green” structure that meets Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards as established by the US Green Building Council. More than 90 percent of the materials from the previous building on the site will be recycled for use in the construction of the center. In large part, the Animal Community Center is being built in response to the yearly euthanization of tens of thousands of animals throughout the Bay Area. This new facility will allow for as many as 10,000 annual adoptions. “Silicon Valley has long been a leader in technology,” Benninger states. “We want to put Silicon Valley on the map as a leader in animal welfare as well.”
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El Béisbol Es la Vida New book shows how baseball is everything for many Latin players.
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or many Americans, baseball remains one of the great pastimes: a game we play at school or after work, a sport we watch on television or at the ballpark. But throughout the Caribbean and Latin America, baseball embodies a passion closely entwined with the great American dream.
Far From Home captures that ethic and passion through candid interviews with such past and present Latin-American players as Giants Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal (who also wrote the book’s foreword), current Giants shortstop Omar Vizquel (also featured on the book’s cover), Giants Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda and pioneer Chicago White Sox outfielder Minnie Miñoso. The first Latin player to play in the big leagues, Miñoso “is to Latin ballplayers what Jackie Robinson is to US black ballplayers,” notes Cepeda in Far From Home.
The book also features over 100 photographs, including a poignant photo essay by Villegas (also entitled “Far From Home”) that follows the divergent paths of former Oakland A’s shortstop Miguel Tejada (now with the Houston Astros) and his close friend and fellow Dominican, Mario Encarnación. Though both began as highly touted prospects in the A’s farm system in 1996, Tejada reached MVP status with the A’s, while Encarnación struggled before his career ended in tragedy.
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That’s the focus of Far From Home: Latino Baseball Players in America, a pictorial history by celebrated novelist and onetime San Francisco Examiner sportswriter Tim Wendel and award-winning photographer José Luis Villegas (formerly with the San Jose Mercury News, now with the Sacramento Bee). Published by National Geographic Books in association with Major League Baseball, the book chronicles the ups and downs of the many Latinos who have come to the US to pursue the dream of baseball stardom. As Villegas notes in the book’s title essay, baseball for many “is an immigrant’s story, the essence of which I saw written on a T-shirt worn by a prospect in the Dominican Republic: Baseball is Life. It is an ethic that drove the great, old Latino players of yore and it still drives today’s superstars and wouldbe superstars.”
Spring training is in full swing this month, with the start of the new season just three weeks away. After a tumultuous offseason that saw the indictment of Barry Bonds, the release of the Mitchell Report and the implosion of Roger Clemens on Capitol Hill, baseball fans could use a feel good story. Far From Home provides that, and more. The legacy of Latin American players is a stirring reminder of how a seemingly simple game, when combined with passion and hard work, can embody life itself. Far From Home: Latino Baseball in America will be officially released Mar. 18. THEWAVEMAG.COM MARCH 12-25, 2008
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Highway Star The Tesla Roadster helps drivers kick the fossil-fuel habit in style.
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f you think all electric cars look like flying saucers, golf carts or parking attendant vehicles, get ready to kiss that notion goodbye. On Mar. 17, San Carlos’ Tesla Motors begins production of its first electric car, a $100,000 two-seat convertible called the Tesla Roadster. This all-electric, highperformance sports car goes from zero to 60 in 3.9 seconds, can reach speeds of more than 130mph, gets the equivalent of 135mpg and, best of all, looks hotter than Jessica Alba in a police uniform. In true Silicon Valley fashion, Tesla uses rechargeable lithium ion batteries (the same power source used for laptop computers) to charge the Roadster, as opposed to the nickel metal hydride batteries found in many hybrid vehicles. One battery charge buys the Roadster driver at least 220 miles on the road. Tesla plans to build slightly less than 600 Roadsters in 2008. The company’s ultimate goal is to crank out
40 of the cars per week. Names on the waiting list for a Roadster include Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney and Google Inc. founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, both of whom are financial supporters of Tesla Motors. Service centers for the Roadster will be built in Menlo Park, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and Miami. More centers will be built as different models of Tesla electric cars hit the streets.
One such model that the company plans to build is a $55,000 to $68,000 sports sedan that goes by the code name of the Tesla WhiteStar, to be followed by a $30,000 electric car code-named the BlueStar. For people who want to go green without letting all of their green go, this is good news indeed. TW Tesla Motors: 1050 Bing St., San Carlos (650) 413-4000 www.teslamotors.com.
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Help the Honeybees helpthehoneybees.com Häagen-Dazs’ latest creation, Vanilla Honey Bee, aims to create a buzz about the plight of the honeybee. As we reported a while back (“Bee-ware,” Vol. 8, Iss. 2), honeybees are responsible for about a third of our food supply, so their dwindling populations could wreak havoc on the pollination-dependent agricultural industry. To prevent that, Häagen-Dazs has launched a national campaign, tagging Vanilla Honey Bee and other flavors that are honeybee-dependent (such as wild berry frozen yogurt, caramelized pear and toasted pecan ice cream) with a special “HäagenDazs loves Honey Bees” logo. A portion of profits from these specially marked cartons will fund research toward honeybee preservation. Who said ice cream couldn’t save the world? TW
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INTERVIEW and squeeze her face. I would have had a heart attack if I’d had to come home to an empty room. TW: How are you on such good terms with your ex that he can be in the same room with your husband? KB: I think because I pick great guys. I love Michael. Michael’s fantastic. It shouldn’t necessarily have gone on and on forever with us, but he is one of my absolutely favorite people ever. I think we both felt that it was really important for Lily, our daughter, to have everybody coming from the same place. He loves her and I love her and Len loves her. Everyone’s nice. The guys both get along. I do feel like that’s my major achievement of the last decade, that my daughter is totally unscathed and great. I am proud of that. TW: Does Lily show any signs of following in your acting footsteps? KB: Well, she’s writing 11 novels at the same time, which I’m really happy about. She’s quite adamant about not wanting to be an actress, but then she’ll tell her dad that he really ought to make a movie with a little girl in the lead, so I don’t know. I keep telling him he should make a movie with a 34-year-old woman in the lead. Neither of us are having any success at the moment.
Angels with Dirty Faces Kate Beckinsale ditches the leather and glamour for a down home role. BY FRED TOPEL
MOVIE: Snow Angels DIRECTED BY: David Gordon Green STARRING: Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell, Michael Angarano. STUDIO: Warner Independent Pictures
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Kate Beckinsale: I just feel like you show up and do whatever the role requires. I feel less insecure about looking like sh*t, seeing as I can do that just waking up. It’s easier than the other thing. I don’t know – the whole glamorous thing is puzzling to me. I was monumentally ugly until I was about 15, so I still have that mind-set. It’s always a surprise when I’m told I’m glamorous, because I just feel like a sweaty person from London most of the time. TW: The movie is so heavy. Can you go in and out of that, or do you stay in that mood all day? KB: We’re way less depressing than you think. It depends on the scene. I think some of the scenes towards the end of the movie, it became like Sam [Rockwell] and I going into our corners like a big boxing match. We’d get our little mouthguards out and take a breather and come back. There’s not a lot of joking in that, because when there’s a great energy and it’s working, you don’t want to distract from it. It’s very easy to be distracted on a film set. There’s so much going on and people running around, but on the days where it wasn’t necessarily getting shot in the head, we had loads of fun. TW: Was the role tougher because you have a daughter yourself? KB: Yeah, it really was. I actually took my daughter with me to Nova Scotia, and my husband [Len Wiseman] and my ex-boyfriend [Michael Sheen]. It was really nice because it was tough on all of us. Emotionally, we went to some tough places, but I knew I’d get to go home and get into bed with my kid
TW: Do you want to have more kids? KB: I don’t know. It’s working pretty well as it is. It feels like a long age gap. If my daughter wasn’t threatening to leave home if I even thought about it, it would be different. She’s not really into it. We got another cat just for now, so I don’t know. TW: They’re doing an Underworld prequel right now, but after that would you come back for more sequels? KB: I think what I’d really like, just for women in general, is to do a Bruce Willis and get to 50 and then do that. But I don’t think anyone wants to see my 50year-old ass. We’ll see. TW: Is it true you don’t know how to drive? KB: God, yes. TW: How do you get around Los Angeles? KB: Favors. My husband still likes me. I’m so happy he’s not actually shooting in New Zealand, because I’d be stranded. I wouldn’t be here right now. Yeah, my assistant will drive me sometimes, my friends will drive me. It’s a real pain. TW: What is it, are you afraid of the freeways? KB: No, I was planning on it. That’s what I was going to do this past summer, and then Len made me go and do his Die Hard thing in London. Then I came back from there and then I went to Memphis. I didn’t want to learn to drive in Memphis, shooting a movie. Then I came back here and now I’m kind of thinking about it. So, this is my window. I will. It was kind of cute and attractive when I was 19, but now it’s become just weird. The more cats I get, the more freaky the whole thing is. TW
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Take the Cake
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Eat, Drink and Be Married
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A Perfect Toast
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EXOTIC BEACHSIDE LOCALES ARE IDEAL FOR TAKING THOSE VOWS.
CONTEMPORARY WEDDING CAKES CAN BE ANYTHING YOU WANT THEM TO BE.
BECAUSE FUN PRENUPTIAL SHINDIGS ARE FOR GALS AS WELL AS GROOMS.
A FEW EASY TIPS ON HOW TO DELIVER A FINE WEDDING FEAST.
HOW TO GET THROUGH THE SPEECH OF A LIFETIME WITHOUT PUTTING YOUR FOOT IN YOUR MOUTH.
SAYING “I DO” IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS IS A GREAT IDEA.
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Weddings in Paradise
LOOKING BEYOND HAWAII AND MEXICO FOR ISLAND WEDDING DESTINATIONS. By Kevin Lynch
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n a recent and highly informal poll, flight attendants were asked the following question: “On which of your tropical routes will one find the most wedding dresses being stowed in the first-class closet?” Not surprisingly, the most common response was Hawaii, which makes sense. There are no real logistical difficulties with a wedding in Hawaii – same government, same language, same currency. And, the whole state is an alfresco wedding chapel. There are some, though, who don’t find the 50th state an exotic enough locale to say “I do.” So, for those looking for a less common, though equally tropical destination, a handful of flight attendants named the places they see many brides and grooms headed to get hitched: Turks and Caicos, St. Lucia, and St. Martin. Aside from the stunning beauty of any island in the Caribbean, these islands offer soul mates and their guests distinctive attributes. Turks and Caicos, for one, is largely uninhabited. All one need do is hop in a boat, speed off in any direction and conduct their ceremony in the relative seclusion of one of the many stretches of beach – just the happy couple, friends, family, officiant and schools of little silver fish darting in the shallows. Looking for something a little more formal or grandiose? St. Lucia is the ideal setting. Dominating the island are the Pitons, two jungle-covered peaks visible from most every beach on the Soufière Bay. If one indulges their romantic side, these towers could be viewed as natural representations of bride and groom. There is also no shortage of extremely nice, luxury resorts on the island. graphy + De
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WEDDING DESTINATIONS º Turks and Caicos www.turksandcaicostourism.com º St. Lucia www.stlucia.org
service on the sands of º St. Martin www.st-maarten.com Orient Beach might culmiº Brazil www.braziltourism.org nate with a reception at any one of the many French seaside “bistros,” then end in one of the all-night Dutch-side casinos. Both St. Lucia and St. Martin do not have residency requirements to wed, and most of the licensing is simple and straightforward. Beyond the Caribbean, another destination flight attendants see soon-to-be weds flocking is Brazil. Music, good food and that nothing-if-not-enthusiastic Brazilian love of fun makes the beaches of Rio de Janeiro, Ipanema and the surrounding Copacabana in particular a hot spot. One caveat: there are some pricey visa requirements. TW
Take the Cake
COLORS, CHARACTERS AND CREATIVITY ARE THE MAKINGS OF THE CONTEMPORARY WEDDING CAKE. By Julie Engelhardt
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reception just isn’t complete without a stunning cake – be it elegant or unique – on display, and the romantic ritual of the cake cutting. And while the task of cake tasting is one of the least tedious errands on the wedding To Do list, frosting can soon lead to frustration, as the different flavors, styles and choices can quickly begin to overwhelm. Thankfully, experts in this particular arena are available to help you decide whether you should decide upon a cake that incorporates a more traditional design, your wedding theme and colors, or go for something that expresses you and your
Cero Anthony, owner of Cake Expressions in San Jose, has more than 28 years’ experience in designing, baking, and decorating cakes. He definitely has the know-how when it comes to assisting his clients in choosing the right confection for their celebration. He begins the process by meeting with the couple for a consultation, which can take anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour and, naturally, includes tasting many different cakes varieties. “They have the opportunity to try eight of our most popular flavors, which are carrot cake, lemon zest, tiramisu, chocolate raspberry truffle, mango cream, red velvet, and burnt almond,” says Anthony. “Right now, our mango cream is very popular, as is the chocolate raspberry truffle, and we do quite well on the tiramisu.” Once the couple has chosen the cake flavor, or flavors they like (you can always choose different flavors for different layers), an even bigger decision is at hand: determining the cake’s design. Just as wed-
ding dress styles have changed over the years, wedding cake designs have also undergone many transformations. “Square cakes are very popular now, as are our package designs and the way we do the quilting with the fondant-wrap,” says Anthony. “We also do mini cupcakes that are set up in a wedding cake presentation. They can be decorated quite nicely, but how you display them is very important.” Anthony says that cupcake wedding cakes began to gain popularity a few years ago when Martha Stewart featured them on the cover of one of her books. “There are also mini individual, two-tiered cakes that are done for each guest,” he explains. “It’s a little more elegant than a cupcake.” Adding exclusive decorative touches is what makes a cake particularly special for each couple. “We often use fresh flowers or fresh fruit, such as grapes or crystallized grapes, and we do a lot of gum paste or sugar flowers to adorn the cake,” says Anthony. “Or we’ll do custom work, so if people are having a seaside wedding we’ll add seashells to the cake. We once had a couple that did mountain climbing, so we made a giant mountain for their cake. In a couple of weeks I’m doing a vertical snowman cake for a wedding.”
Kathleen DeManti is a co-owner and pastry chef at Sugar Butter Flour, which just augmented its Sunnyvale location with a second store in Campbell’s Pruneyard center. The gourmet bakery offers a selection of around five or six different types of cakes for weddings, which vary according to the season. Their chocolate hazelnut has proved popular, says DeManti, as has the banana cake with vanilla buttercream, and the lemon buttermilk cake with blackberry jam and lemon butter. DeManti, too, has noticed that couples have moved away from the traditional white cake, instead incorporating the themes and colors of their wedding, or adding elements that reflect their life together. “People are making cakes a lot more personal,” she notes. “One couple, the groom proposed at Yosemite, so they had a Yosemite themed cake.” The most unique wedding cake DeManti has created was Super-Mario-themed, for a couple clearly enamored with the game. “Each level of the cake represented a different level of the game. It was really bright and colorful,” she recalls. And, of course, their cake toppers were Super Mario and Princess Peach. TW THEWAVEMAG.COM MARCH 12-25, 2008
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Bachelorette Parties Eat, Drink and Be Married EAT YOUR HEARTS OUT, BACHELORS. TODAY, IT’S THE BRIDES-TO-BE WHO KNOW HOW TO PARTY. By Julie Englehardt
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or years, men have had their renowned bachelor parties, going out on the town for that last “hurrah” before their wedding day. But prenuptial shindigs aren’t just for the groomto-be. Brides today rival the boys when it comes to partying prior to that stroll down the aisle. From a night of clubbing to a serene spa trip, a wine country jaunt or a charming tea party, there are options for brides of every persuasion. Because planning a wedding takes a lot of time and energy, many brides choose to escape the organizational hubbub and spend an afternoon at the spa with their girlfriends. One ideal place to rest, relax, and be pampered is at Palo Alto’s Watercourse Way Bathhouse Spa (www.watercourseway.com). The spa offers hot tubs, body wraps, full body scrubs, European and aromatherapy facial treatments, luxurious foot treatments, hot stone massages and more. For groups of four or more, they offer complimentary nonalcoholic drinks and a small spa gift for each party member. At Santana Row’s Burke Williams Spa (www.burkewilliamsspa.com), groups can customize their day of spa services, plus the spa can organize a lunch break at one of the many nearby restaurants, or cordon off certain areas for the spa-loving brideto-be and her friends. Another unique way to celebrate your special day is by taking the ladies to a local tearoom. If you log on to www.teamap.com, you can find numerous tearooms close to where you live. Lisa’s Tea Treasures Tea Salon and Gift Parlor, with locations at Campbell’s Pruneyard, San Jose’s Santana Row and in Menlo Park, are decorated in a truly feminine, Victorian style, with comfortable furniture and linen-clothed tables with elegant china and silver. They serve scones, tea sandwiches, plus salads, soups, and desserts. The Campbell location can hold up to 25 guests, Menlo Park can hold up to 40, while Santana Row can accommodate 33 in one room or 50 in the entire facility. www.lisastea.com. If you’d prefer to stay in for an evening of wining and dining with your girlfriends, Maria Liberati, author of The Basic Art of Italian Cooking, suggests hiring a professional chef to oversee an in-house dinner party, where guests help to prepare the courses. She advises hostesses to choose a fun meal to prepare, something with no more than four courses. Local companies offering private chef services include Los Gatos’ Gourmet Dreams (www.gourmetdreams.com), and San Jose’s Dinner by Design (dinnerbydesign.tripod.com). If you want to get out of town, you and the bridal party can check out I’m in! (www.imin. com), a great site for organizing group travel with friends and family. Trips include: All Things Food – Group Cooking Class in San Francisco, which includes a stay at the St. Regis Hotel, dinner with live jazz, a trip to the spa, and a culinary class at Tante Marie’s Cooking School. For outdoorsy wine country fans, there’s Napa Valley Sip, Cycle and Spa, which features a cycling tour of Napa Valley, a balloon ride, a trip to Amadeus Spa and Salon and great wine country meals. Or for those who really want to compete with the lads, there’s the Bachelorettes Beware trip, which includes much partying like a rock star, poolside lounging at Mandalay Bay Beach and Spa, and – of course – a visit to a male revue. One last thought is to take on the town by visiting some local hot spots in a limousine. Hollister-based Night Out Limousine (www.nightoutlimousine.com), which serves San Jose and many other areas, offers a Femme Fatale Ladies Night Package, with glitz and glitter, feather boas and stilettos, chocolates and cosmopolitans (nonalcoholic drinks also available), to highlight your limousine ride to your party-girl destination. At Santa Clara’s LeGrande Affaire (www.legrandeaffaire.com), their 16-seater bright pink stretch Hummer with a dazzlingly pink interior would certainly make for an attention-grabbing mode of transport for bar-hopping bachelorettes. TW 20
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FOUR EASY WAYS TO PLAN YOUR WEDDING FEAST WITHOUT ANY HASSLE.
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o matter how laid-back the couple, wedding planning is always an epic ordeal. It’s as though the groundwork itself is a rite of passage – if a relationship can survive a location hunt, vendor racketeering, baffling family behavior, and senseless prattle about seating arrangements, then it can probably survive anything. Remember, though, this is a happy occasion. And what do people do to celebrate? They eat. And drink. Your job is to provide the components for both in a way that leaves you sane and everyone you love satisfied. How? Easy. No matter your budget, style or head count, the trick is to get into a California state of mind and take a few cues from our own thriving local food scene.
Choose cuisine that gives your reception a sense of season and place. This might sound obvious, but with hotels
and caterers hard-selling chicken a la king and rusty salad, it can be easy to lose perspective. Any setting, from Maine to Mexico, features regional (and seasonal) specialties. Embellishing your menu with local flavor can be fun and memorable for those who have journeyed to join the party. Tying the knot in Massachusetts in October? Try butternut squash ravioli or pumpkin soup. Or a summer wedding in the California wine country could feature figs, peaches or other fresh summer flavors. If the event is set in one-or-both partners’ hometown, include a best-loved treat from childhood, or tasty tidbits from family-favorite vendors. Don’t worry if a dish seems too casual – down-home cooking can always be fancied up, and more often than not your guests will enjoy and remember that fabulous crawfish étouffée e Photography + D esign or buttermilk-fried chicken far more than a dull serving GoodEy : o t of poached salmon with wet sauce. Pho
Revel in your actual (or adopted) ethnicity or cultural heritage. What
better way than with food to introduce your friends to your partner’s native country, the flavors of your own childhood, or the cuisine you’ll enjoy on your first adventure together when you accept that international position? Find an appropriate caterer (or bevy of grandmothers) and spice things up!
Don’t call it a buffet – call it a lot of small plates. There are many benefits to
letting your guests choose from a variety of tasty options. Guests actually relish the option to escape their tables, stretch, mingle and choose what they want from cleverly placed buffet stations (depending on head count, you may need more than one). Make sure the room is well organized and the food stays piping hot, provide a considerate range for all appetites and diets, and you will save a bundle on service charges in the process.
Chill out. Think back to all the weddings you’ve attended – if you can remember more than three entrées, we’re impressed. Don’t skimp, and don’t run out, but don’t overthink the food, either. Unless you’re a world-famous chef, no one will fault you a betrothal meal that doesn’t belong in the Michelin Guide. Instead, what guests will savor most will be your beautiful and touching vows (and perhaps your crazy uncle falling into the pool). Which brings us to our final point: when it comes to drink, open bar at a wedding is the only respectable option. People have traveled far and spent too much to have to pay to imbibe. Beer and wine only is a fine choice, or include one cocktail (gin and tonic?) if you’re feeling saucy. And if that means skipping dinner altogether, then so be it. TW
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FROM CLIFFSIDE TO COUNTRYSIDE, BANQUET ROOM TO BEACHFRONT HOTEL, THE POTENTIAL VENUES IN WHICH TO HOLD YOUR BIG EVENT ARE MANY AND VARIED.
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Wine connoisseurs, California natives, and nature enthusiasts alike are sure to find winery weddings as irresistible as a good glass of cabernet. The vineyards listed here offer a number of facilities for both weddings and receptions. Lavánda at Léal Vineyards, 300 Maranatha Dr., Hollister (831) 636-1023 www.lealvineyards.com
Mariani’s Inn, 2500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara (408) 243-1431 www.marianis.com Mill Rose Inn, 615 Mill St., Half Moon Bay (650) 726-8750 www.millroseinn.com Seascape Resort, One Seascape Resort Dr., Aptos (831) 688-6800 www.seascaperesort.com Sofitel San Francisco Bay, 223 Twin Dolphin Dr., Redwood City (650) 598-9000 www.accorhotels.com/ accorhotels/fichehotel/gb/sof/0922
HOTELS Cypress Hotel, 10050 S. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino (408) 253-8900 www.thecypresshotel.com With a combination of contemporary décor and ornate traditional detail, the Cali Ballroom at the Cypress Hotel is receptionready, with long banquet tables, elegant drapery, and plenty of room to entertain. Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley, 2050 University Ave., East Palo Alto (650) 566-1200 www.fourseasons.com The sophisticated Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley is an ideal setting for any wedding or reception. Whether you prefer an outdoor reception on the manicured lawns lined with beautiful water features, or an indoor ceremony in the stunning ballroom, the Four Seasons employs a full staff of wedding specialists ready to help you plan your special day. Hotel Los Gatos, 210 E. Main St., Los Gatos (866) 335-1700 www.jdvhotels.com/los_gatos A vibrant hybrid of Mediterranean elegance and California flair, Hotel Los Gatos is located at the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains and is walking distance from the charming galleries, restaurants, and boutiques of 22
downtown Los Gatos. Take advantage of the 372 square foot, grandiose Vasona Room with adjoining outdoor balconies, and the on-site Preston Wynne Spa.
Stanford Park Hotel, 100 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (650) 330-2776 www.stanfordparkhotel.com
Ritz Carlton – Half Moon Bay, One Miramontes Point Rd., Half Moon Bay (650) 712-7000 www.ritzcarlton.com
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Built on a rocky bluff overlooking the Pacific, the setting and landscape of the Ritz at Half Moon Bay is truly breathtaking. Offering venue choices for both the ceremony and reception – from a gazebo wedding overlooking the scenery of the Bay to an intimate reception in the Observatory Room – weddings at the Ritz are a truly customized experience. Chaminade at Santa Cruz, One Chaminade Ln., Santa Cruz (800) 283-6569 www.chaminade.com Dinah’s Garden Hotel & Trader Vic’s Restaurant, 4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (800) 227-8220 www.dinahshotel.com Dolce Hayes Mansion, 200 Edenvale Ave., San Jose (408) 2263200 www.hayesmansion.dolce.com Fairmont Hotel San Jose, 170 S. Market St., San Jose (408) 998-1900 or (800) 257-7544 www.fairmont.com/weddings/ Hilton San Jose & Towers, 300 Almaden Blvd., San Jose (408) 947-4489 www.sanjose.hilton.com Los Gatos Lodge, 50 Los GatosSaratoga Rd., Los Gatos (408) 354-3300 www.losgatoslodge.com
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Toll House, 140 S. Santa Cruz Ave., Los Gatos (408) 395-7070 www.tollhousehotel.com
Cinnabar Hills Golf Club, 23600 McKean Rd., San Jose (408) 323-7857 www.cinnabarhills.com Eagle Ridge Golf Course, 2951 Club Dr., Gilroy (408) 846-4531 x119 www.eagleridgegc.com Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club, 3000 Alexis Dr., Palo Alto (650) 948-1800 www.pahgc.com Saratoga Country Club, 21990 Prospect Rd., Saratoga (408) 253-0340 www.saratogacc.com Silicon Valley Capital Club, 50 W. San Fernando, Ste. 1700, San Jose (408) 971-9300 www.sanjoseclub.com Silver Creek Valley Country Club, 5460 Country Club Pkwy., San Jose (408) 239-5888 www.scvcc.com Summitpointe Golf Club, 1500 Country Dr., Milpitas (408) 262-8813 www.summitpointe.americangolf.com CordeValle, One Cordevalle Dr., San Martin (408) 695-4500 www.cordevalle.com
Recently renovated with granite countertops and private balconies, the Victorian-styled Vineyard House and Tower House are historical landmarks perfect for housing members of the wedding party. Exchange vows on The Terrace overlooking the picturesque Lake Léal, and celebrate your future with a candlelight reception in the Barrel Room, where the sweet fragrance of wine aging in oak barrels creates a memorable ambience. Lavánda accommodates 300 guests. Villa Emile at Guglielmo Winery, 1480 E. Main St., Morgan Hill (408) 779-2145 www.guglielmowinery.com Capturing the lure of old California, Villa Emile is a slice of winery heaven with ivy-covered verandas and expansive courtyards overlooking the property. Wedding season runs from the first weekend in May through the second weekend of October, while the venue rental includes everything from tables and folding chairs to personal wine servers. Can accommodate groups of 75 to 400 or more. Thomas Fogarty Winery, 19501 Skyline Blvd., Woodside (650) 851-6777 www.fogartywinery.com With panoramic views of the Bay Area, the backdrop to your wedding at Thomas Fogarty is bound to be unforgettable. Accommodating up to 220 guests, the facility’s architecture of rich redwood and stone melt into the terraced vineyard mountainside. Worried about unpredictable weather ruining your outdoor wedding? Thomas Fogarty is prepared with on-site venues that still make the most of the stunning view, such as the covered Pavilion or the glass-enclosed Terrace. Byington Winery & Vineyard, 21850 Bear Creek Rd., Los Gatos (408) 354-1111 www.byington.com Clos LaChance, One Hummingbird Ln., San Martin (408) 686-1050 www.closlachance.com
Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards, 22645 Garrod Rd., Saratoga (408) 867-7116 www.cgv.com J. Lohr Winery, 1000 Lenzen Ave., San Jose (408) 288-5057 www.jlohr.com Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Rd., Saratoga (408) 741-2822 www.mountainwinery.com Pietra Santa Winery, 10034 Cienega Rd., Hollister (831) 636-1991 www.pietrasantawinery.com Pedrizzetti Winery, 1645 San Pedro Ave., Morgan Hill (408) 779-7389 www.pedrizzettiwinery.com Testarossa Vineyards, 300-A College Ave., Los Gatos (408) 354-6150 x12 www.testarossa.com
PARKS, ESTATES, MUSEUMS AND MORE…
For the ultimate outdoor wedding, try these parks, museums and historic properties. Allied Arts Guild, 75 Arbor Rd. at Cambridge Ave., Menlo Park (650) 322-2405 www.alliedartsguild.org Marry in the midst of Spanish Colonial architecture and colorful mazelike gardens inspired by those in Granada. Full of great photography opportunities, the Allied Arts Guild property is paved with meandering pathways adorned with elegant tile work and regal fountains. The indoor restaurant provides a more personal setting, perfect for receptions with highbeamed ceilings and inviting fireplaces. All profits are donated to the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, so a portion of your fees will be tax deductible. Estate at Redwood Ridge, (408) 679-0042 www.redwoodridgeestate.com Gazebos and verandas are unheard of at the Estate – the natural canopy of towering redwoods is the only covering required for a memorable ceremony. The landscape also includes patios with sweeping views of Monterey Bay and Santa Clara Valley, koi ponds, and bubbling waterfalls. Enjoy your reception in the rustic, on-site reception hall reminiscent of a quaint farmhouse. Hakone Gardens, 21000 Big Basin Way, Saratoga (408) 741-4994 www.hakone.com Hakone Gardens, the oldest Japanese estate in the Western Hemisphere, is an ideal location for any
wedding. With a spacious deck overlooking the 18 acres of traditional Japanese gardens radiating from a tranquil koi pond, this venue’s unique Eastern elegance truly makes any nuptials special. Nestldown, Near Summit Rd. in Los Gatos (408) 353-5311 www.nestldown.com Hidden from view, this private redwood forest retreat offers rustic indoor settings and outside grounds perfectly landscaped for any ceremony. Marry in the old-world English Cottage or outside under a natural veranda of wisteria on one of the property’s natural ponds. Open to 150 guests between November and April; 350 guests from May through October. San Jose Museum of Art, 110 S. Market St., San Jose (408) 2915376 (Louise Jardell, events manager) www.sjmusart.org Conveniently located in Downtown San Jose, the San Jose Museum of Art is surrounded by prestigious hotels, renowned restaurants, and numerous houses of worship. Let fine art pieces decorate your ceremony and have the celebrated architecture of the Museum host your reception in the Circle of Palms plaza. The Historic Del Monte Building, 100 S. Murphy Ave., Sunnyvale (408) 735-7680 www.thehistoricdelmonte.com Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga (408) 961-5856 www.montalvoarts.org Los Gatos Opera House, 140 W. Main St., Los Gatos (408) 3541218 www.operahouseeventsite.com Ralston Hall Mansion, 1500 Ralston Ave., Belmont (650) 5083501 www.ralstonhall.com Rengstorff House, 3070 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View (650) 903-6088 www.r-house.org Rosewater Hall, 1180 Murphy Ave., San Jose (408) 436-1571 San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City (650) 299-0104 www.historysmc.org San Jose Scottish Rite Center, 2455 Masonic Dr., San Jose (408) 978-7483 www.sanjosescottisrite.org Tech Museum of Innovation, 201 S. Market St., San Jose (408) 795-6221 www.thetech.org/about/rentals Triton Museum of Art, 1505 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara (408) 247-3754 www.tritonmuseum.org Villa Ragusa, 35 S. Second St., Campbell (408) 364-1900 www.villaragusa.com TW
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Gowns & Tuxedos
Photography
Bella Mia Bride, Westgate Mall, 1600 Saratoga Ave., Ste. 407, San Jose (408) 374-0400 www.bellamiabride.com
Specializing in a candid style, GoodEye will not only leave you with a wedding album that will be the envy of your friends, but will make the whole experience effortless and enjoyable. GoodEye’s photojournalistic approach will connect with you and your guests in a way that makes every shot look natural. What makes GoodEye stand out from the rest? Genuine talent and a genuine passion to perfectly capture your momentous day.
Men’s Wearhouse, Various Silicon Valley locations www.menswearhouse.com Nicolette Couture Bridal Boutique, 15 El Toro Ave., Morgan Hill (408) 779-6146 www.nicolettecouture.com Trudy’s Brides, The Pruneyard Shopping Center, 1875 S. Bascom Ave., Ste. 134, Campbell (408) 377-1987 www.trudysbrides.com Tuxedo Junction, Great Mall and Westgate Mall www.tuxedojunction.com Tuxedo Wearhouse, Eastridge Mall, Great Mall, Westgate Mall www.tuxedowearhouse.com
Jewelry
Blacy Fine Jewelers, 51 University Ave., Los Gatos (408) 354-9500 www.blacys.com
Joe Escobar Diamonds, 450 E. Hamilton Ave., Campbell (408) 341-0300 www.escobardiamonds.com Tiffany & Co., 149 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto (650) 328-2552; Valley Fair, 2855 Stevens Creek Blvd., Santa Clara (408) 243-7771 www.tiffany.com The Vault Gallery, 1339 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz (831) 426-3349 www.thevaultgallery.com Vardy’s, 10227 S. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino (408) 446-2900 www.vardys.com
Lingerie
Dutchess Intimates Boutique, 346 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell (408) 866-8006 www.dutchessboutique.com Essential Body Wear (408) 319-7612 www.myessentialbodywear.com/Beautyblooms Magical Moments, 136 E. Fremont Ave., Sunnyvale (408) 733-1670 www.magicalmoments.com Pleasures from the Heart, 1565 S. Winchester Blvd., Campbell (408) 871-1826 www.pleasuresfromtheheart.com Romantiques Lingerie, 51-A University Ave., Los Gatos (408) 395-7749 www.romantiqueslingerie.com
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Ammie Wang Photography, 3964 Rivermark Pl., Ste. 219, Santa Clara (408) 316-6130 www.ammiewang.com Blake Richards Wedding Photography, 171 Hackamore Ln., Fremont (510) 651-6351 www.winphotos.com Charles Le Photography, 42-A S. First St., San Jose (408) 608-8758 www.photographybycharles.com George Booth Photography, 1048 Empey Way, San Jose (408) 2972841 www.gboothphoto.com Images Photography, 54 N. Central Ave., Campbell (408) 866-1839 www.imagesphotographygallery.com Jeanine Brown Photo Design (408) 264-3112 www. jbrownphotography.com KI Photography, 4105 Toibin Cir., Santa Clara (408) 420-4088 www.kiphotography.com Precious Moments In Time, 635 Gaundabert Ln., San Jose (408) 281-3393 www.arstingstall.com
Florists
Abercrombie Flowers, 120 S. Sunnyvale Ave., Sunnyvale (408) 245-0130 Asiel Flower Design, 245 McEvoy St., San Jose (408) n e s ig 280-7078 www.asieldesign.com +D y h City Of Flowers, 215 Moffett Blvd., Mountain rap View (650) 965-4055 tog De Young Flowers, 1616 W. Campbell Ave., Campbell (408) 378-1580 www.deyoungflowers.com Flower-Flour, 896 Willow St., San Jose (408) 279-0843 flower-flour.com
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Flower Divas, 3283 Studio F De La Cruz Blvd., Santa Clara (408) 727-4416 www.flowerdivas.com Heavenly Blossoms, 14990 Paseo Tranquillo, San Jose (408) 978-7266 www. heavenlyblossoms.com Marlowes Flowers & Gifts, 1235 E. Calaveras Blvd, Milpitas (408) 2629191 www.marlowesflowers.com Navlet’s Fine Flowers, 82 S. Montgomery St., San Jose (408) 292-8311 www.myfsn.com/navletsfineflowers Rosies and Posies, 1581 W. Campbell Ave., Campbell (408) 378-4046 rosiesandposies.com Stems Floral Boutique, 423 Vineyard Town Center Way, Morgan Hill (408) 776-6811 www.stemsfloralboutique.com The Wild Geranium, 244 Loma Alta Ave., Los Gatos (408) 354-5171 www.twg.initsoft.com TW
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BE IT SOOTHING THOSE WEDDING PLANNING TENSIONS OR BEAUTIFYING THE BRIDE AND HER PARTY ON THE DAY ITSELF, SPAS AND SALONS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY WEDDING.
SPAS
Pavia Day Spa, 12840 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd., Ste. 300, Saratoga (408) 741-1555 www.paviadayspa.com
Every bride is a beauty in the hands of the team at Alexandria. They have done the hair and makeup for many a bridal party, and also offer a great range of services to help soothe a frazzled bride-to-be’s pre-wedding nerves, including luxurious massages, aromatherapy salt scrubs and purifying treatments.
Pavia boasts a massage room that accommodates two people, so you and your bride- or groom-to-be can enjoy a relaxing treatment together. One of their signature services is aromatherapy – a certified aromatherapist gathers information about your physical, emotional, and mental health, and creates a customized oil blend, which can be used as a facial, massage or bath oil.
Ayoma Lifespa, 355 Santana Row, Fifth Floor (408) 4235424 www.ayomalifespa.com
Preston Wynne Spa at Hotel Los Gatos, 210 E. Main St., Los Gatos (408) 335-1777 www.prestonwynne.com
This restful haven inside the Hotel Valencia is the only Ayurvedic (a 5,000-year-old healing system from India) wellness spa in the Bay Area. Using this holistic healthcare system, the staff here assesses each client’s mind-body constitution, and treatments are tailored accordingly. The spa’s inviting lounge makes it a great place to head with a group of friends for a day of pre-wedding rejuvenation.
If the wedding planning is making you tense, try the newest treatment available here: a bamboo massage. Using warmed bamboo rods, a skilled massage therapist can soothe even the crankiest kinks and knots into submission. They assure us it’s surprisingly soothing!
The Alexandria Salon & Spa, 1346 The Alameda, Suite 8, San Jose (408) 971-2926 www.thealexandriasalon.com
SALONS
Shangri-La Lotus Salon & Spa, 413-A Monterey Ave., San Jose (408) 623-3963 www.jennybeauty.com
1240 Salon & Spa, 1240 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose (408) 295-3886 Alchemy Hair Studio & Hair Studio II, 1047 Lincoln Ave., San Jose (408) 293-3494; 1335 Lincoln Ave., San Jose (408) 283-9380 www.alchemyhairstudio.com Bon Vivant Nails!, 998 The Alameda, San Jose (408) 642-1015 www.bonvivantnails.com Café Hair Salon & Spa, 930 Almaden Expwy., San Jose (408) 997-9727 www.cafehairsalonandspa.com Faux Salon, 378 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell (408) 378-3289 www.fauxsalon.com Legar Salon, 334 California Ave., Palo Alto (650) 322-2104 www.legarsalon.com Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant (408) 218-8584 www.marykay.com/vicky.lara
Permanent Make-Up by Jennifer, 5141 Moorpark Ave., Ste. 201, San Jose (408) 262-5639 Professional Makeup by Tiffany Chiang (408) 242-8154 www.beautyexpertfiffany.com
WHETHER YOUR WEDDING STYLE ECHOES THE GREAT GATSBY OR THE GODFATHER, THERE’S A SLEEK VEHICLE TO ASSURE THAT YOU AND YOUR PARTY ARRIVE IN STYLE.
By The Bay Limousine (408) 628-8372 www.bythebaylimousine.com
Make a statement with your wedding ride by pulling up in the rare Excalibur Limousine equipped with cut-crystal decanters, a fullservice bar and power moon roof. Or try the metallic pewter 1927 Stutz Limousine for the ultimate in sophisticated automobile luxury. 26
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Elegant Journey Limousine, (408) 249-5838 www.ejlimo.com
Ride away into the sunset with your bride or groom in an unquestionably romantic horse-drawn carriage. Gilroy Carriage Service has a range of carriages available, ranging from the elegant Visa Vis carriage with buggy lamps and convertible top to the black lacquer wagonette with cherry paneling.
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Chic Limousine, 3730 Bassett St., Santa Clara (800) 550-5466 www.chiclimo.com
Gilroy Carriage Service, 1315 Borges Ct., Gilroy (408) 848-3210 www.gilroycarriage.com
Almaden Valley Tanning, 6477 Almaden Expwy., Ste. D3, San Jose (408) 268-7799 The Australian Tanning Company, Five locations (888) TAN-8167 www.theaustrailiantanningcompany.com Beach Club Tanning, 2045 Camden Ave. @ Union, San Jose (408) 559-9500 Exotica Airbrush Tanning, 15466 Los Gatos Blvd., Ste. 207 (408) 358-4380 www.exoticaairbrushtanning.com Magic Tan, 5450 Thornwood Dr. #D, San Jose (408) 225-5688 Parlour 308 Airbrush Tanning, 308 E. Main St., Los Gatos (408) 354-9308 www.parlour308.com Planet Beach, 189 Curtner Ave., Ste. 60, San Jose (408) 297-2772 www.planetbeach.com Sole di Paradiso, Multiple locations www.soletan.com TW
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hen the Big Day arrives, members of the bridal party are obligated to address the dearly beloved who have gathered together for the day of holy matrimony. This Campbell-based company It is required that the bride, groom, best man, maid of honor, has been serving Silicon Valley father of the bride – heck, anyone who gets the urge to address for over 20 years. Their extensive fleet includes Lincoln sedans, the room – deliver a speech about how wonderful this stretch limousines, stretch D e si g n union is, and do it without getting too teary, too Hummers and more. Ask about phy + sappy, too vengeful, too vulgar or too lewd. their Red Carpet package, gra El Paseo Limousine, (800) 546-6131 www.elpaseolimo.com
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The Ambassador’s Rolls, 674 Picasso Terrace, Sunnyvale (888) 9890185 www.ambassadorsrolls.com
Umbrella Salon, 135 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose (408) 293-4446 www.umbrellasalon.com
Artistic MakeUp & Hair, Rebecca Cole (408) 353-5532
Nirvana Aveda Concept Salon, 224-B N. Santa Cruz Ave., Los Gatos (408) 354-7979 www.nirvanasalon.com
Transportation
Scandalous Hair Design, 1324 Lincoln Ave., San Jose (408) 294-2004 www.scandaloussalon.com
So, how do you get through the speech of a lifetime while keeping your foot far from your mouth? The don’ts of a wedding toast should be obvious to any reasonable thinking person. The dos, however, may not.
Do: Praise the couple – as profusely as is seemly, or a little more. Let them know just how great they are together. The planning of a wedding is a stressful thing, and during the multiple stages it takes to get one going, brides and grooms sometimes get so absorbed in the process that they overlook the attributes of friends and family, and are especially sensitive to what they might perceive as slights. A bit of praise will remind them why you were selected to play a role in their union. Do: Tell the room and the happy couple how great it is to be there and how much the food, music and beverages are appreciated. Expressions of gratitude are always met with grateful ears. Do: Be logical. Have a beginning, a middle and an end. Meandering speeches throw the room into a dither, and have been known to elicit loud questions from elderly guests along the lines of: “What in the hell is that kid talking about?” Do: Include humor. Lots of humor. The more the better. Lift it from any source available. Plagiarize freely. If there’s a kooky uncle in the room who is a human malaprop machine, pick up some of his broken syntax and place it in your toast. Do: Mean it. Everyone loves genuine expressions that come from the heart. TW
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e are inordinately lucky to live in such a beautiful part of the country, where our weather is wonderful for most of the year. The sunny days and mild temperatures provide an ideal setting for those who want to have an outdoor wedding – whether it’s by the ocean, in a public garden, or right in their own backyard. But according to Maxine Goulding, professional event planner and owner of California Special Occasions in San Jose (www.caspecialoccasions.com), there are many factors couples need to consider before saying their “I dos” outdoors. Goulding has coordinated weddings for eight years, planning around 12 weddings a year, many of which take place outside. She says the best time to hold outdoor weddings is between March and October, but there may be a month here and there that isn’t so great, because of April showers or high August heat. When asked how far in advance couples should begin planning their wedding, Goulding says she likes to work at least nine to 12 months prior to the event. Most of that has
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to do with making sure her clients’ desired wedding location is available on the required date. Yet there are several other items couples need to ponder in order to make certain their ceremony goes off without a hitch. “The first thing to think about is the set up,” says Goulding. “You should visit the place where you want to get married a year in advance, at the exact time and day you’re thinking of holding the ceremony, so you can determine seasonal conditions. You also want to think about where you want to have your photographs taken.” Next, Goulding suggests thinking about what you’ll be wearing. “When it comes to the bride’s dress, make sure that if the wedding is during the cool season, the dress is warm enough, or if it’s the hot season, that the material isn’t too heavy. Also, the train on the bridal dress – make sure it doesn’t drag on the ground and get dirty. The couple also needs to make sure that the fabric for the men’s suits is appropriate for the weather.”
Goulding also advises that when you have an outdoor wedding, there are items to check on, such as alcohol permits, noise restrictions, parking accommodations, and restroom facilities. “If there aren’t enough restrooms available, or any at all, you might need to rent portable restrooms,” she suggests. Although this is your day, Goulding said it pays to be considerate of your guests’ comfort levels during the proceedings. “If it’s going to be a hot day, provide parasols or hand fans for them,” she says. “Or if it’s going to be a cool day, make sure that there will be space heaters near chairs and tables.” Other helpful hints include making certain that candles and other accessories are weighted down, even if there isn’t a hint of wind that morning. Rose petals sprinkled on the ground need to be misted every so often so the weight of the water will keep them in place. Most importantly, make sure that you have alternate plans in case of an unexpected rainstorm, which can happen even in the middle of July. Goulding advises renting a tent so that you can have a fine time no matter what the weather. TW
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Music & Entertainment Catering
Elite Entertainment, (408) 733-8833 www.e3music.com Besides providing great music, Elite Entertainment’s DJs can also help with event planning, event coordination and act as your master of ceremonies. This company has earned the Diamond Certified Award for Highest in Quality and Customer Satisfaction. Hey Mr. DJ, San Jose (408) 2231400 www.heymrdj.com This business is owned and operated by award-winning pro DJ-MC Rich Amooi, who is renowned not only for his DJing skills, but his warm and fun presentation that has proven to be a hit with people of all ages. The Hitmen (408) 426-0377 www.thehitmen.com This nine-member powerhouse will have the dance f loor crowded with its performance of dynamic, high-energy dance tracks, including favorites like “Give Up the Funk,” ”Jungle Boogie” and more. Magnolia Jazz Band (408) 245-9120 www.magnoliajazz.com Whether in the form of an elegant trio or a swinging quintet, this band brings receptions to life with its mix of popular standards, vintage jazz classics and Latin favorites. San Jose DJ Earl Joseph (408) 365-8282
Panetta’s, 1340 White Oaks Rd., Campbell (408) 559-7733 www.panettas-catering.com
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Not sure what to have on your menu? Panetta’s will gladly provide a complimentary taste of all menu items so that each catering choice can be made with confidence. Panetta’s also offers a deluxe carving station, unlimited beverages for five hours, and customized wedding cakes. Restaurant O, 2081 S. Winchester Blvd., Campbell (408) 354-3131 www.restaurant-o.com Restaurant O owner and executive chef Justin Perez has dreamt up some amazing dishes sure to delight you and your wedding guests. Transport this celebrated Bay Area establishment, noted for its exceptional service and cuisine, to your nuptials for a memorable catering experience. Catered Too, 12 S. First St., Ste. 229, San Jose (408) 295-1563 www.catered2.com DeAngelo’s Catering & Florist, 4472 Pearl Ave., San Jose (408) 265-1979 Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme, 795 S. Second St., San Jose (800) 798-8388 www.psrt.com
Cakes
A Piece Of Cake, 3537 Kifer Rd., Santa Clara (408) 524-8180 www.apieceofcakebakery.com
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Caterman Catering, 452 Reynolds Cir., San Jose (408) 441-8719 www.caterman.net With 20 years of experience in the catering business, the talented folks at Caterman definitely know what they’re doing. Along with elegant food and six me different customized buffets, they’ll coordinate every ary & Thy o se m R important detail of your big day, from invitations , e S ag to shuttle services. ey,
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Renowned for imbuing wedding receptions with an atmosphere of love and celebration, A-Best specializes in ’70s and ’80s music. Guests can expect dance-floor friendly tracks that range from Justin Timberlake’s “SexyBack” to Eric Clapton’s “Wonderful Tonight.”
Exceeding far beyond catering, the experts at A Catered Affair will organize venue, linens, decorations, entertainment, flowers, and transportation. Choose from over 60 different hors d’oeuvres and mouth-watering entrées like the mesquite-grilled tri-tip served with a wild mushroom sauce.
Cake Expressions, 1849 Little Orchard St., San Jose (408) 267-9777 www.cakeexpressions.com
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Hello Desserts!, 1698 Hostetter Rd., Ste. I, San Jose (408) 453-5566 www.hellodesserts.com Icing on the Cake, 50 W. Main St., Los Gatos (408) 354-2464 www.icingonthecakebakery.com
Earl Joseph is a DJ who has specialized in weddings for over 25 years – and that experience shows in his organized, dependable performances, which come highly recommended by many local wedding professionals.
Satura Cakes, 200 Main St., Los Altos (650) 948-3300; 320 University Ave., Palo Alto (650) 326-3393 www.saturacakes.com
Sound in Motion DJ & Video, Campbell, Santa Cruz and Monterey (408) 354-4050 www.simdjs.com
Sugar Butter Flour, 669 S. Bernardo Ave., Sunnyvale (408) 732-8597; 1875 S. Bascom Ave., Campbell (408) 371-5485 www.sugarbutterflour.com
Renowned for providing the tunes that rock local stadiums during sports games, the Sound in Motion team is also gaining acclaim for its personalized wedding music services. Their wedding packages include ceremony music, wireless microphone coverage, separate cocktail hour coverage, then dinner and dancing for a total of up to six hours. They’ll also act as your MC, play a wide variety of music – and they don’t mind emphasizing you and your guests’ requests. Songman Entertainment, San Jose (408) 972-1204 www.songmanentertainment.com
Other Services
BACHELORETTE PARTIES: Bliss Parties (408) 826-9087www.BlissConnection.com
Established by two Bay Area entertainers, Jesse Charles and Lindsey Barrow, this outfit provides DJs, live bands and a range of other entertainment to make your wedding truly memorable.
BACHELORETTE PARTIES: Jewelsexpression, exotic dancing classes with a softer touch, 1445 Foxworthy Ave., San Jose www.jewelsexpression.com
Thoro-Bread Entertainment (650) 248-3803
HONEYMOONS: Cruise Planners, cruise and travel specialists (408) 715-7196 www.seafarecruises.com
Providing a mix of musical styles, including today’s greatest hits, hip-hop, reggae, dancehall, soul, oldies and Spanish music. TW
WEDDING INSURANCE: Valerie Y Vedda (408) 930-1290 WEDDING PLANNER: California Special Occasions (408) 998-4435 www.CASpecialOccasions.com WEDDING PLANNER: Wedding Bliss Consulting, professional wedding consultants (510) 432-0928 weddingblissconsulting.com
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Big Splash Kicking up the spray at the Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival. BY DAMON ORION
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hen Englishmen of the Middle Ages used the heads of dead Vikings as soccer balls, they demonstrated an important truth about humans: we’re naturally playful creatures, capable of milking fun and entertainment from just about any object imaginable. So it’s no particular surprise that the kayak – a vessel originally designed simply to get its user down the river in one piece – is now being used as a surfboard substitute by a growing number of thrill-seekers. True to its name, the socalled surf kayak can do almost anything a surfboard can do, while offering the added kick of letting its user sit inside it as they carve up the waves. Santa Cruz’s famed Steamer Lane is the site of the Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival (SCKSF), the largest 32
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contest of its kind on the planet. The annual event attracts some of the world’s best kayak surfers from nations across the globe, including the US, England, Ireland, Wales, Costa Rica and Brazil. This year’s festival, the 22nd so far, takes place Mar. 14-16. Along with all kinds of kayak surfing contests, clinics for novices, evening parties, music and food booths, the event gives surf kayak manufacturers a chance to show off the latest and greatest in surf kayak design. As SCKSF director Dennis Judson explains, the inclusion of the manufacturers’ booths became an obvious choice as the festival evolved. “When we started this contest, we started to run into people around the world who were surfing, and they had their own vehicles,” he recalls. “So the contest has become kind of a melding ground of design and function on how to make a paddle-powered, sit-inside surf kayak work.” Make no mistake, though – the SCKSF is, first and foremost, an opportunity for the surfers themselves to exhibit their skills. Newcomers to the sport can expect to be wowed by the vast array of tricks that a kayak surfer can perform. “The potential for doing different things is just mind-boggling,” Judson says. “There’s all these maneuvers, ’cause you’re attached to this thing.”
A few such moves are the Plowing Ender, in which the surfer forces the kayak’s bow underwater to get vertical; the Whirly Bird, in which the kayak rotates continuously from a flat position to a vertical one; and the Flat Spin, in which the boat rotates 180 degrees or more across a wave’s surface without breaking contact with the wave. “What’s also happening now is aerials,” Judson explains excitedly. “The kayaks are getting light enough now, below 10 to 15 pounds, to get out of the water – they can just fly and come back in. They’re also submarines, so if you want to sink ’em, you can actually go under the water, play in the water and come back up and be in the wave. You can just come back, hit the whitewater, go into it, flip around in this whitewater and come back out again.” Ken King, considered to be one of the best kayak surfers in the world, has competed in all but one of the 22 competitions and placed first in two different categories at last years SCKSF. He says one of his favorite surf kayak tricks is the Blunt: “You spin back in towards the pocket [of the wave]. It’s kind of a stall move: It allows me to position myself up on top of the wave and then come back and do a roundhouse back into the whitewater.” 34
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Rosicrucian Park Egyptian Museum ~ Garden ~ Planetarium ~ Library Two other tricks King’s fond of are the Barrel Roll (familiar to most pilots, skiers and roller-coaster riders) and the Ender, which involves throwing the kayak’s nose straight down into the water. “It pops you straight up in the air, and you don’t get sucked in sideways into the whitewater, ’cause you’re popped out,” he explains.
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But what if you’re a newbie who doesn’t know how to hold the paddle yet, let alone perform tricks like Barrel Rolls and Enders? Not to worry, the SCKSF is designed to nurture novice surf kayakers as well as showcase the talents of the pros. “We really want it to be a learning experience,” Judson says. “We have the best surf kayakers in the world coming together with the novices and intermediates, and everybody learns. If you really want to learn how to surf kayak, get in this contest, because every day you surf, you look at the best out there surfing, and you say, ‘Maybe I can try that.’” At the nightly SCKSF parties, newcomers will have the opportunity to meet expert surf kayakers and ask manufacturers questions. Along with a number of intermediate and novice competitions, the festival also offers free junior clinics to anyone under 21, taught by three-time SCKSF winner Rusty Sage and other world champions of kayak surfing.
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Sage, who recently relocated to Santa Cruz from Reno, Nev., says a big part of his mission in teaching these clinics is to help the youth understand surf etiquette: knowing where to be and how to act. “Respect gets respect,” he states. “It’s very easy to just roll up to a surf spot in your car, see a bunch of people out, see the waves and just go paddle out there. It’s another thing to really understand the wave, and understand the people that are out there, and the time they’ve put into being in the positions they’re in.” Sage, who took first place in the men’s open short boat final at last year’s World Surf Kayaking Championships in Basque Country, Spain, says the best part of teaching the junior clinic is passing along the sense of accomplishment he gets from kayak surfing. “To be exhausted at the end, and to know that maybe somebody respects you or just enjoys watching you – having somebody else have that same experience is my goal,” he offers. “There’s nothing better than coming off the beach and having somebody say, ‘You know, that was awesome, what you just did.’” TW Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival, Mar. 14-16 (831) 458-3648 www.asudoit.com/kayak_fest
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Toder helps these clients understand how others see them. “When you’re not aware of your own limitations, there’s no buy-in,” she explains. Self-awareness – the ability to be conscious of one’s emotions and accurately assess them – is one of the pillars of social intelligence, along with self-regulation (the ability to regulate one’s emotions), and self-motivation. Once a person is cognizant of how they’re perceived and how their emotions affect others, they’re ready to learn social skills such as empathy. It is these higherlevel skills that allow for reading another person’s moods, understanding their motivations, and navigating a path through the minefield of interpersonal relationships. After all, as Toder reminds us, “A workplace is like any other social system – it’s more effective if people can communicate with each other accurately. There is synergy in that and it creates a better work place. There is a lot of evidence that the ROI [return on investment] in the corporate world is really affected by the ability of a team to work together effectively.”
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Valley. No surprise there – we all knew Sheldon was brilliant. The real surprise was my friend Kent: He was an average student but socially adept. By our 40th reunion, he had become CEO of his own cable company, sold it and was living contentedly on a golf course in Florida.” Brains may be the biggest marker of success in school, but we need another kind of smarts to reach the top in life: social intelligence, which Goleman defines as “the aptitude that makes us smart in our relationships.” People with high social intelligence tend to be likable, influential, even inspirational. They’re able to “click” with others without seeming ingratiating, and they make you want to work for them. How do they do it? Francine Toder, Ph.D., a consultant, psychologist, and executive coach based in Palo Alto, teaches people to be more efficient managers in part by increasing their social intelligence. “The typical scenario is a person with superior tech skills, like an engineer or scientist,” she says. “They’re highly valued and often highly paid, and they’re very good at what they do.” The problem is, the skills that make a good individual performer don’t necessarily make a good manager. “I remember an engineer I worked with that was very talented, but he would blow up,” Toder notes. Silicon Valley has no shortage of people that are very talented but have bad tempers.”
Far from being touchy-feely psychobabble, these kinds of lessons are based in recent discoveries in neuroscience. Human beings, it turns out, may be equipped with “mirror neuron” networks. These neurons fire when we see another person performing an action or experiencing an emotion. It’s been proposed that mirror neurons enable us to understand other people’s intentions – an understanding that’s invaluable when it comes to office politics or to motivating employees. “These are the subtleties that really make a difference in one’s ability to navigate in a really tricky, complex environment,” says Toder. “People that are more aware of what they’re thinking, what they’re feeling, who know what their emotions are and how to manage them, and who know what others feel and think, just have an advantage.” It’s such an advantage, says Toder, that many companies are making such training a perk. “There is this interest in social intelligence,” she says. “More and more people in MBA programs and engineering programs are beginning to learn about management styles and leadership training. “There are people I see who are technically brilliant, and sometimes people say, ‘Let’s make an exception for him or her,’” Toder continues. “I’m not going to name names, but there are several CEOs of companies in Silicon Valley that are almost impossible to work for, but people are willing to tolerate them because they’re so unique. It gets old.” The old model of the eccentric, unstable genius may be on its way out the door. The new model will be much more fun to work for. TW Francine Toder, Ph.D., 667 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto (650) 325-4588 www.doctoder.com
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CAMPBELL INNOVATORS SALON & SPA $$ 1606 W. Campbell Ave. (408) 374-7435 www.innovators-salon.com
Services: Massages (Swedish, deep tissue, reflexology), facials (European, deep cleansing, express, fruit enzyme peel, glycolic acid peel, anti-aging vitamin repair), microdermabrasion, back facials, sea salt scrub, hand, nail and feet care, hair salon, waxing, tanning, makeup application and lessons. Special Features: Innovators provides in-salon or on-location styling, makeup application, manicures, pedicures, massages, and facials for special occasions such as a bridal party, prom or romantic date. STAR SALON & SPA $ 2260 S. Bascom Ave. (408) 377-2151 www.starsalonspa.com
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BERKELEY CLAREMONT RESORT AND SPA $$$$ 41 Tunnel Rd. (510) 843-3000 www.claremontresort.com
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and scrubs (essential oils, moor mud, herbal, Zen trilogy, coconut body polish, rosemary citron Dead Sea salt scrub, chamomile, raw sugar and ginger), men’s specialties, facials (perfect, ultimate exfoliating, Carita signature, back, collagen, hydrafacial), waxing, salon, and bridal services. Special Features: The Tibetan Sound Massage combines the standard full body massage with vibrating sound waves from sacred Tibetan bowls placed on your body.
FREMONT CLARITY SPA $$ 40000 Fremont Blvd., Ste. D (510) 656-2100 www.clarityspa.com
Services: Facials (purifying, skin resurfacing, dendrology, tri-enzyme, hydrating, vitamin C, gentlemen’s, skin balancing, lymphatic cleansing, superlifting, aromatherapy, refresher), microdermabrasion, peel (sensi, ultra peel I/II, PCA), body treatments (back, lymphatic drainage cellulite treatment, mind and body rejuvenation, French soft and silk salt glow, perfect legs), waxing, and tinting. Special Features: Extra means better at Clarity Spa with $20-andbelow add-ons that will enhance your spa experience. Get an instant super lift for $20 or the special ampoule containing vitamins A, E, C, collagen, DNA and oxygen for $12. EUROPEAN DAY SPA $ 40643 Grimmer Blvd. (510) 770-1237 www.europeandayspa.com
Services: Massages (hot stone, Swedish, deep tissue, reflexology, integrated, aromatherapy, prenatal, spa hand and foot), facials (European deep pore cleansing, Dermalift nonsurgical facial lift, glycolic acid, acne, back, men’s), body treatments (salt glow body polishing with hydrotherapy bath, cellulite, seaweed body wrap, mud body wrap, slimming/detoxification, buff and bronze w/hypnotherapy), makeup, eye treatment, manicures, and pedicures. Special Features: Spa packages are the way to go if you can’t decide how best to pamper yourself. From career women and moms-to-be to teenagers and couples, European
Day Spa has you covered. LAVENDER BEAUTY SPA $$$ 47854 Warm Springs Blvd. (510) 353-1311 www.lavenderbeautyspa.com
Services: Facials (classic, Repechage four layer, Hungarian organic, hyper hydrating, teen, acne, silkpeel, anti-wrinkle firming and lifting defense, lightening, puffy-eye treatment, oxygen treatment, LumiLift, Lumifacial), body treatments (mud wrap, body contour wrap, lemon sugar body polish, spa paraffin, cellulite treatment), waxing, and eyelash perming. Special Features: Rehydrate with oxygen and choose one of Lavender’s facial treatments like the ECHO2Plus Oxygen Treatment System, which uses pure medical grade oxygen packed with 87 different vitamins, minerals, enzymes and amino acids. VISUAL IMAGE SALON $ 5200 Mowry Ave., Ste. C (510) 792-5922 www.visualimagesalon.com
Services: Facials (signature, traditional European, acne, glycolic acid peel, microdermabrasion, back), eye, lip and neck treatments, eyebrow and lash tinting, waxing, hair salon, and makeup. Special Features: Become a model and get your haircut or colored for free. Models are used for training future hair stylists, and qualified educators are on hand to supervise.
GILROY BEAUTY LOUNGE $$$ 1275 First St. (408) 846-5172
Services: Massages (reflexology, shiatsu, prenatal, sports, Swedish, aromatherapy, warm stone), tanning, facials (anti-aging, deep pore, acne, glycolic, enzyme peel, microdermabrasion), permanent makeup, hair treatments, and waxing. Special Features: Take a dip in their hydrotherapy tub and take home something special from their boutique, which sells designer jewelry, lingerie and health products. 40
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HALF MOON BAY PRIMROSE COUNTRY DAY SPA $ 630 Purissima St. (650) 726-1244 www.primrosespa.com
Services: Massages (Swedish, deep tissue, four hands, aromatherapy, warm stone, couples, prenatal), facials (pumpkin, resurfacing, rosacea, Jan Marini C-ESTA, teen, enzyme peel, hyper pigment treatment, acne), body wraps (herbal, mud, seaweed), scrubs, waxing, tinting, hand and feet care, and electrolysis. Special Features: Facials are Primrose’s specialty, with options like Epicurean enzyme and oxygen treatment, salicylic acid, microcurrent eye treatment and frozen live cell therapy. RITZ-CARLTON, HALF MOON BAY SPA $$$$ One Miramontes Point Rd. (650) 712-7040 www. ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/ HalfMoonBay/Spa/Default.htm
Services: Massages and touch therapies (Half Moon Bay signature, couples, sports, reflexology, prenatal, Thai, invigorating scalp, shiatsu, healing stone, deep tissue), facials (calming lavender, the Half Moon Bay, men’s protection, renovateur, deep cleansing, Carita intense hydrating renovateur, Carita extreme softness renovateur, Carita purifying balance renovateur, Carita lift firming renovateur, Prada radiance visage), body treatments (pumpkin body peel, Prada replenishing body facial, fresh lavender wrap, aromatherapy body polish), nailcare, hair salon, hair removal, makeup, fitness center, and wellness services. Special Features: This ritzy spa’s fitness center, steam room, sauna, whirlpool, and coed Roman mineral bath are complimentary for guests purchasing a treatment.
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CIANA DAY SPA AND SALON $$ 111 Main St. (Salon); 107 Main St. (Spa), (650) 941-1285 www.cianasalonspa.com
Services: Facials (essential, ultimate, elemental nature, outer peace acne relief, men’s, LaStone, purifying facial for acneprone skin, 55-minute express, microdermabrasion), waxing, hand and feet therapy, hair salon, and makeup. Special Features: If you want the pampering to continue at home, throw a microdermabrasion party, where a certified esthetician from Ciana visits you. YELKA DAY SPA $$$ 2049 Grant Rd. (650) 9691117 www.yelkadayspa.com
Services: Facial therapies (Treatment 21TM, pumpkin pie refining peel, hydraplenishing oxygen, MoistureLock collagen, ultimate decadence, mini decadence, regenerating caviar pearl, frosty mint spirulina, intense glycol-firming, microdermabrasion, Lumi, acne), massages (deep tissue,
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aromatherapy, aqua-thermal trio, personalized plus, mom-to-be, Treatment 21TM deep relaxation), body treatments (Adriatic lavender salt polish, chocolate raspberry buff, cellulite reduction, slimming detox, hand brightening and retexturizing, reflexology, aromatic scalp treatment), waxing, tinting, and spa packages. Special Features: Caviar used to be something you ate, but now it’s something you put on your face – well, almost. The Regenerating Caviar Pearl Facial takes the finest of caviar extracts, which compel skin cells to metabolize, leaving your face radiant.
LOS GATOS CLOUD 9 SKIN & BODY CARE $$ 501 N. Santa Cruz Ave., Ste. 2 (408) 354-0710 www.cloud9x.com
Services: Massages (deep tissue, trigger-point, acupressure, Thai, reflexology, Swedish gentle, hot stone, Reiki, lymphatic drainage, prenatal), facials (Cloud 9), body treatments (herbal cellulite wrap with foot reflexology, fabulous bodacial with salt scrub, herbal mask, aroma steam, moisture treatment), hair removal, nail care, naturopathic medicine, chemical and metabolic rebalancing, and chiropractic services. Special Features: Feel weightless in a flotation tank filled with 800 lbs. of Epsom Salt – proven to relieve stress and muscle tension. GABRIELLE SALON $$ 540 N. Santa Cruz Ave., Ste. D (408) 395-7260
Services: Massages (aromatherapy, Swedish, deep tissue, hot stone, prenatal, sports, chair, focus), facials (Aromessance, men’s, teen, sea, sensitive skin, deep pore cleansing, antioxidant, glycolic peel, back), body treatments (salt glow, moor mud, coffee scrub, airbrush tanning), waxing, nail care, hair salon, and makeup. Special Features: Coffee lovers should try the Café Latte manicure, in which the hands are soaked in coffee beans, and steamed milk before the rest of the treatment. LUSCIOUS SKIN $ 401 Alberto Way, Ste. D (408) 370-9121 www.lusciousskin.com
Services: Massages (therapeutic Esalen, Reiki technique), facials (fountain of youth petite, tropical, deep cleansing European, firming, deep pore cleanse, soothing “C,” paprika with AHA, Lisa’s seasonal special), brow/lash tinting, and hair removal. Special Features: Try the Paprika Facial with AHA, the signature treatment which “regenerates, rejuvenates, and detoxifies” the skin. THE MOMMY SPA $$ 413 Monterey Ave., Ste. B (408) 395-2009 www.themommyspa.com
Services: Massages (specializing in pregnancy and postpartum massage, plus Swedish relaxation, deep tissue, and hot stone massage, trigger point therapy, and couples and infant massage classes). Also offers Reiki and guided meditation. Special Features: Founder Lindsay MacInnis has extensive training and experience, studying under such
recognized experts as New York’s Elaine Stillerman, and San Diego’s Carol Osborne-Sheets. As a result, she has advanced certification in pregnancy massage, and over 70 hours of specific prenatal training. For new mommies, newborns to three-month-olds are welcome during postpartum therapy sessions, with time for infant care and feeding as needed. RENDEZVOUS SALON & DAY SPA $$ 529 N. Santa Cruz Ave. (408) 354-3085
Services: Massages (warm stone, Swedish body, therapeutic, aromatherapy), facials (Rendezvous ultimate, detoxifying, anti-aging rejuvenation, acne controlling), skin resurfacing (microdermabrasion, exfoliation power peels), hair salon, nail care, hair removal, brow design, and makeup. Special Features: Rendezvous offers special add-on services, including detoxifying arm treatment, décolleté microdermabrasion and rejuvenation treatment, balancing back facial, hydrating hand and paraffin treatment, and after facial makeup application. Makeup applications in styles such as film, photography and television are also provided. SHANGRI-LA LOTUS $$ 412-A Monterey Ave. (408) 3951139 www.jennysbeauty.com
Services: Eyelash extensions, permanent makeup, hair styling, curling and straightening, facials (Heavenly Indulgence, classic, teen facial, Dermafile, back treatment), microdermabrasion, waxing, spa pedicures, manicures and nail care, makeup for weddings and special occasions. Special Features: Owner Jenny Dinh has been doing eyelash extensions for over 15 years. During the wedding season, she’s given as many as 10 brides a month the long, lush lashes of their dreams. STUDIO JOULE $$ 130A N. Santa Cruz Ave. (408) 395-3773 www.studiojoule.com
Services: Massages (30-, 60-, 90minute; sole session foot reflexology treatment; Joule face and body duo, mother-to-be, eucalyptus escape), facials (classic Joule, petite studio, studio teen, microdermabrasion, lightening, Obagi skincare system, Joule facial packages, Jan Marini signature), hair removal, lash and brow tint, and makeup. Special Features: Find out what makeup looks best on you with a complimentary consultation with Jane Iredale Mineral Cosmetics. YVETTE’S INSTITUTE DE BEAUTE $$ 248 W. Main St. (408) 395-1551
Services: Massages (aromatherapy massage, aromatic sauna wrap, tension relief neck and shoulder, renewing hand treatment), facials (deep pore cleansing, Guinot hydradermie oxygenating, hydradermie plus anti-aging, ultimate hydration, calming sensitive skin, purifying teen, regulating, aromaplasty mineral, luminizing, lift defense – collagene, oxyliance revitalizing, flash 42
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beaute vitamin C, evidence antiaging firming, refreshing mini, deep cleansing back, soothing eye contour treatment), body treatments (Swiss herbal wrap, anti-cellulite body mask, toning/ firming sculptural, mother-to-be, firming neck and décolleté mask), makeup, lash and brow tint, hair removal, and nail care. Special Features: For intensive care, go for the Glycolic Acid Peel or the Beta Hydroxy Acid Peel. The Glycolic is designed to make skin healthy and glowing, and with the Beta you can choose a booster to treat a particular problem area.
MENLO PARK INSPIRATION DAY SPA $$ 325 Sharon Park Dr. (650) 854-5885 www.inspirationdayspa.com
Services: Massages (signature, deep tissue, heated desert stone, neck, back and shoulders, prenatal, reflexology, shiatsu, Swedish), facials (inspiration, rose quartz, age perfecting, collagen veil mask, microdermabrasion), body treatments (Hamman, green clay mud wrap, champagne, caramel chocolate sundae, journey to serenity, bronzing), waxing, hair salon, makeup, and nail care. Special Features: The DNA CryoStemTM skin therapy system fuses the synergy of DermaNutraceutical technology with cryogenic bio-cell therapy to hydrate your skin. Integrate it into your day at the spa and take some home for later use. PERSONA DAY SPA $ 1166 El Camino Real (650) 328-2836 www.personadayspa-mp.com
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Services: Facials (European, vitamin C, collagen, teen, men’s, glycolic), body treatments (botanical body buff, parafango firming and anti-cellulite series, back cleansing), massages (Swedish, reflexology, deep tissue), makeup, lash tinting and perming, and waxing. Services: Marriage should not be taken lightly and neither should the wedding day. That’s why Persona Day Spa offers prewedding consultations on makeup application, and, if needed, onlocation assistance on your big day. THERMAE DAY SPA $$$ 103 Gilbert Ave. (650) 8333131 www.thermaespa.com
Services: Massages (classic relaxing, deep tissue, hydrotherapy, lymphatic, maternity, warm soothing stone specialty, aromatherapy, neck, back and shoulder), facials (purifying/deep hydrating, oxygen, aromatherapy, anti-aging, vitamin C, teen, men’s, microdermabrasion), body treatments (exfoliating salt scrub, hydrating and healing mud wrap, detoxifying herbal wrap, hydrotherapy baths, nail care, waxing, and makeup. Special Features: It’s not enough just to look great on the outside. Therma’s wellness center takes care of your inner being with services such as counseling,
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a 25-minute meditation session and personalized Ayurveda nutrition sessions (to help you understand what foods are best for you, according to your mind and body type).
MOUNTAIN VIEW AMERICAN MALE SALON $$$ 560 Showers Dr. (650) 9419994 www.americanmale.com
Services: Waxing, salon services, paraffin hand dips, foot and hand detailing, skin and back treatments, and massages (Swedish stress relief, deep tissue sports, reflexology). Special Features: American Male Salon offers a host of packages to help men look and feel great, such as the three-and-a-half-hour Ultimate American Male Combo that includes a Swedish massage, facial, hand and foot detailing plus a professional haircut.
PALO ALTO BEAUTY CLINICA $$$ 200 S. California Ave. (650) 326-3442 www.beautyclinica.com
Services: Massages (deep tissue, couples, aromatherapy, hot stone, maternity, lymphatic drainage. Swedish, Esalen), facials (clean and clear, European, urban defense, back, acne, aromaplasty, alpha glycolic, sensitive skin, hydrating, herbal peel, gentlemen’s, anti-aging, regulating, oxygen), hair removal, nail therapy, body treatments (de-stress aromatherapy body wrap, Dead Sea full body masque, passionfruit body salt rub and massage, anti-cellulite, aloe vera oil body wrap, sculptured firming treatment, aroma), hair salon, makeup, and hair removal. Special Features: A trip to Beauty Clinica is like taking a mini vacation, without the hassle of traveling. Their wide range of full- and half-day packages, which comes with a healthy spa lunch, will leave you feeling on top of the world. Especially popular is the Half-Day Getaway, which includes a facial, massage, body treatment, manicure, pedicure, and a hot spa lunch. BODY KNEADS $ 810 San Antonio Rd. (650) 852-0546 www.bodykneads-dayspa.com
Services: Massages (Swedish, aromatherapy, pregnancy, cranial sacral, hot stone, lymphatic drainage, reflexology, hot stone, shiatsu, sports), facials (European, express mini, alpha hydroxy, mini, men’s, teen, crystal peel, back, vitamin C, eye treatment), body treatments (Body Xcell, cellulite, aromatic bath), hair removal, nail care, hand and foot therapy, permanent makeup, and tanning. Special Features: With Body Xcell, the use of gyratory vibration percussion stimulates and nourishes your skin and tissues to help dissolve fat and rid cellulite. DESTINO SPA $$$ 4335 El Camino Real (650) 947-0203 www.destinospa.net
Services: Massages (Gardenia aroma Swedish, shiatsu, prenatal, healing warm stone), facials (revitalizing pumpkin, caviar, pomegranate,
collagen silk, Mandarin C aromatic, purification, men’s, tropical taste, radiant caviar, deep cleansing back), resurfacing treatments (microdermabrasion, advanced exfoliation, sugar and beta peels, lactic acid and green tea), spa rituals (Bali bliss, Sanur seaweed wrap, minty earth and sea mud wrap, lava purification wrap), feet therapy, body polishes, baths and soaks, waxing, and makeup. Special Features: Feed your skin and senses with one of Destino’s appetizing treats. Try the Caramel Turtle Inspiration, which starts off with a dry brush exfoliation and delicious chocolate dip wrap. For something sweeter, have a go at Chocolate Chip Devotion, which includes a yummy chocolate chip scrub and strawberries-and-cream custom massage. JUUT SALON SPA $$$ 240 University Ave. (650) 328-4067 www.juut.com
Services: Salon services, waxing, makeup, facials (basic, replenishing, Juut Spa, eye zone treatment), body treatments (aroma body wrap, salt glow, herbal back treatment), and nail services. Special Features: Get a cut and color at reduced prices from licensed professionals in the process of obtaining advanced training at Juut’s Roseville training location. LA BELLE DAY SPA $$$ www.labelledayspas.com 95 Town & Country Village (650) 327-6964 36 Stanford Shopping Center (650) 326-8522
Services: Massages (therapeutic, hot stone, lymphatic draining, post- and prenatal, Swedish), facials (Back on Top, Bye Bye Spots, custom peels, epicuren enzyme, five carat glow, La Belle royal touch, quick clean, quick exfoliation, sea meets stone, slim and lift), body treatments (Endermologie®, aromatic mud, wine and roses scrub), waxing, laser hair removal, Botox, salon services, nails, regular, and permanent makeup. Special Features: Turn back the clock in just four hours with Timeless Radiance, the anti-aging spa package that combines a Forever Young Facial to minimize wrinkles and brighten and firm skin, and an invigorating full-body glycolic body exfoliation. Also, check out their extensive menu of services for men, which includes grooming and sports manicure and pedicure. SKINSPIRIT CLINIC AND SPA $$$ 701 Emerson St. (650) 3249600 www.skinspirit.com
Services: Botox, chemical peels, dermal fillers (collagen, Hylaform, Radiesse, Restylane), intense pulsed light, laser hair removal, Thermage, vein laser therapy, acupuncture, sclerotherapy, massages (Swedish, deep tissue, lymphatic drainage, La Stone, pre- and postnatal, cellulite therapy), facials (signature, clarifying, teen, vitamin C, oxygen, paprika, microdermabrasion), waxing, lash and brow tinting. Special Features: Treatment21TM is an entirely new way to relax – combine a specially designed skincare treatment with one of five therapeutic guided visualization journeys on a CD and listened to with headphones. 44
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WATERCOURSE WAY $$ 165 Channing Ave. (650) 462-2000 www.watercourseway.com
Services: Massages (aromatherapy, deep muscle, hot stone), facials (natural scrub, deep cleansing, moor therapy treatment, Hungarian paprika, organic, honey and yogurt, vitamin C, moisturizing, anti-stress, express, royal anti-aging, custom herbal peels), spa treatments (Red Flower Sento ritual, rain dance revitalizing skin treatment, moor therapy, salt glow, thermal seaweed wrap, Essensa’s 3D spa therapy), Ayurvedic rituals, and foot treatment. Special Features: This relaxing retreat boasts nine private hot tub rooms with a range of décor and amenities, including multijetted spas, wood tubs, saunas, and cold plunges with steam rooms.
SAN JOSE SANDRA M. SKINCARE $$ 6110 Camino Verde Dr., Ste. 5, San Jose (408) 224-1223 www.sandramskincare.com
Services: Facials (clarifying mask treatment, specialty and therapeutic), corrective skincare (microdermabrasion, dermaplaning, glycolic peels, acne treatment, Sensi peel, power peel, pumpkin peel, oxygenating trio, ultra peel, PCA peel, Esthetique peel, rapid exfoliation), waxing, permanent makeup, sunless body glow treatment. Product lines (Jan Marini Skin Research, Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics, Revitalash). Special Features: Owner Sandra M. had 14 years of experience as a medical assistant before undertaking four years of study in the skincare field. 1240 SALON & SPA $$$ 1240 S. Bascom Ave. (408) 295-3886
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Services: Massages (aromatherapy, deep tissue, hot stone, Swedish, sports and chair), facials (mini, full, European, thermo-plastic mask, algo mask, sea C spa treatment, botinol, hydro lifting and collagen 90 II), waxing, threading, manicure, pedicure, body treatments (parafango wrap, back parafango for men, body shaping and firming, Dead Sea salt glow and purifying back treatment), and makeup. Special Features: All skin treatments include a complimentary makeup retouch featuring Glominerals cosmetics, also sold at Alexandria’s. ANGEL FACE DAY SPA $$ 833 S. Winchester Blvd. (408) 247-3223 www.angelfacedayspa.com
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Services: Facials (hydrating, revitalizing, de-stressing, angel face, alpha hydroxy, back, gentlemen’s and teen), body treatments (European herbal wrap, European ocean glow, seaweed wrap, hair and scalp treatment), massages (Swedish, aromatherapy, deep tissue, acupressure), and makeup. Special Features: Angel Face offers specialty treatments like the Epicuren Enzyme Facial Treatment (natural enzymes, proteins and botanicals free of chemical preservatives, fragrances and colors) and the Micro Derma Facial, which uses a specially formulated microcrystal cream (that removes dry or damaged cells) to achieve results similar to that of a microdermabrasion machine. ATELIER AVEDA LIFESTYLE SALON AND SPA $$ 378 Santana Row, Ste. 1120 (408) 244-4222 www.atelieraveda.com
Services: Facials (botanical skin resurfacing, men’s, self renewal), body treatments (Caribbean therapy, back), treatment enhancers, waxing, tinting, hair salon, and makeup. Special Features: All hair services begin with a consultation to determine what procedures are best for you, based on your lifestyle, face shape, hair texture and length. Hair color consultations are based on hair color wheels that are used as calculation tools to find the best shade for your natural color from Aveda’s exclusive products. AYOMA LIFESPA $$$ 355 Santana Row, Fifth Floor (408) 423-5424 www.ayomalifespa.com
Services: Massages (traditional Kerala sports massage, four-handed Ayuverdic massage, aromatic herbal oil, traditional Indian), waxing, hand and feet therapy, facials (Soundarya deep cleansing, Mukhralepa Ayurvedic herbal), body treatments, and wellness plans. Special Features: This restful haven in Hotel Valencia is the only Ayurvedic (a 5,000-year-old healing system from India) wellness spa in the Bay Area, and offers consultations and custom spa packages. BELLA BELLA SALON $$ 2688 Union Ave. (408) 559-4247
Services: Massages (one hour full body, Swedish and deep tissue), nail treatments, permanent makeup, hair treatments, waxing, and facials (European, time saver, paraffin wax and dermalyse). Special Features: This familyowned business boasts its own Vidal Sassoon stylist and beautician who studied in New York and Europe. BURKE WILLIAMS SPA $$$ 355 Santana Row, Ste. 2010 (408) 241-0071 www.burkewilliamsspa.com
Services: Massages (pure relaxation, deep tissue/sports, pregnancy, traditional Japanese shiatsu, Swedish/shiatsu combo, reflexology, Thai, Reiki, lymphatic, cranial sacral), facials (spa-style, nourishing, oxygen, organic enzymes, microdermabrasion, back), signature treatments (Hunter’s retreat, Savannah’s surrender, salt glo, body wash, parafango), waxing, body
wraps (thermal seaweed, detox/ calming, Calistoga getaway), handand-foot therapy, and hair salon. Special Features: If you’re looking to host a business meeting or office party with a twist, Burke Williams has conference room and party facilities. After that, wash away work stress in one of their luxurious spa baths (herbal, seaweed, milk, and mud). DOLCE VITA DAY SPA & SALON $$ 630 N. First St. (408) 287-0200 www.dolcevitaspa.com
Services: Massages (Swedish, aromatherapy, pre- and postnatal, Shiatsu, deep tissue, reflexology, foot, hot stone), facials (express, deep cleansing, oxy-vital, hydrating, botanical Botox, glycolic acid peel), body treatments (micro-buff body polish, sea salt, aromatherapy, moor mud, detoxifying seaweed, cellulite body wrap), manicures, pedicures, hair salon, makeup, and waxing. Special Features: Detoxify and hydrate their skin with water therapies, like the purifying steam sauna and the balneotherapy aroma bath. FACE FORWARD SKINCARE $$ 1610 Blossom Hill Rd., Ste. 3 (408) 206-2426 www.faceforwarskincare.com
Services: Massages (Swedish, structural/deep tissue, sidelying), body treatments (bust and décolleté, salt glow, seaweed body wrap, desert heat body wrap), chemical peels, post-surgical treatments (Silico-Lipid mask, CCH mask), facials (European, deep pore, express, luminous C and sea, plantomer, antifree radical, rosacea), waxing, and microdermabrasion. Special Features: Personalized service, value pricing, flexible hours, and results-oriented products and services, along with the revolutionary illumiMed® LED system that rejuvenates the skin and reduces the appearance of cellulite, make Face Forward a great find. JASKIRAN $ 2833 Riedel Rd. (408) 309-1090
Services: Massages (hands and feet, feet only, traditional Indian head), facials (refreshing and hydrating, deep pore cleansing, acne, anti-aging peptide resurfacing peel, enzyme, back), body wraps (salt glow, enzymatic sea mud), spa packages (Renewal, Restoration, Promenade the Spa, Maternity Spa Day), hair removal, threading, lash and brow tint, and makeup. Special Features: If you’re looking for more pampering to go with a facial, ask for one of these add ons: foot remedy, hand and wrist massage, glycolic hand peel, or paraffin treatment for hands and feet. Jaskiran also offers henna tattoo applications. LA CONCHA SPA $$$ 1042 Lincoln Ave. (408) 286-8612 www.laconchaspa.com
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manicures, pedicures, hand and foot therapy, hair salon and makeup. Special Features: Heaven has a name and it’s the Grand Escape Spa Package. For $760, a couple gets seven hours of aromatherapy sauna, body scrub, choice of baths, full facial, one-hour massage, lunch, manicure, pedicure. PERSIMMON SPA & TANNING $$$ 1415 The Alameda (408) 298-2900 www.persimmonspa.com
Services: Massages (deep tissue, Swedish, sports, motherhood, local area emphasizing), facial treatments (DNA anti-aging treatment, signature Persimmon, deep pore cleansing, gentlemen’s relaxing facial, teen, back treatment), waxing and tanning. Special Features: Persimmon Spa & Tanning specializes in anti-aging facials that promise immediate results during the first treatment that will last up to three months. LA CHOZA DAY SPA $$$ 1451 Foxworthy Ave. (408) 448-0573 www.lachozadayspa.com
Services: Massages (pure relaxation, deep tissue, thermal heated stone, prenatal, reflexology for hand and feet), facials (vitamin C skin brightening, AHA glycolic, hydrating, rejuvenating collagen, pore purifying, men’s, mini), body treatments (La Choza surrender, chocolate delight body treatment, purification body mask, salt glow, deep cleansing back), spa packages (Spa Romance, La Choza, Total Body, Personal Spa Experience), hair removal, manicures and pedicures, and makeup. Special Features: Try out the Revitalizing Eye Care and Revitalizing Lip Care add-on treatments if a facial isn’t enough, and let your feet soak in a tasty treat with the Mocha Lava or Citrus Splash pedicures. NEW IMAGE EUROPEAN SKIN CARE AND DAY SPA $$ 14432 Union Ave. (408) 371-5974 www.newimagedayspa.com
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Services: Massages (Swedish, Shiatsu, deep tissue, sports, aromatherapy, reflexology), facials (deep pore cleansing, aromatherapy, microdermabrasion, sea, antioxidant, teen acne), body treatments (detox essential oil wrap for cellulite, bamboo and lemongrass body buff, plum
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crush body buff), hydrotherapy, hair salon, makeover, permanent cosmetics, waxing, and nail care. Special Features: This urban retreat is one out of 10 spas in the nation to offer the elaborate Jamu Indonesian spa rituals. The Javanese Lulur™ Royal Ritual, which begins with a Balinese massage and culminates in a luxurious petal bath and a slathering of Jasmine Frangipani Lotion, is fit for a queen. This ritual is administered to royal brides 40 days before the wedding as a skin purification and beauty ritual. PURE BLISS DAY SPA $$ 6055 Meridian Ave. (408) 268-5300
Services: Body treatments (aromatherapy salt glow, essential oil aroma wrap, self-tanning application), facials (European, glycolic, c-esta, the clean zyme, aromatherapy, teen, back, men’s, microdermabrasion, 4-layer, oxygen), massages (Swedish, deep tissue, hot stone, aromatherapy, pregnancy, reflexology), nail care, waxing, and tinting. SACHS DAY SPA $$ 1375 Lincoln Ave. (408) 298-1375 www.sachsdayspa.com
Services: Massages (Swedish, deep muscle, lomi lomi, reflexology, heated stone, pregnancy), facials (papaya enzyme, glycolic, pumpkin, teen, essential, factor A, men’s, back, microdermabrasion, body treatments (mango polish, self tanning, “wrapture,” rejuvenating body mask, spa pure), waxing, lash extensions and makeup. Special Features: Add a little oomph to your facial with Sach’s intensifiers like the aromaplasty mask, a multivitamin mask that revitalizes the skin, or an evidence mask, an anti-aging treatment to smooth out fine lines and wrinkles. SAGE BEAUTY SPA $$ 812 S. Winchester Blvd., Ste. 140 (408) 244-2102 www.sagebeautyspa.com
Services: Massages (Swedish, deep tissue, prenatal, lymphatic drainage), facials (relaxation, deluxe, deep hydra, collagen anti-wrinkle), body treatments (salt glow, body polish, cellulite reduction, sun kiss), waxing, salon, and nail services. Special Features: Sage is available for private parties (bachelorette, birthday, baby shower). SALON DE LA VIE $$ 1044 Lincoln Ave. (408) 277-0911 www.salondelavie.com
Services: Hair treatments (cutting, color, thermal straightening, perms and deep conditioning), waxing, facials (hydrating, deep cleansing, acne solution, peel, European, pumpkin, glycolic, vitamin C) Special Features: Special events are their forte. Salon De La Vie offers makeup and hair styling services to help you look your best for your prom, weddings and other special occasions. SERENITY DAY SPA $$$ 1123 Luchessi Dr. (408) 4487546 www.serenityds.com
Services: Facials (antioxidant lifting, aroma, alpha vital, oxygen plus, back, teen, mini), peels (benefit, purity, pomegranate,
deep sea, timeless), body wraps (aromatherapy mud, seaweed, herbal detox, parafango full body), body scrubs (lavender, sugar bamboo smoothie, bronze & glow), massages (Swedish, sports, pregnancy, LaStone, Shirodhara head and scalp, underwater), waxing, permanent makeup, nail and foot treatments, and makeup. Special Features: Relax under water with Serenity Day Spa’s underwater massage where you’ll sink into a warm hydrotherapy bath complete with 22 pulsating jets and scented with one of their special botanical sachets. The treatment ends with a massage application of a botanical hydrating lotion. SKIN BASICS $$$ 1035 S. De Anza Blvd. Ste. 5a (408) 861-0650 www.skin-basics.net
Services: Massages (30-, 60-, 90-minute), facials (benefit, purity, lighten up, rescue, petite), resurfacing treatments (Epicuren enzyme peel, purity peel, benefit peel, timeless peel), hair removal, and lash tint. Special Features: Unwind with one of the four appropriately named spa packages: Pamper, Relax, Heavenly, or Pure Bliss. SONA MEDSPA $$$ 2880 Stevens Creek Blvd., Ste. 240 (408) 248-7662 www.sonamedspa.com
Services: Laser hair removal, skin rejuvenation programs (healthy skin system, skin illuminating system, skin renewal system, sun repair system, acne care system, skin resolution system, and Sona select system). Special Features: Experience the Sona Concept: a personalized treatment program that targets each anatomical area for treatment during the exact window of time most effective for hair removal and anti-aging services. THE SPA AT DOLCE HAYES MANSION $$$ 200 Edenvale Ave. (408) 227-2227 www.beingspausa.com
Services: Massages (therapeutic, relaxation, deep tissue, sportspecific, couples, prenatal), body therapies (herbal back treatment, body sculpting), facials (Purify/ clarify, anti-aging, rejuvenation), lip contour, distress eye treatment, hair removal, makeup, manicures and pedicures. Special Features: Tea and Tranquility treatment with Mandarin orange lightening and brightening facial masks, exotic Asian aromatherapies, Reiki foot treatments, and herbal teas from the tea bar will ease the most stressed body and soul. TOVA YARON DAY SPA & SALON $$ 1600 Saratoga Ave., Ste. 411 (408) 866-8682 www.tovayaron.com
Services: Massages (Swedish, deep tissue, sports, Shiatsu, hot stone, prenatal, aromatherapy, lymphatic, foot reflexology), facials (normalto-dry-skin, oily/combination skin, sensitive skin, aromatherapy, teen, back, vitamin C, oxygen, collagen anti-aging treatment, hydrolifting), body treatments (body salt glow plus sunless tanning, moor mud, 48
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sea weed, honey and almond body glow, mineral rich Dead Sea salt glow, purifying and slimming detox, anti-fluid, Dead Sea mud), microdermabrasion, glycolic peels, waxing, electrolysis, hydrotherapy tub, nail services, hair salon services and makeup. Special Features: Experience relaxation at its finest with Tova Yaron’s “Total Escape from Reality” spa package – seven-and-a-half hours of pampering, including an age-defying oxygen facial, a hydrotone body wrap, a calming hydrotherapy bath, a relaxing hour-long massage, hair styling and shampoo, makeup, a manicure and pedicure. Lunch is included.
SANTA CLARA NUDERMA MEDSPA $$ 3700 Thomas Rd., Ste. 207 Santa Clara (408) 986-1700 www.nudermamedspa.com
Services: Laser hair removal, skin rejuvenation programs (clearCONCEPT acne treatment, laser acne treatment, acne scar reduction, blue light/red light therapy, Botox, Restylane®, laser aging prevention and wrinkle reduction) Special Features: Breathe new life into your skin with NuDerma’s Elite Package which consists of microdermbrasion, intense pulse light (IPL) treatment, and Botox.
SARATOGA HARMONIE EUROPEAN DAY SPA $$$ 14501 Big Basin Way (408) 741-4997 www.harmoniespa.com
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wrap, eucalyptus immunity boost, makeup, manicure, pedicure and waxing. Special Features: Pamper your extremities with the Head, Hands and Feet massage ($85 for 60 minutes), a pressure point massage using a customized blend of essential oils.
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Services: Facials (JEM signature, customized, collagen peptide, alpha-beta pumpkin, express, Reiki), tinting, body treatments (enzymatic sea mud body wrap, hydrotherapy body wrap, detoxifying back treatment, peppermint foot facial, Reiki), and waxing. Special Features: Restore order in your body with JEM’s Reiki treatment, which brings about increased relaxation and peace through the channeling of nature’s energy in your body.
Services: Massages (warm stone, Hawaiian lomi lomi, deep tissue, stress relief, balneotherapy, Eastern, prenatal, warm rose oil), facials (classic, back, microdermabrasion, glycolic, prenatal, classic, collagen, deep pore, antioxidant with vitamin C, express, teen, purifying back), body therapies (revitalizing ocean glow, enzyme body peeling, detoxifying sea mineral wrap, body contour and cellulite therapy, toning treatment), nail services, makeup and waxing. Special Features: Preston Wynne Spa has intensive wellness programs designed to do everything from increasing self-esteem to preparing for motherhood to purifying the lymphatic system.
NILOU DAY SPA $$$ 18772 Cox Ave. (408) 8665036 www.nilou.com
Services: Massages (aromatic, stress reduction, prenatal, deep tissue, lymphatic drainage, foot reflexology), facials (Epicuren, aroma, oxy, hydra, beta, alpha, teens and men), targeted facial treatments (microdermabrasion, glycolic enzyme treatment, fruit acid exfoliation and eye opener), permanent makeup, body treatments (La Stone therapy, anticellulite treatment, seaweed body wrap, sun free tanning, detoxifying herbal body wrap), waxing, tinting and nail care. Special Features: Indulge in one of their unique body treatments like the Persian Hamam, which starts with a soak in their exclusive hydro bath, followed by a waterfall shower. PAVIA DAY SPA $$$ 12840 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd. Ste. 300 (408) 741-1555 www.paviadayspa.com
Services: Massages (Deep tissue, lymphatic drainage, relaxation, motherhood, head, hands, foot reflexology), body contour wrap, dry skin soother, aromatherapy salt glow, deep cleansing back, sunless tan, facials (signature organic, vitamin C, men’s, tea tree, glycolic, teen), deep forest, detox, peppermint sea twist
SUNNYVALE SKIN AND DAY SPA PARADISE $$$ 526 S. Murphy Ave. (408) 245-4777 www.dayspaparadise.com
Services: Facials (anti-sensitive, antiaging, anti-pigmentation, anti-acne, deep pore cleansing, deep hydrating, European, men’s, refresh, teen and back treatment) microdermabrasion, peels (diamond microdermabrasion, glycolic facial treatment, skin resurfacing AHA-BHA), aroma luxe bodycare, anti-fatigue back care, silky hand and foot, waxing. Special Features: Spoil yourself and that special someone with Day Spa’s couple packages (relaxation care and rejuvenation care), or pick up one of their premiere skincare products from Jan Marini and YonKa Paris. TW
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“Jewel tones have been popular for bridesmaid dresses,” notes Debbie Alcaraz, customer service manager at Trudy’s Bridal in Campbell. “That deep amethyst, the greens, teal, and fuschia. And chocolate brown has been the No. 1 color for the last few years. It’s such a great color, because it goes with that Tiffany blue, the mauves or the soft pinks. It goes with the caramel colors or the champagne colors. So brides are just loving it – it really has become the new neutral tone, versus black.” Alcaraz says that while it was a trend a few years ago to have bridesmaids wearing different styled dresses in the same fabric, today the majority of parties that come through their store want their bridesmaids in the same style of dress. “Every now and then, we’ll get a bride that wants the same color but all different styles, but mostly they’re wearing the same dresses,” she observes.
WHERE TO DIY Ann Taylor Celebrations, 18 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto (650) 853-0433; Valley Fair, 2855 Stevens Creek Blvd., Santa Clara (408) 2470245 www.anntaylor.com Bloomingdales, 180 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto (650) 463-2000 www.bloomingdales.com Trudy’s Brides, The Pruneyard Shopping Center, 1875 S. Bascom Ave., Ste. 134, Campbell (408) 377-1987 www.trudysbrides.com Trudy’s Brides is the local stockist of the Alvina Valenta Spring 2008 Collection, and other wedding lines from JLM Couture www.alvinavalenta.com, www.jlmcouture.com
So what dress styles are flattering for bridesmaids of all shapes and sizes? Strapless is always a popular choice, while Alcaraz notes that the fit-to-flare shape is flattering on many figures. “It’s a newer, more updated version of the mermaid [shaped] dress – it’s nice and form-fitting through the mid-thigh, and then it sort of flares out. It’s a really sexy cut – and our bridesmaid girls are loving that.”
01 Alvina Valenta gown, style #AV9829, in Smokey Blue silk de chine, $278 02 Ann Taylor Celebrations Karen strapless cross-dye dupioni dress, and Angela cross-dye dupioni halter dress, both in Pacific Blue, both $198, at Ann Taylor 03 Alvina Valenta style #AV9833, in Chocolate duet satin, $266 04 Tadashi Marine silk georgette dress, $428, at Bloomingdales 05 BCBG Max Azria dress in coral, $232, at Bloomingdales 06 BCBG Max Azria long chiffon printed dress, $398, at Bloomingdales 07 Alvina Valenta style #AV9830, in Spice duet satin, $280
But no matter how beautiful a bridesmaid gown, do many people actually wear them again? “I think their mindset is that they would like to wear them again,” says Alcaraz. “Do they? Probably not, but knowing they can is always nice.” TW 06
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Amy B. Boutique Corner Stone Shopping Center, 15994 Los Gatos Blvd., Los Gatos (408) 358-8600 Exceptional men’s and women’s contemporary clothing and accessories from Ted Baker, Diane Von Furstenberg, Oliver Peoples, James Perse, Vince and Paige Denim.
Kitsch Couture 20490 Saratoga-Los Gatos Rd., Saratoga (408) 8721104 www.kitschcouture.com At Kitsch Couture, they want fashion to capture your individuality. They have transformed a quaint historic church into a wonderfully distinct contemporary boutique, featuring an eclectic mix of fashion forward pieces, unique accessories, and gifts. Customers often leave saying “There truly is something for everyone.” Brands include Free People, T-Bags, Trina Turk, Kensie and Michael Stars.
Ursula’s Boutique 140 W. Main St., Ste. B, Los Gatos (408) 395-1400 The wide range of clothing and styles at Ursula’s Boutique will have you dressed for any event. With an array of jewelry, handbags, and accessories, Ursula’s Boutique is all you need to complete your outfit.
Bella James 1165 Lincoln Ave., San Jose (408) 292-0000 350 E. Campbell Ave. (Opening 3/29) www.bellajames.com We’re located in the Garden Theatre in Willow Glenn and feature inspriring and affordable contemporary women’s clothing and accessories, including Michael Stars, Joe’s Jeans, Havaianas, Free People, Hudson Citizens and more.
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301 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell (408) 371-7423 www.bombshell-boutique.com Bombshell offers stylish and sexy clothing and lingerie for women. Also specializes in tattoo apparel for men and women, and offers unique accessories and gift items, all at affordable prices.
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Gone Bamboo Bamboo is so much more than a panda’s snack food for many reasons. It is an extremely eco-friendly material, as the renewable grass can grow as fast as a foot a day. Bamboo also produces 30 percent more oxygen than a hardwood forest of comparable size, while preventing 52
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erosion, restoring soil, providing sweet edible shoots and removing toxins from contaminated soil. It is also said to help reduce the carbon dioxide gases blamed for global warming, and has a tensile strength comparable to steel. This efficient and versatile material can be used for many bathroom-friendly products – including woven into silky soft yarn for luxurious and quickdrying bath towels. Bamboo can also be used to make flooring, accessories such as bath mats and waste bins, and even bathroom fixtures such as sinks.
Cotton On In addition to your organic toothpaste or skincare products, you can also go organic in the bathroom with organically grown cotton bath towels.
Going with the Low-Flow One of the biggest eco-villains of the bathroom is water consumption. But many companies are now producing an increasing number of water-conserving products – namely toilets and showerheads – to help decrease the amount of water that runs though households. Not only does this help to conserve this precious resource, it also saves homeowners come water-bill time. Kohler has several low-flow models that have garnered the WaterSense label from the EPA, and can save a household of four between 2,000 and 5,000 gallons of water per year. Many designer toilet manufacturers are also producing a number of models with environmentally friendly double flush systems. Water-sav54
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MOUNTAIN VIEW Ethan Allen, 861 E. El Camino Real (650) 967-3059; 5285 Prospect Rd., San Jose (408) 996-9400; 925 Blossom Hill Rd., San Jose (408) 227-4900 www.ethanallen.com
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LISTINGS Helm of Sun Valley, 1111 Saratoga Ave. (408) 996-7669 www.helmofsunvalley.com Jimyko Home Furnishings, 1919 Monterey Rd. #10 (408) 993-0918 www.jimyko.com Willow Glen Kitchen and Bath, 351 Willow St. (408) 293-2284
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CUPERTINO Siam Thai Cuisine $$ 1080 S. De Anza Blvd. Ste. A (408) 366-1080 www.siamthaicuisine.com
Cuisine: Thai
Park Place Restaurant $$$ 10030 S. De Anza Blvd. (408) 873-1000 www.parkplacecupertino.com
Pizza Chicago $$ 155 W. San Fernando Street (408) 283-9400 www.pizzachicago.com
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Cuisine: Italian
The Fish Market Restaurant $$
Menara Moroccan Restaurant $$
Cuisine: Seafood
41 E. Gish Road (408) 453-1983 www.menara41.com
Cuisine: Moroccan
3775 El Camino Real (408) 246-3474 (FISH) www.thefishmarket.com
PALO ALTO The Fish Market Restaurant $$
Cuisine: Contemporary American Seafood & Steaks
19 Market $$
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Cuisine: Vietnamese
Gumbo Jumbo Cajun Fusion $$
Cuisine: Seafood
Bella Mia $$
80 N. Market Street (408) 294-8626 www.gumbojumbo.com
3890 El Camino Real (650) 858-2878 www.hawaiianbarbeque.com
58 S. First St. (408) 280-1993 www.bellamia.com
Cuisine: California-Italian
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Cuisine: Cajun Fusion
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L&L Hawaiian Barbeque $ Cuisine: Asian-American Fusion
Mantra Restaurant & Lounge $$
Cuisine: New American
CAMPBELL/ SANTANA ROW: Blowfish Sushi $$$
Cuisine: Californian & Indian
Melting Pot, The $$$
355 Santana Row Ste. 1010, San Jose (408) 345-3848 www.blowfishsushi.com
Sundance The Steakhouse $$$
Paragon Restaurant $$ 211 S. First St. (408) 282-8888 www.paragonrestaurant.com
72 S. First St. (408) 293-6020 www.meltingpot.com
Cuisine: Fondue
Cuisine: Japanese
Habana Cuba $$$
Rosie McCann’s Restaurant & Pub $$
238 Race St. (408) 998-CUBA www.998cuba.com
355 Santana Row #1060, San Jose (408) 247-1706 www.rosiemccanns.com
Cuisine: Cuban
Loft Bar & Bistro $$ 90 S. Second St. (408) 291-0677
Cuisine: American
Fahrenheit $$ 99 E. San Fernando St. (408) 998-9998 www.fultralounge.com
Cuisine: Asian Fusion
Britannia Arms Downtown $$ 173 W. Santa Clara St. (408) 278-1400 www.britanniaarms.com/sanjose
Cuisine: British
Cielito Lindo $$ 195 E. Taylor Street (408) 995-3447
Cuisine: Mexican
E & O Trading Co. $$ 96 South First Street (408) 938-4100 www.eotrading.com
Cuisine: Southeast Asian Fusion
Cuisine: Irish, American
SAN JOSE The Fish Market Restaurant $$ 1007 Blossom Hill Road (408) 269-3474 (FISH) www.thefishmarket.com
Cuisine: Seafood
Britannia Arms Almaden $$ 5027 Almaden Expressway. (408) 266-0550 www.britanniaarms.com/almaden
Cuisine: British
Fratello’s $$ 1712 Meridian Ave. #F (408) 269-3801
Cuisine: Italian
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632 Emerson Street (650) 322-3500 www.mantrapaloalto.com
1921 El Camino Real (650) 321-6798 www.sundancethesteakhouse.com
Cuisine: Steakhouse
Trader Vic’s at Dinah’s Garden Hotel $$$ 4269 El Camino Real (650) 798-1307 www.tradervicspaloalto.com
Cuisine: Asian Fusion
Thaiphoon Restaurant $$$ 543 Emerson Street (650) 323-7700 www.thaiphoonrestaurant.com
Cuisine: Pan-Asian
SAN MATEO The Fish Market Restaurant $$ *Featuring our Top of the Market Restaurant 1855 South Norfolk (650) 349-3474 (FISH) www.thefishmarket.com
Cuisine: Seafood
Sushi Mamoru $$
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138 S. Main Street (408) 946-5446
Cascal $$
Cuisine: Japanese
400 Castro St. (650) 940-9500 www.cascalrestaurant.com
Cuisine: Pan-Latin
Vaso Azzurro $$ A.K.A. Blue Vase 108 Castro St. (650) 940-1717 www.vasoazzurro.com
Cuisine: Fine Italian & Provence
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50 Ways Edison Theater and enjoy an evening of silent films featuring The Docks of New York (1928) starring George Bancroft and Betty Compson, plus shorts starring Buster Keaton, Charles Chaplin and Lupino Lane, with Bruce Loeb on piano: 7:30pm
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National Hispanic University, 14721 Story Rd., San Jose (408) 209-0345
March 15 – 16: Celebrate the New Year Aztec style with a Sunrise Ceremony and a traditional marketplace, featuring clothing from indigenous vendors, jewelry, books, teepees, art, music, raffles and dancing. 18. SAN JOSE SABERCATS vs. ARIZONA RATTLERS HP Pavilion, 525 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose www.sanjosesabercats.com
March 15: Attention, sports fans: it’s time to come out and show your support for your very own SaberCats as they take on the Arizona Rattlers in their home opener: 7:30pm
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WEDNESDAY 1. DAMN YANKEES
Saratoga Civic Center Theatre, 13777 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga (408) 268-3777 www.wvlo.org
Thru March 29: Based on the novel by Douglass Wallop, this eighttime Tony Award-winning musical captures the fun of America’s favorite pastime. 2. THE LARAMIE PROJECT
Haymarket Theatre – Palo Alto High School, 50 Embarcadero Rd., Palo Alto (650) 329-3710 x7245
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Thru March 15: Not exactly a feelgood production, The Laramie Project is based on the horrible tragedy of 21-year-old college student Matthew Shepard, who was brutally beaten and left for dead in Wyoming.
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Hillbarn Theatre, 1285 E. Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City (650) 349-6411 www.hillbarntheatre.org
March 13 – April 6: Get tangled up in the compelling love triangle between the charming Boris Trigorin, the desirable Nina, and the lovesick Constantine in a production that captures the poignancy of real-life experiences. 4. NEW PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL Fess Parker Studio Theatre – Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara (408) 55-4015 www.scu.edu/cpa
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5. SAN JOSE SHARKS vs. ST. LOUIS BLUES Shark Tank, 525 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose www.sjsharks.com
March 14: The Blues will sing the blues after the Sharks chew on their legs for a while. 6. SCRAPBOOK EXPO Alameda County Fairground, 4501 Pleasanton Ave. www.scrapbookexpo.com
March 14 – 15: Get those scissors sharpened, scrapbookers, and prepare your mind and soul for this year’s expo, featuring everything needed to create great scrapbooks, along with demonstrations, displays, crop nights, and vendors with the latest scrapbooking gear. 7. 22ND ANNUAL SANTA CRUZ KAYAK SURF FESTIVAL Steamer Lane, Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz (831) 458-3648 www.asudoit.com
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March 14: Russians rock so hard that they have to have seven strings on their guitars, and you’ll find out why as Oleg Timofeyev and John Schneiderman rip out arrangements from 19th century composer Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857): 7:30pm
March 14 – 16: In this original play presented by the Willow Glen Children’s Theatre, Dixie and Gwen, the young girl detective duo, have another new mystery to solve.
Music Recital Hall – UC Santa Cruz (831) 457-9693 www.scbaroque.org
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Bus Barn Theatre, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos (650) 941-0551
March 14 – 29: What happens when you set a Shakespearean comedy in the Old West? Come find out and watch the Los Altos Youth Theatre put a twist on this favorite play of confused love, sibling rivalry, and mistaken identities. 11. FOURTH ANNUAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GOLF SHOW San Mateo Expo Center, 2495 S. Delaware St., San Mateo www.norcalgolfshow.com
March 14 – 16: Three days of competitive kayak surfing for novices and experts, with live entertainment, food and free kayak demos.
March 14 – 16: Attention, all golfers: this is your lucky day. Make your way to San Mateo and enjoy everything golf, featuring demonstrations and dealers with all the latest golf schwag!
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Dance Theatre at San Jose State University, San Jose (408) 924-5042
March 14 – 15: You’ll be wooed and wowed at this special dance performance, featuring one of the Bay Area’s most celebrated choreographers and contemporary dance companies as they perform two works, Home and GymMystics: 7:30pm
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San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 600 N. Delaware Ave., San Mateo (650) 941-5291 www.peninsulasymphony.org
March 14 – 15: In anticipation of the 2008 Beijing summer Olympics, the Crystal Children’s Choir, the Firebird Youth Chinese Orchestra, and the Peninsula Symphony team up to present classical music ranging from ensembles by Igor Stravinsky to Kui Dong.
Markham Little Theatre – Willow Glen, 2105 Cottle Ave., San Jose (408) 448-6400 www.wgct.org
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SATURDAY 14. VINTAGE FASHION EXPO
19. SANTA CRUZ ROLLERGIRLS vs. SILICON VALLEY ROLLERGIRLS Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St., Santa Cruz www.santacruzrollergirls.com
March 15: Okay, who loves to watch women dressed like they were in the movie The Road Warrior (with face paint), and beat the crap out of each other, all on roller skates? Thought so, see ya there: 6pm 20. ANNUAL BUNNY FUN HUNT Los Gatos High School, 20 High School Ct., Los Gatos (408) 3548700 www.lgsrecreation.org.
March 15: Bring the kids and turn them loose to seek out and find hidden treasures (aka colored eggs), along with carnival games, food booths, jump houses, and pony rides!: 10am – 1pm
Nob Hill Masonic Center, 111 California St., San Francisco www.vintageexpo.com
March 15: If you’re not into modern fashion, we have an event just for you. Don’t miss this year’s Original Vintage Fashion show, featuring great fashions from 1850 to 1980 from more than 65 dealers. Maybe you could get some stone washed jeans to match your mullet: 9am – 6pm 15. THE GLORY OF BEETHOVEN
West Valley College Theatre, 14000 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga www.geocities.com/ winchesterorchestra/
March 15: Bow down and pay homage to the MIGHTY and powerful BEETHOVEN! You’ll enjoy a spectacular program featuring Beethoven’s Turkish March from The Ruins of Athens, plus Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 accompanied by the San Jose Symphonic Choir. 16. SATURDAY NIGHT SILENT MOVIES Edison Theater, 37417 Niles Blvd., Fremont www.nilesfilmmuseum.org
March 15: Are your Saturday nights becoming mundane? Well, we’ve got something for you. Head over to Fremont and make your way to the
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March 15: Indie folksinger/ songwriter Ben Henderson headlines this St. Patrick’s show, alongside Casey Linstrum from Fighting Jacks, Bradley Hathaway, and The Branch: 7pm
Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1106 Alameda de Las Pulgas San Carlos (650) 574-6313 www.masterworks.org
March 15 – 16: Come listen to the Bard’s words set to music in Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music and Matthew Harris’ Shakespeare Songs. With a range of opera singers, actors, and dancers, Serenade to Shakespeare is bound to be unlike anything audience members have ever seen or heard before. 23. FLY-FISHING FOR BEGINNERS College of San Mateo, Bldg. 16, Rm. 172, San Mateo (650) 574-6104
March 15 – 16: We know you’ve been dying to try this because it just looks so cool – and it is. So get up early and learn everything you need to know to get started fly-fishing, and on the second day you’ll actually take what you’ve learned to the water, see what you can do, and hopefully reel one in! Must have a valid California fishing license for field trip: 9am – 4:30pm
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24. SPRING BREAK AT THE BOARDWALK Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz www.beachboardwalk.com
March 16 – 30: Yeaaah, it’s spring break and we’ve got just the place for family fun for you – The Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz! The park will be open and ready for some carnival fun. Check their website for special operating hours.
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“Eggspress” train, where you’ll take a trip to the redwoods for a super-sized egg hunt, featuring thousands upon thousands of chocolate candy eggs and hidden prizes!
140 S. Santa Cruz Ave., Los Altos (408) 348-4956 www.nicoledambra.com
March 16: All your wedding needs will be taken care of in one place and in one day, as you’re invited to join expert advisers to help you plan your magical wedding day.
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Santa Cruz Wharf, 21 Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz (831) 420-5273
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March 16: Pack up the whole family and prepare yourselves for a special evening of live jazz from SambaDá and Wally’s Swing World. There’s even special entertainment for the kids: 11:30am – 5:30pm 27. A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
JCC Silicon Valley Auditorium, 14855 Oka Rd., Los Gatos (408) 358-3636 www.svjcc.org
March 16: All proceeds of this opera concert with mezzo-soprano Rachel Michelberg, tenor Stephen Guggenheim, and baritone Michael Taylor will benefit those affected by brain injury. Hear ensembles from Carmen, La Boheme, and La Traviata: 7pm
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28. UNIQUE LIVES & EXPERIENCES PRESENTS GEENA DAVIS San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd., San Jose www.uniquelives.com
March 17: As a leading presenter of women’s lecture series, Unique Lives & Experiences brings Academy Award winner Geena Davis to the stage, for a discussion about the media’s portrayal of women: 7:30pm
3/18 TUESDAY
Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco (415) 666-7001 www.conservatoryofflowers.org
March 18 – November 2: This is one of the COOLEST family events ever. Don’t miss this wonderful event featuring beautiful floral displays and about a zillion live butterflies flying around the inside of the Conservatory of Flowers!
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WEDNESDAY 30. THE BLACK CROWES The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., San Francisco www.livenation.com
March 19: The Robinson brothers would like to invite you to an evening of what else, ROCK ’N’ ROLL!: Don’t forget your jean jacket: 8pm
March 26: Every two-year-old’s dream is to see The Wiggles and all their pals live in concert. So get down to the HP Pavilion and shake your sillies out.
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THURSDAY 31. AMERICAN METAL & IRON FIGHT NIGHT AT THE TANK HP Pavilion, 525 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose www.fightnightatthetank.com
March 20: Come and watch Oakland’s Andre Ward and Olympic champion kick the crap out of his challenger, Rubin “Mr. Hollywood” Williams: 7:30pm 32. LYSISTRATA
City Lights Theater, 529 S. Second St., San Jose (408) 2954200 www.cltc.org
March 20 – April 20: Commissioned for City Lights Theater group’s 25th anniversary, Lysistrata is the classic comedy by Aristophanes about a hilarious and bawdy battle of the sexes: For mature audiences.
3/21 FRIDAY
33. 26TH SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL Camera 12 Theatre, 201 S. Second St., San Jose www.asianamericanmedia.org
March 21 – 23: The festival will be screening 25 of the finest in AsianAmerican and Asian cinema that has EVER been assembled on the PLANET! 34. PEKING ACROBATS UC Berkeley, Zellerbach Hall, Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley (510) 642-9988 www.calperformances.net
March 21 – 23: An evening of amazing and dangerous feats, where you’ll witness breathtaking wire walking, precision tumbling and mind-bending human contortion. 35. AMADEUS
West Valley College Theatre, 14000 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga (408) 741-2058
March 21 – 30: Ever see the movie Amadeus? Well…this is exactly like that.
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Center for Spiritual Living, 1195 Clark St., San Jose (408) 832-3800
March 21 – 22: A one-woman show telling the story and experiences of a transgendered woman as she learns to accept herself and joyfully proclaims her humanity.
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March 22: You’ll have an unforgettable evening aboard the USS Hornet with live music from the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and the Singing Blue Stars as they pay tribute to the Andrews Sisters, dancing (come early for free lessons) and more fun than anyone should have aboard an aircraft carrier: 7pm 38. LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE San Jose Convention Center 408 Almaden Blvd., San Jose (408) 251-3326
March 22: The only thing better than the multiple Grammy-winning Los Tigres Del Norte are their suits. See pic on opposite page lower right. 39. SOUVENIR
San Jose Repertory Theatre, 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose (408) 367-7255 www.sjrep.com
March 22 – April 20: The beloved Broadway hit based on the true-life experiences of musical sensation Florence Foster Jenkins – a wealthy, tone-deaf socialite known for her hilarious off-key recitals – and pianist Cosme McMoon (see Hot Ticket, page 93).
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March 26 – June 29: An exhibition featuring 24 amazing wooden masks used by ethnic groups in Zambia, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the enthronement of chiefs and at other sociopolitical events.
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San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd., San Jose (408) 288-2800 www.balletsanjose.org
March 27 – 30: San Jose Ballet would like to invite you to their beautiful performance of three pieces by the renowned choreographer George Balanchine, Serenade, Theme and Variations, and concluding with The Four Temperaments.
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44. BODY ART EXPO The Cow Palace, 2600 Geneva Ave., Daly City www.bodyartexpo.com
March 28 – 30: We here at The Wave love, and we do mean LOVE, body art. That’s why you’ll find us all at this year’s Body Art Expo, enjoying the work of more than 300 tattoo artists, along with tattoo contests, celebrity judges, live bands and DJs, on-site piercing and tattooing, food, clothing, and more! 45. SEVENTH ANNUAL CESAR CHAVEZ COMMEMORATIVE BREAKFAST Mexican Heritage Plaza Pavilion (408) 928-5563
March 28: Come and celebrate the legacy of Cesar Chavez with a wonderful breakfast with City Council members, civic leaders, public servants and YOU! See you there: 8am
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interior design (including feng shui), landscape design, gardening tips, kitchenware and household products will be set up throughout the facility. 10am – 6pm
March 28 – 29: Think of Cirque du Soleil, produced by Americans… which means you probably can get a corndog and beer at the intermission, as opposed to cheese and wine.
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Flint Center for the Performing Arts, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino www.cirqueproductions.com (408) 998-8497
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Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, 344 Tully Ave., San Jose www. ducativintageclub.com/events.htm
March 29: If you’re a Ducati man, or just dig European motorcycles, you’ll want to make sure you visit the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds to check out a show packed full of amazing bikes – and if that wasn’t enough, you can wander through the swap meet, club booths and more.
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March 29 – April 6: Tony Award – winning musical 1776 is about America’s founding fathers and the fight for independence… all told through song.
March 29: Okay, this is the showdown of the century as Frank Shamrock defends his Strikeforce World Middleweight Championship belt against the mighty Cung Le: 7pm TW
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Cocoanut Grove, 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz cocoanutgrovesantacruz.com
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If this sounds like the military, it’s no accident. To maintain order under stressful conditions, kitchens are ranked into a hierarchy called the “brigade de cuisine,” a chain of command established by a chef named Georges Auguste Escoffier around the turn of the 20th century. The system creates the necessary structure and formality (read: “everybody’s in somebody else’s face”). The highest rank is executive chef (Wolfgang Puck, Michael Mina), followed by chef de cuisine (hard-working kitchen supervisors on their way to becoming executive chefs), then sous chef (our hero, similar story), who manages the everyday aspects of the kitchen. He or she oversees any number of additional cooks – including the saucier, who prepares sauces and finishes most plates, and the rotisseur, who handles roasting, broiling and deep-frying. Situations change with each venue. Larger hotel restaurants might employ the full brigade, while smaller, independent houses might simply have the executive chef, sous chef and a small staff to shoulder the workload. If Musolf ’s boss, chef Michael Miller, is busy with travel or organizational details, Musolf runs the kitchen in his place. When Miller is at the helm, Musolf still oversees all the everyday aspects of the kitchen. Musolf – who hails from South Carolina, where he worked under chef Michael Kramer at Charleston’s McCrady’s Restaurant – was recently kind enough to share with us the details of his job:
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teven Musolf is sous chef of Trevese Restaurant and Lounge in Los Gatos. Thanks to the overwhelming popularity of chef-based reality TV, many people might have a vague idea what that means. We’re willing to submit, however, that for most of the general dining public, Musolf ’s position in the kitchen is shrouded in Frenchified mystery. (Musolf is used to it. A recent acquaintance heard his job title, got excited and told him how much she loved making soup.)
Though he would be a good one, Musolf is not a soup chef. Instead, as the sous – French for “under” or “beneath” – he is the executive chef ’s right hand, the second in command, the person responsible for an impressive amount of work and authority under serious pressure. “Sous chefs need to have drive, passion and ambition,” said Musolf. “You can’t let things get you down. It’s a hard job, a stepping-stone. At some places, you know you’re doing well when the chef stops yelling. They beat you down to build you back up.” 64
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Noon: Musolf arrives at the restaurant in Los Gatos and “checks out the vibe.” This is a time for the sous chef to troubleshoot immediate maintenance issues (broken dishwasher?) or jarring supply problems (no foie gras?). Trevese gets most of its ingredients – including all meats and fish – fresh daily, a situation Musolf must stay on top of constantly. He checks a report from the previous night to see where the restaurant stands on food, wine and liquor sales, costs, orders and deliveries to make sure budgets are on track. 12:30pm: Musolf reads new entries in the manager’s logbook, one of the restaurant’s greatest reference tools for communication between the front and back of house. A daily snapshot of the status of the restaurant, the book documents everything from service to food issues, problems with customers, accidents, and positive notes such as menu ideas. 12:45pm: The sous ploughs through a mound of invoices and checks them against that day’s deliveries. He’d ordered a pound of lemongrass – why is a case in the walk-in cooler? Are the guinea hens fresh? Why are dry goods arriving at 5pm on a Friday? The majority of ingredients arrive fresh and problem-free, but inevitably, he says, “the one day you really need something is the day they’re out of it,” and it’s his job to figure out what to do.
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1pm: The butchering begins. Musolf spends two-tothree hours preparing the night’s fresh meat and fish. Whole fish, such as black bass or wild salmon, are checked for peak quality and cleaned. And wouldn’t you know it, a case of guinea hen takes a while to break down. 2pm: The cooks arrive, get suited up and start to prep and chop. Musolf starts thinking about that night’s amuse bouche – the innovative tidbit served before a high-end meal to prepare diners for the experience ahead – and the homemade dinner for the staff of 15, which is also his responsibility. 4pm: The waitstaff arrives. Musolf lays out that night’s buffet dinner for everyone – usually something simple and savory in a pot. The entire staff eats together for half an hour. 4:30pm: Musolf helps manage the night’s waitstaff lineup, and the amuse, nightly specials and any food or guest issues are discussed. The waitstaff is given a daily written quiz to test their food knowledge. 4:50pm: The sous rigorously checks every station in the kitchen – sauces, produces, proteins – to evaluate each preparation for flavor and quality. 5pm: Service begins. Chef Miller is known for creativity with progressive, cutting-edge techniques. Musolf gets down to business, checking each dish for accuracy, balance and harmony of ingredients, flavors, temperatures and presentation. Surprisingly, this portion of the evening – the high-pressure, plating part you see on TV – is glossed over as simply part of Musolf ’s lengthy and involved job. 9:30-10pm: The sous begins calling in the next day’s orders for morning delivery, beginning at 10:30am. 10pm: As dinner service ends, Musolf sets to work helping to prepare stocks and meats for low-temperature cooking and braising. Trevese often leaves up to six different pots gently simmering overnight. Stations are tidied, and the staff looks to Musolf to deal with the evening’s priority and administrative issues. Midnight: Musolf writes his entry in the manager’s logbook and calls it a night. Musolf was recently promoted to Trevese’s chef de cuisine and will assume the title and position in April. His advice for sous chef wannabes is simple and direct: don’t go to culinary school. “I went to culinary school, even got a scholarship, but if I could do it all over again I would,” he says. “Save your money and go to Spain or France and do stages [culinary internships].” Aye aye, sous.
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CAMPBELL MIO VICINO $$ [Italian] 384 Campbell Ave. (408) 378-0335
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With its claret-colored tablecloths, artwork from the gallery next door, and menu packed with traditional Italian favorites, this is the kind of neighborhood Italian place where you can picture yourself on almost any occasion. Romantic date? Chicken cannelloni (homemade pasta filled with chicken, mushrooms, spinach, oregano, and quattro formaggi, topped with provolone cheese, marsala cream sauce, and pine nuts). Midweek lunch? A Mediterranean salmon salad. Lazy Sunday brunch? Amaretto french toast.
CUPERTINO ARYA $$ [Global] 19930 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino (408) 996 9606 www.aryarestaurant.com
Visitors Arya can enjoy a distinctive dining experience in a restaurant that exudes relaxed elegance. The menu here is a unique mix of Persian, Italian and classic American cuisines, with dishes including shish kebab, cioppino, chicken marsala and flavorful Persian soups, stews and meats. Before your meal, allow time to enjoy a glass of wine from their extensive list in the cozy, fireside lounge. PARK PLACE $$ [Modern American] 10030 S. De Anza Blvd. (408) 873-1000 www.parkplacecupertino.com
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tea ravioli, sautéed Idaho rainbow trout. These are three very good reasons to head to Park Place, a restaurant located right outside Cupertino’s Cypress Hotel. Another is the Dungeness Crab and Corn Chowder. Park Place also features a cocktail lounge where you can enjoy stylized versions of classic cocktails and sample something from the bar menu. The Park Place Martini is a stunning combination of Level vodka and bleu-cheesestuffed olives.
HALF MOON BAY HALF MOON BAY BREWING COMPANY $ [American] 390 Capistrano Rd. (650) 728-2739 www.hmbbrewingco.com
A tasty array of eight different home-brewed beers takes center stage, but the HMB Brewing Company has definitely raised the bar for “bar food.” Steamed clams, seared ahi tuna, prawn cocktails, and the smoked fish appetizer are all top rate… and those are just the appetizers. Be sure to try the Mavericks Amber Ale – it has unseated Corona as the perfect oceanside sunset beer.
LOS GATOS LITTLE LOU’S BBQ $ [Barbecue] 15466 Los Gatos Blvd., Ste. 111 (408) 356-5768 www.littlelousbbq.com
A tiny little place with no more than a dozen tables inside and out,
Little Lou’s nevertheless manages to fill the air with the smell of summer barbecue in all its basted glory. House specialties include the Louisiana burger, Texas-style brisket, and the pulled pork meal. Meatballs and buffalo wings, combo dinners, burgers, dogs, and sandwiches round out the menu, with traditional sides of coleslaw, corn bread, corn on the cob, potato salad, and BBQ beans. WILLOW STREET PIZZA $ [Italian, Pizza] 20 S. Santa Cruz Ave. (408) 354-5566 www.willowstreet.com
This family-oriented restaurant rotates around a social dining experience, as tables of locals devour baskets of Willow Street’s bread, which is made piping hot inhouse daily. In addition to gourmet wood-fired pizzas like the Thin Crust Mediterranean (tomato sauce, mozzarella, roasted red peppers, kalamata olives, caramelized onions, fresh thyme, and goat cheese), the menu features sandwiches, grilled meats, and a number of savory pasta dishes. The fettuccini chicken tequila pasta is particularly popular.
MILPITAS SUSHI MAMORU $$ [Japanese, Sushi] 138 S. Main St. (408) 946-5446
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well-executed Japanese favorites – sushi, sashimi, and shabu-shabu. Count on thick, tender slices of sashimi, inventive special rolls such as the Milpitas roll and the Spicy Lovers roll, and a wide selection of tempura, udon, teriyaki, and vegetarian entrées. Ready for something different? Dunk and dine shabu-shabu style or go for something off the barbecue grill – we recommend the Mamoru Deluxe, a succulent combination of rib eye and lobster tail.
MORGAN HILL GIANCARLO’S $$ [Italian] 16180 Monterey Rd. (408) 776-2995 www.bestofmorganhill.com
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truly lives up the phrase “Asian fusion.” Their menu features an already popular filet mignon in peppercorn sauce, with lobster, ahi tuna, and other savory specialties. 3ta is a semi-formal restaurant with a relaxed atmosphere, full bar serving up old favorites, and some new dessert-inspired cocktails.
PALO ALTO FISH MARKET RESTAURANT $$ [Seafood] 3150 El Camino Real (650) 493-9188 www.thefishmarket.com
CASCAL $$ [Pan-Latin] 400 Castro St. (650) 940-9500 www.cascalrestaurant.com
Vibrant interior colors create a lively setting for Cascal’s huge, Latin-influenced tapas menu. If you don’t feel like sharing, feel free to fall back on the full menu, which has a trio of ceviche dishes, plus several varieties of seafood paella. Weekdays from 3:30-6:30pm, you can enjoy your tapas with half-price mojitos, sangria or caipirinhas. TIED HOUSE BREWERY $
Under the wing of chef and owner Tony Garcia, this much-loved Italian restaurant continues its fine tradition of providing pocketfriendly meals of sandwiches, salads, pastas, antipasti, as well as seafood, veal and beef entrées, in an inviting, casual environment. Garcia recommends the Escolar, tender white fish topped with a sweet and sour sauce, but don’t miss out on the standout sorbets, which are served creatively in shells of fruit such as oranges and coconuts. With a capacity of 50, the restaurant’s banquet room is perfect for an intimate party.
[American] 954 Villa St. (650) 965-2739 www.tiedhouse.com
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Rich in flavor and atmosphere, Vaso Azzurro delivers punchy Italian classics with an upscale and contemporary feel. Enjoy tasty appetizers like calamari fritti (lightly fried springy squid rings served with a spicy herb sauce) or Insalata di spinaci (a spinach salad with rock shrimp, roasted bell peppers, bleu cheese, and pine nuts). Choose from a wide range of entrées with pasta, meat (veal, chicken, lamb steak)
3TA RESTAURANT AND BAR $$ [Asian Fusion] 156 Castro St. (650) 988-1382
This restaurant and bar combines the best of Asian cuisine. Serving everything from Pad Thai to Japanese sushi concoctions, 3ta
Tied House bustles with patrons as familiar with the microbrewery’s selection of homemade ale and ambers as they are with the menu of oversized burgers, deep-fried appetizers, and hearty salads. Pasta and seafood entrées offer up more refined options than the typical brew pub fare, but at the end of the day, any food you order is really just a side dish to the real main course: beer. VASO AZZURRO $$ [Italian, Mediterranean] 108 Castro St. (650) 940-1717 www.vasoazzurro.com
Every Fish Market location (the first opened in 1976) houses a retail market, oyster bar, and restaurant. The menu changes daily, but no matter what day it is, there’s a dish for nearly every hankering: seafood cocktails, raw oysters and clams, baked shellfish, steamed shellfish, smoked fish, sashimi and sushi, oyster bar specialties, and a deep list of mesquite charbroiled entrées. Ask for the cheesy bread with crabmeat, and always choose the au gratin as one of your sides. Trust us. L&L HAWAIIAN BARBECUE $ [Hawaiian Barbecue] 3890 El Camino Real (650) 858-2878 www.hawaiianbarbecue.com
It’s no-frills dining at this famed Hawaiian plate lunch chain (you order at the counter and pick up your foam box when they call your number), but the below-$7 prices and generous portions of delicious Polynesian food more than make up for it. House favorites include the seafood combo (fried shrimp, mahi mahi with a choice of Hawaiian barbecue, chicken or short ribs), chicken katsu (fried boneless chicken covered with a special katsu sauce) and the Loco Moco (a hamburger patty topped with two eggs and drenched with gravy). MANTRA RESTAURANT & LOUNGE $$ [Contemporary Indian, California] 632 Emerson St. (650) 322-3500 www.mantrapaloalto.com
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Crimson 15466 Los Gatos Blvd., Los Gatos (408) 358-0175 www.crimsonrestaurant.com Contact: Chef Diane Rose CUBAN
Habana Cuba 238 Race St., San Jose (408) 998-2822 www.998cuba.com Contact: Jennifer Cannella
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Indian restaurant. Executive chef Sachin Chopra has created a winning menu that juxtaposes the Indian and California tastes, ranging from appetizers like golden cumin cauliflower soup to entrées like mustard and roasted Kashmiri cayenne pepper-marinated sea bass filet on a bed of leeks and fresh vegetables. Equally pleasing are the elegant 78-seat dining room and Dual Happy Hour ($3 beer, $5 cocktails and half off bar food) at the sleek Daru Lounge. SHOKOLAAT $$$$ [Continental] 516 University Ave. (650) 289-0719 www. shokolaat.com
Visitors entering Shokolaat are greeted by an array of chocolates, artisan breads and pastries, including French macaroons and bittersweet chocolate cremeux. Past these sweet delights you’ll find the fine restaurant, with food and wine menus highlighting the cuisines and wines of California and France. Try the filet of beef with seared foie gras and black truffle sauce, the gratin of escargot with bone marrow, or the lobster served with lobster ravioli. Pair dishes with wines from the restaurant’s extensive list, put together by consultant sommelier Catherine Fallis. SUNDANCE THE STEAKHOUSE $$$ [American] 1921 El Camino Real (650) 321-6798 www.sundancethesteakhouse.com
With mahogany paneling and low lighting, Sundance takes its setting as seriously as it does its steak, creating an intimate atmosphere for events with friends or co-workers alike. Start your meal with an order of sautéed sea scallops, enjoy a crisp tomato and mozzarella salad, and end with some of the best prime rib you’ve ever tasted. If you’re looking for the ideal atmosphere for your next make-or-break business meeting, or if you just want to feel important, stop by the fireplace lounge for a dry martini. THAIPHOON RESTAURANT $
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Owner Tom Vongampai grew up eating delicately spiced, fresh, healthy Thai food, and his goal with Thaiphoon was to bring his childhood cuisine to life – so he hired his mother as the executive chef. Where some Thai restaurants under-spice or over-sweeten their dishes, Thaiphoon’s dishes reach an elegant balance. Try your dishes with brown Jasmine rice instead of white. It’s healthier, and adds a subtle nutty flavor. TRADER VIC’S $$$ [Asian Fusion, Modern American] 4269 El Camino Real (650) 849-9800 www.tradervicspaloalto.com
Have you ever gone out with friends and found it next to impossible to choose a restaurant? Next time, head for Trader Vic’s, a restaurant with a fun, exotic atmosphere and a menu to match – from barbecued chicken pizza to macadamia-crusted mahi mahi to Sonoma chicken Calcutta curry (you read right). Legend has it that the Mai Tai was
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CIELITO LINDO $ [Mexican] 195 E. Taylor St. (408) 995-3447
This low-lit restaurant serves Mexican favorites and killer margaritas in a lively, yet romantic atmosphere. You can’t go wrong with the fajitas or one of the everpopular “combinacion” platters, but if you’re more adventurous, try the hooch-marinated Pollo Borracho with guacamole and nopales (that’s cactus, yo!). Cielito Lindo means “beautiful sky” or “little pretty heaven.” The phrase is taken from that famous “Ay, ay, ay, ay... ” song written in the 1800s, often sung by mariachis today. HOUSE OF GENJI $$$ [Japanese, Steakhouse] 1335 N. First St. (408) 453-8120 www.houseofgenji.com
If you’re craving teppanyaki, or even if you just have a knife fetish, House of Genji is the place in the South Bay to watch some tableside juggling and chopping. Start with some salad and soup, sipped Japanese-style, and then watch as your chef plays with your food, threshing your choice of meats and vegetables into bite-sized pieces with circus-worthy flair on his teppan (Japanese for “iron”). ISLAND GRILL $$ [Steakhouse, Seafood, Modern American] 1355 N. Fourth St. (408) 392-2468 www.theislandgrill.com
The Island Grill in the resort-style Clarion Hotel cooks up the food equivalents of sun, sand, and long walks on the beach: blackened chicken salad with mango citrus vinaigrette; plenty of pasta and seafood dishes, like pineapple and chipotle and fried plantains with chili pepper jelly; and jerk sauce, jerk sauce everywhere. Dig the dish appellations: Jerk Caesar, Volcano Salad, and Da Plane, Da Plane Burger. MENARA MOROCCAN RESTAURANT $$ [Moroccan] 41 E. Gish Rd. (408) 453-1983 www.menara41.com
Recline on a pillowed couch with a Moroccan Magic cocktail in hand. Six different five-course prix fixe dinners include Casablancan delectables like lamb with honey, hare with paprika, and orange roughy with shermoula sauce. Meals are finished with mint tea. Moroccan arches, gilt accents, low-to-the-ground dining tables, and belly dancers might catch you hoping Master won’t rub the lamp just yet. SPENCER’S FOR STEAKS AND CHOPS $$$ [American, Steakhouse] 2050 Gateway Pl. (408) 437-2170 www.spencersforsteaksandchops.com
This is a steakhouse-away-fromhome for grilling fanatics, located in the San Jose DoubleTree Hotel. George Foreman wannabes will appreciate the variety of premium
grade cuts on the menu and envy the state-of-the-art infrared broiler that sears each one to an unholy 1,700 degrees. Any of the full-bodied reds on the menu will help wash down those eight- to12-ounces of grilled-to-order meat, and the 16- to-18-ounce prime rib calls for a shot of serious single malt Scotch. THE MELTING POT $$$ [Modern American] 72 S. First St. (408) 293-6020 www.meltingpot.com
This popular franchise takes the Swiss-born craze of dipping stuff in hot pots way beyond standardissue “cheese with bread,” and San Jose’s handsome location in a historic building is sophisticated, warm, and simple. The four-course menu features varied entrées cooked in one of four styles, with an assortment of savory breads, vegetables, and choice of salad. The regular menu includes dishes like lobster, chicken, pork tenderloin, shrimp, and Florentine ravioli – and, of course, chocolate fondue dessert. TIED HOUSE CAFE & BREWERY $$ [American upscale pub food] 65 N. San Pedro St. (408) 2952739 www.tiedhouse.com
Ravenous Sharks fans devour platters of smoked trout, smoked salmon, ribs, and sausages with a pint of Ironwood Dark, an Englishstyle brown ale, while mall-weary shoppers gratefully chow down the blackened Louisiana catfish with Tied’s Cascade Amber. For bar snacks, it’s hard to beat the pesto-parmesan calamari or the Harvest Quesadilla, roasted butternut squash, and red peppers with pepper jack cheese in a flour tortilla drizzled with lime-chipotle sour cream.
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BURGER PIT $ [American] 1349 Blossom Hill Rd. (408) 269-8062 www.theburgerpit.com
Having called Silicon Valley home since 1956, this burger joint has withstood the test of time. Their classic Steerburger remains a strong seller, but they also have chicken, seafood, ribs, and steak plates, including their 8oz. Rancher’s Choice sirloin that comes with a hearty helping of side dishes. For the weight-conscious, they also have several low calorie plates. Be sure to print out their online coupon, which gets you a halfpound Steerburger and fries for just $4.99. FISH MARKET RESTAURANT $$ [Seafood, American] 1007 Blossom Hill Rd. (408) 2693474 www.thefishmarket.com
Fresh seafood at a fair price – a goal Fish Market is able to meet because they operate their own fishing vessels, fishery, and oyster farm. The dazzling menu includes line-caught Pacific swordfish, Hawaiian hebi, Pacific Miyagi oysters, and live Maine lobster tail, plus, a choice of having your fish 72
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cooked over a mesquite wood fire, baked, steamed, smoked or fried. Make sure to check out the weekly specialty fish and the sushi bar. MOJO BURGER [American] Santa Teresa Square, 6041 Snell Ave. (408) 281-1345 www.mojoburger.com
There are fast food burgers, and then there are Mojo burgers. Here they are char-broiled fresh every day using natural (no hormones), grass-fed beef. Their signature burger has all the classics: a sixounce patty, beefsteak tomato, lettuce, pickle, mayo and American cheese. Or you can upgrade to include bacon, grilled onions, avocado or other cheeses. For those not craving a juicy burger, the menu has many other options, including chicken sandwiches, rice bowls, and from the popular Comfort Food section of the menu, mac-n-cheese or a grilled cheese sandwich.
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19 MARKET $ [California-Vietnamese] 19 N. Market St. (408) 280-6111 www.19market.com
Unlike the bare-bones eat-andrun feel of so many Vietnamese restaurants, 19 Market shines with Zen-inspired earth-tone interiors and an equally agreeable menu. This bar and bistro not only dishes out familiar favorites like beef noodle soup (pho) and imperial rolls, but adds a Singaporean, Chinese, and California twist to Vietnamese fare. Try the Shaking Beef, or Chilean sea bass, simmered with caramel sauce in a clay pot, and save room for their $7-a-plate desserts. ANISE CAFÉ $$ [Vietnamese, Asian Fusion] 1663 W. San Carlos St. (408) 298-8178 www.anisecafe.com
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Small plates make a big impact with fresh local produce and seafood laced with tangy FrenchVietnamese sauces. Try the escargot and a slow-cooked stew for continental flair, and top it all off with some California wine. Anise Café’s tawny walls, lush greenery and earthy brown accents will have you believe you’re dining in tropical luxury. “Small plates” is a nice way of saying “small portions,” so plan to order three to four for two people. BELLA MIA $$ [Italian, Modern American] 58 S. First St. (408) 280-1993 www.bellamia.com
Come for the old-world charm; stay for amazing pasta dishes. Bella Mia’s dark mahogany wood and beautiful chandeliers make the place dreamily cozy, and the house-made pastas are always pleasing. For the carb-conscious, the restaurant carries a variety of starter and main-course salads; other splurgers might prefer the seafood saffron risotto or the grilled pork chops. THE BRITANNIA ARMS PUB & RESTAURANT $$ [British, American] 173 W. Santa Clara St. (408) 2781400; 5027 Almaden Expwy. (408) 266-0550
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You could call the Brit “Silicon Valley’s living room,” if living rooms came with a jovial menu of steak and kidney pie, shepherd’s pie, bangers and mash (British pork sausage with mashed potatoes, gravy and veggies), or fish ‘n’ chips. Along with the food, a full-service cocktail bar, domestic and imported beers on draft, and a friendly environment, Britannia Arms also offers sporting events on largescreen plasma TVs, and live music and entertainment – now that’s a living room! E & O TRADING COMPANY $$ [Asian Fusion] 96 S. First St. (408) 938-4100 www.eotrading.com
Southeast Asian grill food, innovative cocktails in a wild but pleasant layout (suspended bamboo structures, exposed brick walls, and images of dragons) make diners feel they’re meeting Indiana Jones for a pre-adventure dinner. Reworked small plates from East India to Bali include shiitake mushroom and pork lettuce cups and Indonesian corn fritters; for the big plates, the hardwood-grilled ahi tuna is recommended. E&O will validate parking from any Downtown parking lot marked with a big “PV” (parking validation) logo. FAHRENHEIT ULTRA LOUNGE & RESTAURANT $ [Modern American, Asian Fusion] 99 E. San Fernando St. (408) 998-9998 www.fahrenheitultralounge.com
Farehnheit’s exotic small plates have gotten so much attention, they’ve expanded their menu to include equally exceptional entrées. For starters, try the Mandalay beef with roti bread, or gingerpoached chicken salad, and cruise to gratifying large plates such as the grilled cabernet skirt steak or pan seared wild Alaskan salmon. Cocktails get as every bit as much attention here; it’s the only South Bay joint where bottle-flipping bartenders add a shot of energetic flair to their service. GORDON BIERSCH $ [American] 33 E. San Fernando St. (408) 294-6785 www.gordonbiersch.com
The restaurant’s lunch menu, peppered with burgers and sandwiches, rules only slightly less than the dinner menu’s truly golden steak, chicken, and seafood entrées. If Americanesque food seems tired, diners can enjoy pasta, stir-fry, pizza, and a host of Asian-influenced entrées. No meal is complete without their famous garlic fries or fresh beer, brewed just down the street. Also, look out for their seasonal beer selections. GUMBO JUMBO $$ [Cajun Fusion] 80 N. Market St. (408) 294-8626 www.gumbojumbo.com
San Jose gets a taste of something hot at Gumbo Jumbo, where popular menu choices include crawfish and traditional jambalaya packed with tiger prawns, wild salmon, big eye ahi tuna, free range chicken, spicy sausage and a mix of veggies. The delicious Cajun soups are sure to complement any meal, especially the restaurant’s renowned Gumbo Jumbo or
the seafood gumbo. Feel free to stop by late, the kitchen is open until midnight Thursday through Saturday. HABANA CUBA $$ [Cuban] 238 Race St. (408) 998-2822 www.998cuba.com
A vivid dining experience, with jewel-tone rooms and, of course, a menu rich with traditional Cuban favorites. Each dinner entrée – roasted pork, sea bass – comes with soup or salad, white rice, and your choice of platanos maduros, frijoles negros or yucca con ajo. Portions are Latin-style generous. For lunch, a must-order is the Cuban sandwich: baked-fresh daily, pressed Cuban bread stuffed with slow-roasted pork, Swiss cheese, ham, and pickles. The fresh mojitos and sangrias, along with the flavorful tropical seasonings, will instantly transport you to Old Havana. LOFT BAR & BISTRO $$ [Modern American] 90 S. Second St. (408) 291-0677 www.loftbarandbistro.com
Capers Eat and Drink impresario Kam Razavi has a Downtown hit with Loft. An historic stone-andmarble exterior belies the airy urban-chic warehouse interior, complete with upstairs loft and a second-story patio. The menu features gourmet turns on classic comfort foods, as exemplified by Razavi’s meatloaf, made with smoked ham and smothered in a wild mushroom sauce that migrates to the garlic mashed potatoes. The full bar on the second floor is a popular gathering spot on weekend nights. MUSTARD CAFE $$ [American] 975 The Alameda (408) 295-9000 www.mustardcafe.com
Bringing the famous New York deli taste to the West Coast, Mustard Café has an almost endless array of sandwiches on offer, thanks to its create-your-own sandwich menu. Choose from six artisan breads, six gourmet mustards, and pile your creation high with a selection of fine Boar’s Head meats, nine different cheeses and more. If the options are overwhelming, try one of their signature creations, such as the popular Cranturberry sandwich, which boasts turkey, mesclun greens, red onion, mayonnaise and a house-made cranberry sauce, served on whole grain bread. There are many other offerings, such as paninis, soups, salads and breakfast options. PARAGON RESTAURANT $$ [Modern American] 211 S. First St. (408) 282-8888 www.paragonrestaurant.com
This chic lounge and restaurant are the paragon of art-deco-gonehigh-tech décor, with cube lighting, polished-stone surfaces, and low booths that appear ready for takeoff. The roasted chicken with gourmet mac-n-cheese is a staple, but there are a few surprises, too, that change seasonally. Tables on the heated outdoor patio are highly coveted on warm nights, so make reservations; same goes for Friday and Saturday nights, when there’s live jazz.
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PICASSO’S TAPAS RESTAURANT $$ [Spanish, Tapas] 62 W. Santa Clara St. (408) 298-4400 www.picassosrestaurant.com
Picasso’s offers a tapas menu so multifaceted, even a Cubist painter would be impressed. Start off with the tangy, garlic-spiked specialties, like clams in white wine garlic sauce, then switch it up with the stewed chicken and tortilla Española (a potato and onion frittata). The paella is served for two or more, so bring friends over a pitcher of sangria. On weekends, there’s often a guitarist to keep guests entertained during the inevitable wait. PIZZ’A CHICAGO $$ [Pizza] 155 W. San Fernando St. (408) 283-9400 www.pizzachicago.com
Every Pizz’a pie offers a taste of the dee-lish deep-dish character of Chicago without the Windy City weather. Try the Al Capone’s pizza doppelganger with fresh spinach, ricotta, onions, and toasted almonds, and the Joliet Jake, a pie piled with portabella, crimini, shiitake and button mushrooms with basil, tomato, and apricots. For meatballs, there’s the Oprah sandwich. On Mondays, get 25 percent off your entire dinner at the restaurant from 4-10pm with an online coupon. ROKKO JAPANESE CUISINE $$ [Japanese, Sushi] 55 S. Market St. (408) 947-7778
Delectably fresh sashimi isn’t all you’ll find at this Downtown sushi den. There’s also the roster of generously portioned daily specials, every bit as flavorful as menu staples like the teriyaki entrées (chicken, beef, salmon) and tasty assortment of sushi rolls. The Rokko crunch roll, an appetizing combination of lightly cooked salmon, crisp salmon skin, avocado, and tempura flakes, pleases the palate, as does the lengthy list of premium sakes.
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BLOWFISH SUSHI $$ [Japanese, Sushi, Asian Fusion] 355 Santana Row, Ste. 1010 (408) 345-3848 www.blowfishsushi.com
If you like your sushi trendysophisticated, with a little DJ music and anime thrown in, you’ll be hooked. A menu of Sakizuke (Japanese fusion appetizers) mixes up sea bass and miso, salmon roe, and quail egg. Try special sushi rolls like the Special Dragon or the Super Dynamite Roll, and fill up on their extensive list of imported, hard-to-find sakes. Try the Peach Nympho, the Mango Mojito or the Kiwi Appletini. ROSIE MCCANN’S IRISH PUB AND RESTAURANT $$ [Irish, American] 355 Santana Row, Ste. 1060 (408) 247-1706 www.rosiemccanns.com
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Rosie’s Irish Nachos, a mountain of guacamole, salsa, and all the fixings atop (of course) potatoes. The Irish sausage bangers with garlic mashed potatoes and Guinness gravy, and Alaskan-cod fish ‘n’ chips are delectable. Try the filet mignon medallion appetizer and order a couple of items from the kid’s menu. It’s cheaper, and you still get tons of food. SIAM THAI CUISINE $ [Thai] 1080 S. De Anza Blvd. (408) 366-1080 www.siamthaicuisine.com
Tucked in a strip mall, this unassuming Thai diner is usually surrounded by a lunch crowd awaiting inexpensive but carefully prepared versions of red-curryroasted duck, ginger pork and sweet-and-sour prawns. Noodle soups and entrée salads offer vegetarian diners plenty of options. The décor is sparse and the tables are packed in, but when you see how much food you get in a $6.95 lunch combination special, your only concern will be consuming it all before the boss expects you back at your desk. SINO RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE $$$ [Chinese] 377 Santana Row (408) 247-8880 www.sinorestaurant.com
Ultra-modern Asian chic ambience sets the stage for this upscale Chinese/dim sum hot spot. Owner Chris Yeo (of Straits fame) packs the menu with everything from General Yeo free-range chicken to char siu smoked sea bass, and packs SINO’s five large rooms full of Santana Row’s genetically privileged diners. Try the Peking barbecued baby back ribs. Delicious. STRAITS RESTAURANT $$ [Asian Fusion] 333 Santana Row, Ste. 1100 (408) 246-6320 www.straitsrestaurants.com
Pan-oceanic Singaporean small plates and noodle dishes are like romance on the high seas: unexpected, spicy, and utterly seductive once you begin to roll with it. A meal at Straits will take your taste buds on a whirlwind tour of Asia, starting with the buttery Indian-style roti prata flatbread and the Fuji apple and prawn salad in a mint vinaigrette, all the way to the Origami sea bass with ginger, shiitake mushrooms, and rice wine baked in parchment. YUNG LE’S FUSION $$ [Asian Fusion] 1317 S. Winchester Blvd. (408) 3795095 www.yungsfushion.com
At her hidden gem tucked away in a strip mall on Winchester, owner and chef Yung Le combines her Asian heritage with her training in classic French cuisine, bringing a fresh, European touch to a range of Asian dishes, from Vietnamese pancakes to Thai curries and Indian-style lamb dishes. The restaurant’s cozy dining room seats about 60, and is decorated with an extensive array of paintings, collected by Yung and her family on their travels. Le also is a talented pastry chef, so be sure to save room for her lovely desserts, such as flourless chocolate cake, fresh mango mousse or ginger crème brûlée.
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FRATELLO’S $$ [Italian] 1712 Meridian Ave. (408) 269-3801
Tucked in strip mall, with plenty of parking to go around, this well-loved neighborhood fixture impresses with a homey vibe, friendly service and straightforward Southern Italian fare served up with flair. Simple preparations and fresh ingredients rule, exemplified by the cozy restaurant’s no lack of exceptional pasta and pizza dishes. Winners include Pizza Margherita with a nicely browned thin crust dressed with fresh tomato sauce, mozzarella and shreds of basil and Linguine Pescatore topped with clams, mussels and prawns in a rich wine sauce. MOJO BURGER [American] 1411 Bird Ave. (408) 924-0595 www.mojoburger.com
Like its sister store at Santa Teresa Square, this burger joint has found its mojo, and some fresh and tasty burgers and other meals. Like the other location, this Mojo is family friendly, with special kids’ tables and chairs featuring flat screen TVs that play cartoons exclusively. Burger enthusiasts who also enjoy a bit of classic car watching should head to this location on Thursday evenings from 4-8pm. The Graffiti Nights classic car club meets there weekly, so you’ll see everything from ’56 Chevys to a 1932 Model-T Ford in the parking lot. WILLOW STREET PIZZA $ [Italian, Pizza] 1554 Saratoga Ave. (408) 871-0400; 1072 Willow St. (408) 971-7080 www.willowstreet.com
Friendly service, a convivial, neighborhood atmosphere, and fresh ingredients have made Willow Street Pizza a longtime local favorite. Their wonderful, wood-fired pizzas have a crispier edge than regular oven-baked pies, and their scrumptious pasta combinations (fettuccini with chicken, red bell peppers, red onions, and cilantro in a tequilalime cream sauce) are creative palate-pleasers.
SANTA CLARA BIRK’S RESTAURANT $$$ [Modern American, Steak] 3955 Freedom Cir. (408) 9806400 www.birksrestaurant.com
Almond wood and mesquite charcoal fuel the tender flavors emanating from this upscale American grill designed by Pat Kuleto. The open kitchen features superb steaks cut from tender, dry-aged, free-range beef, and organic, local produce, including the popular creamed spinach side. A business-casual hot spot for local white collars who like the kitchen energy at the grill and the succulent seafood at the oyster bar. Couples should request the lighter, Ushaped “Snoopy room” (shaped like Snoopy’s nose) for more intimacy.
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This new addition to the Santa Clara dining scene offers ItalianMediterranean-style California cuisine, plus some American classics, served within a warm, relaxed atmosphere. This is reflected in appetizers such as beef carpaccio and ahi tuna tartar, and entrées including Moroccan salmon, chicken scallopini and the 10-ounce Amilia burger. There’s also a range of pasta dishes, and a full bar, serving wines and specialty cocktails, including premium mojitos and margaritas. FISH MARKET RESTAURANT $$ [Seafood, American] 3775 El Camino Real (408) 246-3474 www.thefishmarket.com
Rarely does a seafood restaurant operate its own certified processing, distribution, and wholesale company, but that’s Fish Market’s commitment to freshness. With 25 fresh fish dishes and a variety of shellfish on a daily changing menu, Fish Market satisfies any oceanic urge. If you can’t eat in, pick up some fish at their adjoining retail market. Catch the action at the oldschool oyster bar – and know that chefs here will cater readily to your special dietary needs or not-on-themenu cravings. PARCEL 104 $$$$ [Modern American] 2700 Mission College Blvd. (408) 970-6104 www.parcel104.com
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art at this crown jewel of Santa Clara fine dining. The result: An ever-evolving, palate-provoking and inventive menu that pairs well with the extensive list of wines from Parcel 104’s award-winning cellar. The restaurant does not serve weekend lunches or Sunday dinners, but offers a full breakfast menu for an inspiring weekday jump-start.
SARATOGA THE BASIN $$ [American] 14572 Big Basin Way (408) 867-1906 www.thebasin.com
Regulars call The Basin the place “where everybody knows your name” – just with much better grub. The fare is American by way of Spain and Italy, including the wild mushroom rigatoni. With cozy wood tables and red drapes, The Basin caters to large groups and has a private room that can hold 30. Ask the bartender to shake you up a Caipirinha. The unofficial national drink of Brazil, the Caipirinha is distilled from sugar cane rum and is oh-so-good.
SUNNYVALE GINGER CAFE $ [Chinese, Asian] 398 W. El Camino Real #114 (408) 7362828; 8657 San Ysidro Ave, Gilroy (408) 847-2625 www.gingercafe.net
Named after an ingredient that’s dominant in Asian cuisine, the menu at Ginger Café draws inspiration from the region,
blending Thai, Malaysian, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Japanese flavors to perfection. Small plates are a great way to go if you can’t decide what to have, but popular picks include the Tamarine Jumbo Prawns, Filet Mignon Luc La (tender cubes of beef and vegetables in a special house sauce), and Signature Seabass (fried with a spicy mandarin sauce or steamed with ginger scallion). To wash down that perfect meal, Ginger Café offers a wide variety of beers, sake, wine, and cocktails. H. BUTLER’S BBQ [American, BBQ , Southern] 568 E El Camino Real (408) 738-4996 www.hbutlersbbq.com
Genuine down-home Southern food on the Sunnyvale stretch of El Camino? Heck, yes. Since opening just over a year ago, H. Butler has been wowing locals with his restaurant’s menu of Southern favorites. Think barbecued baby back ribs, fried chicken, catfish, pulled pork, and brisket sandwiches. H. Butler’s is also refreshingly vegetarian friendly – making side dishes like greens and red beans and rice without the customary ham hock (but still with great flavor!). Pizzas are another popular option here – with gourmet toppings such as pesto veggie and garlic Italian. With Butler’s family recipes that have been handed down from generation to generation, this place is the real deal when it comes to authentic barbecue and Southern classics. On Fridays from 6pm to 9pm, expect live entertainment – it could be jazz, funk, R&B or even comedy. TW
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TW: You won your first Grammy for 2004’s The Revolution Starts...Now. It’s probably your most political, anti-neocon work to date. But the revolution didn’t start then. Did you make a conscious decision to get off the soapbox this time around? SE: I think while I probably communicate in hardcore political terms more readily than some artists do, I also needed to be able to write stuff that I needed to write for me. That was what I felt I needed to do. It’s not like this record is apolitical – I don’t have that in me, I don’t think. “City Of Immigrants” is pretty f**king political, and so is “Steve’s Hammer.” So somebody else is welcome to step up to the plate while I take care of my personal business. And I don’t think I was ever on a soapbox. To me, I was just doing what artists do. I mean, I made a decision a long time ago to be an artist, rather than a country singer or a pop singer. It’s a conscious decision you make with your eyes open, and there are consequences. I do make a lot less money than I would if I just kept my mouth shut, like other people wanted me to. But I grew up in an era when nobody would question for a second that an artist’s responsibility was to comment on the society around them. I think that’s my job.
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ongtime fans probably did a double take as the credits rolled on HBO’s gritty series The Wire this year. The double-dealing, scruffy-bearded, junkie informant Waylon was – gasp – actually played by alt-country iconoclast Steve Earle. The singer has been reprising the weaselly role, on and off for several seasons. But by the time he hits the Bay Area this month, fresh from a European tour and a Grammy win for his new album Washington Square Serenade, he’ll be a new man all over again. More in line with that clean-shaven young troubadour that first shook up Music Row with his brilliant Guitar Town debut back in ’86. “I shaved the beard off the day after I finished shooting The Wire,” admits Earle, 52. His wife, folksinger Allison Moorer, who’s accompanying him on tour,
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insisted on it. “She was practically waiting at Penn Station when I got home, and she had my razor out and waiting. And the beard was kinda scary.” If you didn’t catch the New York reference, he’ll spell it out for you: Yes, Earle has left Tennessee, relocated to Greenwich Village, launched a radio show on Sirius, and composed much of Serenade as a love letter to his new urban environs. Why? Read on... The Wave: Why New York? Why now? Steve Earle: Well, part of it was the radio show (Hardcore Troubadour Radio) – originally I was on Air America, now I’m on Sirius, and I wanted to be in a little bit more friendly political territory. I think I can be more effective in the fights that I choose, not living behind enemy lines anymore. I like to be able to walk out my front door and see a mixed-race, same sex couple holding hands, because it makes me feel safer at this point in our history. And I love San Francisco for the same reasons. I can always count on spending four days there, every year for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, and I usually stay for the whole festival. I’ve got good friends all over the Bay Area with connections in music, connections in baseball. It’s just one of those great places, and another place I could live at this point in my life. But New York was closer.
TW: There was always an air of lived-to-tell decadence about the characters in your songs. Like one recent protagonist standing on a street corner with a “pocketful of red balloons.” He’s dealing heroin, but you don’t spell it out. SE: Some people will know what it is, some people won’t. And that may be my failing as a songwriter, when I write anything that’s not more universally understood. But “Oxycontin Blues” on the new album is a connection between where I live now and where I used to live. Oxycontin is a real problem in eastern Tennessee and Virginia – it’s become the worst drug problem around there, besides methamphetamine, so the banjo playing you hear on the song doesn’t have anything to do with bluegrass. It’s much more primitive, and it makes the music a link between the two places. Because a lot of what this record’s about is just basically a folk record arrived at by hip-hop rules. Musically, it’s based on the idea that kids with a turntable nowadays are exactly the same as an NYU kid with a banjo back in 1958. It’s music that you make yourself, mainly for your own entertainment. TW: Are you still working on a novel? SE: Yeah. It’s about a defrocked doctor who’s a heroin addict living in San Antonio in 1963. And he supports his habit by performing abortions and patching up the odd gunshot wound in the middle of the night. Ten years earlier he was traveling with Hank Williams when he died, and when he’s really f**ked up, Hank’s ghost shows up as a character. I’ve been working on it for six years, and it comes out this year. It’s called [laughs] I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive. TW Steve Earle plays at San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts Theatre on Mar. 21 and 22, with wife Allison Moorer. www.ticketmaster.com
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THE BRAVERY Fortino Winery
March 13, The Fillmore, San Francisco www.livenation.com
STEVE KIMOCK & FRIENDS March 13 – 14, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco www.gamh.com
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Burell School Vineyards & Winery 24060 Summit Rd., Los Gatos (408) 353-6290 www.burrellschool.com Burrell School Vineyards & Winery produces “Wines at the Head of Their Class”: wines of unmistakable mountain character. Estate grown Cabernet Franc, chardonnay, merlot, pinot noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Syrah. Open Thu-Sun, 11am5pm, Fri-Sat 11am-6pm.
Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards 22645 Garrod Rd., Saratoga (408) 867-7116 www.cgv.com Wine Tasting: Mon-Fri Noon-5pm, SatSun 11am-5pm.
Fortino Winery 4525 Hecker Pass Hwy., Gilroy (408) 842-3305 www.fortinowinery.com Wine Tasting: Tue-Sat 10am5pm, Sun 11am-5pm.
Hahn Estates, Smith & Hook Winery 37700 Foothill Rd., Soledad (831) 678-2132 www.hahnestates.com Wine Tasting: Mon-Fri 11am4pm, Sat-Sun 11am-5pm.
Pedrizzetti Winery 1645 San Pedro Ave., Morgan Hill (408) 779-7389 www.pedrizzettiwinery.com Open Tue-Sun 10am-5pm (closed most holidays).
Rabbit’s Foot Meadery 1176 Aster Ave. #E,Sunnyvale (408) 261-1603 www.rabbitsfootmeadery.com Their famous cider is available at Whole Foods Markets and Olivers Markets.
Roudon-Smith Winery 2364 Bean Creek Rd., Scotts Valley (831) 438-1244 www.roudonsmith.com Wine Tasting: Sat Noon4:30pm.
Thomas Fogarty Vineyards 19501 Skyline Blvd., Woodside (650) 851-6777 www.fogartywinery.com Wine Tasting: Thu-Sun, 11am-5pm. WINE SHOPS
Savvy Cellar Wines 2048 Broadway St., Redwood City (650) 363-8737 www.savvycellar.com Features wines from all the great regions of the world – all wines rated 90+points and retail for $39 a bottle ore less. See website for details.
Vino Locale 431 Kipling St., Palo Alto (650) 328-0450 www.vinolocale.com Vino Locale is the perfect place to host a business or social event in an elegant and private setting. Open Tue-Sat, 11am-9pm, Sun, Noon-5pm.
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THE BLACK CROWES March 19, The Fillmore San Francisco www.livenation.com
SHAWN MULLINS March 19, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco www.gamh.com
BLUE OYSTER CULT March 20, Slim’s, San Francisco www.slims-sf.com
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY March 19, The Catalyst Club, Santa Cruz www.catalystclub.com March 20 – 22, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco www.gamh.com
REEL BIG FISH March 21, The Catalyst Club, Santa Cruz www.catalystclub.com
ACE FREHLEY March 21, The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center, San Francisco
March 22, The Independent, San Francisco www.theindependentsf.com
STEVE MILLER BAND March 24 – 26, The Fillmore, San Francisco www.livenation.com
CITIZEN COPE March 26 – 27, The Independent, San Francisco www.theindependentsf.com
BOB MOULD March 26, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco www.gamh.com
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COMING SOON King Diamond, UFO, Fishbone, Ministry, Blind Melon, Jucifer, The Breeders, The Bravery, Lifehouse, Y&T, Kanye West, Avril Lavigne, Yellowcard, The Black Keys, My Chemical Romance, Seether, Panic at the Disco, The Kills, Van Halen, Ani DiFranco, Morcheeba, Nick Lowe, Eddie Vedder, Jackson Browne, Leon Redbone, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Turbonegro, Hot Chip, Thrice, Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Bon Jovi, and more… TW
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MARCH 25 Cavalera Conspiracy, Inflikted Counting Crows, Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings The New Frontiers, Mending Panic at the Disco, Pretty Odd Supergrass, Diamond Hoo Ha
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The news sent delectable shivers through the Goth-rock community a few months back – those legendary disciples of doom ‘n’ gloom, Bauhaus, had parlayed the energy of their Coachella reunion into an actual writing and recording session, and Bela Lugosi was most assuredly not dead. Over 18 days, Turkey-based frontman Peter Murphy toiled away with his old guitarist, Daniel Ash, and the Haskins brothers’ rhythm section, emerging from the catacombs with a set that falls somewhere between the singer’s ethereal solo work and the R&B-conscious oomph of the other members’ Love and Rockets. While attempts at social commentary idle in monotonous gear (“International Bulletproof Talent,” “Too Much 21st Century”), the quartet hits sinister pay dirt with “Adrenalin” (a veritable wall of bass, inhabited by rat-squealing guitar bursts), the playful nod to former UK peers Joy Division “Endless Summer Of The Damned,” and the atmospheric, “Bela”-echoing centerpiece, “The Dog’s A Vapour.” Bauhaus swears it won’t tour to support the set, and maybe it’s just as well. This will do just fine as a career-coda epitaph.
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The news wasn’t good for this Danish noise-punk duo last year. On pins and needles, they waited for Sony to review their new demos and decide if their expired contract was worth renegotiating. Finally, they heard the word – they were free agents. But guitarists/vocalists Sharin Foo and Sune Rose Wagner didn’t bemoan their plight, they polished up those demos into one hell of a gut-pummeling comeback, a record that taps into all their campy influences (Buddy Holly, the Ronettes, Duane Eddy, the Jesus and Mary Chain), but puts the axework front and center. The feral feedback that closes the opening “Aly, Walk With Me” is Wagner’s most static to date. The team’s patented two-part harmonies take a back seat to fuzzy, buzzy riffs on “Dead Sound,” “Blitzed” and the deafening “You Want The Candy,” and often the vocals are so muted they’re almost indistinguishable, a torrent of fluttery phrases that merges with the cascading axework. Still, it’s a welcome change, and a perfect picture of the Raveonettes’ current mindset – angry, aggressive and altogether adrenalized.
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Look closely enough at the cover photo of this young artist, and you’ll pick up on the royal alt-country lineage. That’s right – it’s Steve Earle’s guitar-picking son, with a middle-named nod to one of his dad’s all-time idols, the late folkie Townes Van Zandt. And that alone would be enough to rattle any new songwriter – how does one live up to such stellar standards as Guitar Town, without completely reinventing themselves? Naturally, an aura of confusion hangs heavily over Junior’s debut: Does he want to sound vaudevillian (“Hard Livin’,” “Ain’t Glad I’m Leaving”)? Maybe Hank/Lefty historic (“The Good Life,” “Lonesome and You”), or straightforward laconic like his old man (“Lone Pine Hill”)? And you can’t blame the kid – bombarded by so many great musical influences growing up, how in hell could he settle on just one? But the songs, however derivative, are rock-solid in composition, with the subtle sense of an artistic vision just beginning to clear. The next album should be one fascinating affair.
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By now you’ve probably heard the rags-to-riches yarn – little combo comprised of recent Columbia graduates builds huge East Coast buzz, gets signed on the strength of a handful of songs, and is now heralded as this year’s Next Big Thing. Sound sketchy? It ain’t. Vampire Weekend – named for a backyard monstermovie frontman Ezra Koenig shot – is the real once-in-a-blue-moon deal, as ardent as it is quirky. Their shtick, in a nutshell: Blend African and world-music rhythms with punk rock power and snarky, collegiate wordplay until it all feels like Graceland on methedrine. No apologies, no condescension, just smart, singalong ditties, played as if the members’ lives depended on it. “Who gives a f--k about an Oxford comma?” Koenig sneers at one point, simultaneously sniping at his own education and signaling that Vampire Weekend has, indeed, graduated. Doubt them at your peril. TW THEWAVEMAG.COM MARCH 12-25, 2008
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became the first band to sell out New York City’s Palladium without ever releasing a record. MARCH 18, 1998: Michael Jackson and
his son went shopping at a toy store in Munich, Germany. Jackson was dressed as an Arab woman. MARCH 18, 2002: In Concord, Calif.,
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about 1,500 teenagers swarmed a music store to get autographs from the band B2K. The Sun Valley Mall was temporarily shut down due to the unexpectedly large crowd.
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It’s raw, it’s gritty, it’s nasty, it’s filthy. You’ll want to bathe after listening to this album. Filled with raunchy fuzzed-out guitar playing (Ron Asheton), driving beats (drums, Scott Asheton; bass, Dave Alexander) and a maniac on lead vocals (Iggy Pop), you can’t help but drive your head into the wall with delight. Welcome to the dawn of punk.
While the first single (“Happiness”) from this new album echoes the bouncy sound of 2005’s Supernature, Alison Goldfrapp has, on the bulk of it, subdued the glam-rock elements she explored on her last two releases. Instead, Seventh Tree is more ethereal, harking back to the lush, almost cinematic soundscapes of Goldfrapp’s hauntingly wonderful debut, Felt Mountain (2000).
William Elliott Whitmore, Hymns for the Hopeless, 2003 When listening to Whitmore, one can’t help but find themselves transported to a scene from The Grapes of Wrath: worn-out men and women sitting around a littered shantytown wondering if FDR’s New Deal is a crock or not. He’s a man with a banjo/guitar and a weathered voice full of passion and meaning that commands your attention. So, sit back, relax and ride the rails.
Phoenix, United, 2000 Like many Phoenix fans, I’m anxiously awaiting their new album (which the band has assured it will deliver in 2008). Until then, I still can’t get enough of their 2000 debut. Packed with a variety of catchy tunes – from the perfectly upbeat “If I Ever Feel Better” and the melodic guitar pop of “Too Young” to the epic (almost 10 minutes!) and esoteric electronica-infused “Funky Squaredance” – this was a great debut from a band that has continued to produce guitar-driven electro-pop that truly rocks.
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Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt and other music greats back up Roy Orbison in this famous live performance filmed at LA’s Coconut Grove in 1987. Originally broadcast on HBO in 1988 less than a year before his untimely demise, the album includes two songs (“Blue Bayou,” “Claudette”) that were not televised due to time constraints. The grand finale, “Pretty Woman,” is a lot of fun, but my favorite moment is when Springsteen accompanies Orbison on “Uptown.” Even without the video, the pure joy in the Boss’ voice, knowing that he’s singing with his idol, is infectious.
Cesária Évora, Cesária Évora, 1995 The US debut album for the Cape Verdean folksinger known as the “queen of mornas” (mornas being songs of sadness, sorrow and yearning often compared to the blues). But there’s nothing sad about Évora – her voice is soulful (a la Billie Holiday), she brings a lot of energy to her music, and the evocative sound of her native language is haunting and quite romantic.
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Graphic Desig ner Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Jacksonville City Nights, 2005 A quick follow-up to Cold Roses, Ryan Adams, with the help of The Cardinals as an eloquent backing band, recorded Jacksonville City Nights. Producing Cold Roses as a double album and releasing Jacksonville as another full length in the same year shows the abundant creativity between Adams and The Cardinals. Echoing through songs like “The Hardest Part,” “Dear John,” and “Peaceful Valley,” their commitment to honest and passionate music is so incredibly alive throughout the entire album. Do yourself a favor and purchase this album on vinyl, which comes with four bonus tracks.
Whiskeytown, Strangers Almanac (Reissue Deluxe Edition), 2008 It’s been more than ten years since Ryan Adams, only 22 at the time, released his first record as front man for the alt-country band, Whiskeytown. With 13 songs and six bonus tracks on the original disc, and a second disc embracing 21 extras, this is truly a deluxe reissue. The acoustic version of “16 Days,” partnered with various live tracks, gives the listener a glimpse into the early career of a young, but significantly prolific songwriter. (I think I’m becoming a Ryan Adams super fan.) TW
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MOVIE: Horton Hears a Who! DIRECTED BY: Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino STARRING: The voices of Steve Carell, Jim Carrey, Seth Rogen, Carol Burnett STUDIO: Twentieth Century Fox
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The Wave: How do you keep your humor when we’re not even going to see your face? Steve Carell: Well, it’s a huge leap of faith, because there you are, and you don’t know how anything you do will sync up with what anyone else is doing. So, it’s all based on how the director sees it and hears it. He’s the one threading all of these performances together. So you give him 100 to 1,000 different variations on a scene and then he crafts it with the rest of the performances. You can do things that you think, “Will that even work?”
TW: Are there any other Dr. Seuss books you’d like to do as a movie? SC: I’d love to do Green Eggs and Ham. I think I could do a lot with it. It does sound ridiculous to even talk about it, doesn’t it? But ultimately, though, you know, you think you’re doing Horton Hears a Who! – it sounds sort of odd. You’re in the movie version of Horton Hears a Who! And then you see it, and you say, “Of course, it completely makes sense.” So maybe Green Eggs and Ham is a blockbuster of the future, you never know.
TW: Your character lives in a world on a speck of dust. Have you ever felt that insignificant in life? SC: If I think about it too much, my mind will explode. We’re all so, so tiny in the big picture, and it depends on what picture you’re looking at. In the really big picture, we’re infinitesimal.
TW: Horton keeps saying, “A person’s a person, no matter how small.” Do you have a motto that you kind of refer to now and then? SC: Be sure to use a washcloth, because that’s a good way to exfoliate.
TW: Do you ever think there might be worlds going on inside those specks around us? SC: That’s right. That’s why we’re paralyzed. That’s why now, after doing this movie, I can hardly move. Because essentially, I’m afraid I will be crushing tiny universes wherever I go. So even in your laughter, and the saliva that’s coming out of your mouth, you are killing worlds. If there’s one thing people can take away from this movie, I hope it’s that.
TW: Since the writers strike is over, have you been back at work on The Office? What sort of interesting things are going on there? SC: We go back to work this week. The first episode involves a dinner party that Michael Scott throws. It’s, I think, maybe the funniest episode of the season so far. Our table-read before the strike was great. In terms of Michael and Jan, I would say storm clouds loom. TW
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Oh, if only Jean-Claude Van Damme were in high school and it were 20 years ago. Then Never Back Down would be awesome! Faris plays a troubled teen who moves to a new school, and becomes involved with underground mixed martial arts fighting. He trains with a reclusive gym owner (Hounsou) and dates the bad guy’s girlfriend (Heard), so now it’s personal! Give the movie credit for knowing what it is. They just set up the stereotypes and play them out. There are some training montages and good fight scenes. Perhaps a new generation needs to discover that revenge actually does solve all problems – at least, in the movies.
Tunes. Kids may not get the metaphysics of worlds within worlds, but that’s for the parents. They do all this with an all star cast who just play the characters. In other words, they don’t look at all like Jim Carey and Steve Carell – they just happen to have their voices.
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No, not that Bill Maher. If only. This movie could use some laughs. Theron plays an irresponsible mom who leaves her daughter (Robb) with her brother (Stahl). Since he can’t hold down a job and get her to school, child services takes her away. It goes on and on about running off to his dad’s farm, finding mom and getting their lives together, but nothing actually happens. It’s another one of those indie movies where actors get to be depressed and depressing, although it has a tiny bit of momentum. Robb is the revelation, with charisma that transcends the material. M
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Every animated movie should take a lesson from Horton Hears a Who! Dr. Seuss’ classic, simple story of an elephant communicating with a world inside a speck of dust is sweet, funny, and profound. The characters look like three- dimensional versions of Dr. Seuss drawings with fully expressive features. They perform physical comedy like classic Looney » DVD RELEASES
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Most radio stars do not have what it takes to be in front of cameras, but this Carolla guy may be going places. He plays a slacker carpenter who gets into boxing as a middle-aged long shot for Olympic gold. Surprisingly, this high-concept premise sets up Carolla’s witty observations and
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TV MAR. 18 Battlestar Galactica – Season Three Bionic Woman – Vol. One Married... with Children – The Complete Eighth Season
TV MAR. 25 Party of Five – The Complete Third Season Day Break – The Complete Series Sliders – The Fourth Season The Catherine Tate Show – The Complete Second Series
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The appearance of Malcolm McDowell is no assurance of an A-list quality film. In fact, in many cases it’s just the opposite – flip on The Sci-Fi channel any night of the week and you’ll see him. Neil Marshall, however, did a cool little horror movie called The Descent. Can he do for apocalypse what he did for monsters in caves? This premise forces a scientist (Mitra) to go into a quarantined area in order to save the rest of the world from disaster. Without the spectacle of I Am Legend’s familiar New York City empty save for Will Smith, Doomsday will have to have some serious story to compete in this arena.
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Remakes have become so de rigueur, they just identify them by country. The same director is doing his own remake in English language so that the whole world can enjoy the story of home invaders who put a family through a series of psychological tests. Well, it could not be any more disturbing than Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins. Watts actually seems happiest when she’s getting to play some angsty, tortured char» CINEMA DIRECTORY
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Owen Wilson should be great with kids. He can teach them to whine and cower because today’s youth is just too well grounded taking responsibility for their lives. As Drillbit Taylor, kids hire him to protect them from bullies. Little do they know that he is a total wuss. The setup should give Wilson ample opportunity to do what he does. It might even seem new to tykes who didn’t see Wedding Crashers, You, Me and Dupree or all of Wilson’s other movies. If it’s really funny, Drillbit Taylor might even make the press forget about his recent celebrity affairs and clinical depression.
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The Tyler Perry juggernaut continues. This time, he’s not doing drag – he’s playing an old man. Won’t someone just tell him to be himself and people will like him the way he is? These movies do gangbusters with churchgoing hometown audiences, so this is the surest thing this side of a Star Wars prequel. It’s about a woman going home for a funeral and reuniting with family, so there is plenty of room for broad comedy and heartfelt drama. Perry’s dramedies with sharp tonal shifts may not speak to everybody, but he knows his audience, and always delivers. Hollywood is so scared, they’re not even opening other movies against this. TW
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Francisco’s Haines Gallery, which also represents such established new-media art sensations as Andy Goldsworthy (now known as the icicle-obsessed subject of the acclaimed documentary Rivers and Tides) and Kota Ezawa (who shows the OJ Simpson trial as the cartoon it really was in painstaking frame-by-frame animation). Danh went on to win a fellowship for his MFA at Stanford, where he will be teaching in the fall. But having succeeded within the established art world as few artists do, he then set out to turn it upside down. This winter, Danh opened along with fellow artist, teacher, and San Jose State grad Angelica Muro the gallery Space 47 in San Jose’s SoFA district. But if you’re thinking vanity project, think again. “This is not a space where we will exhibit our own work. We want to show other artists, and hopefully promote their careers,” he explains. “As artists, we’re at the bottom of the totem pole in the commercial gallery world. By starting independent art spaces and artistic exchanges, hopefully we can empower artists to take back their central role in the contemporary art world.”
Leaving His Own Mark Acclaimed artist Binh Danh aims to nurture and sustain local talent with Space 47. ARTS
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icture this: You’re an artist whose work is snapped up by collectors and museums even before openings, wins prestigious awards and residencies in Paris, and gets featured in international art fairs and the New York Times – all before the age of 30. Where do you make your next big move? If you’re Binh Danh, the answer is clear: San Jose, where he recently opened Space 47 gallery in the SoFA district. Danh isn’t your typical new-media art star. The Vietnam-born artist came of age in Silicon Valley, but when confronted with a Google search of his name yielding thousands of pages, he laughs it off in embarrassment. Over the past seven years, Danh has consistently redirected attention away from himself, and toward casualties of war. As the Iraq War began to exact its toll, Danh collected memorial photos of the dead from the back pages of newspapers, photo90
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graphed them, and developed them not on paper, but on fallen leaves. Danh came up with an innovative, chlorophyllbased process to create these works, one that combines Silicon Valley ingenuity with pure poetry. Through the process, images are slowly imprinted on leaves over several weeks of exposure to the sun. The leaves dry up around the exposed image, while the faces of the war dead remain evergreen. When Danh’s portraits of Iraq casualties are seen alongside Danh images of America’s war in Vietnam on fragile leaves and grasses, they strike a cautionary note for our shared future, even as they honor and heal our troubled past. When Danh began these haunting images, he wasn’t sure they would fit into a commercial gallery setting. But his work was picked up by San
Thanks in no small part to Danh’s own international reputation, Space 47 is already attracting international artists – but he and Muro are also committed to featuring local talent. “Artists who come out of San Jose State tend to leave, because there’s not much option to show their work in San Jose,” Danh observes. “When I was in high school, SoFA had lots of community spaces and a coffeehouse scene. Then it went away during the boom, and now it’s making a comeback. There’s always pressure to find funding and be self-sustaining, but in art there is struggle.” Soft-spoken though he is, Danh is no stranger to struggle. Even as you read this, he is on his way to Cambodia to continue work he began years ago at the notorious Tuol Sleng prison, photographing prisoner mug shots of Khmer Rouge victims who remind him of long-lost members of the Cambodian side of his family. Once he’s completed the harrowing work of capturing familiar faces among the dead, Danh will return to San Jose to develop these “found ancestor portraits” on leaves native to Southeast Asia – leaves that also happen to thrive in San Jose’s temperate climate. But though his projects take him far away from San Jose, Danh has put down roots in the SoFA art scene that are breaking through the concrete stretches of Silicon Valley, and are not about to be pulled up by fame or fortune. “As an artist living in Silicon Valley, you always encounter people who make so much money, and you have to wonder: Did I make the right choice? But I’m happy where I am.” TW Space 47 is open Noon-4pm Wed. to Sat. and by appointment at 47 E. William St., San Jose www.space47.org. Haines Gallery is located at 49 Geary St., Ste. 540, San Francisco (415) 397-8114 www.hainesgallery.com
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ARTS EVENT As You Like It, Bus Barn Theatre, Los Altos
LISTINGS CLASSICAL MUSIC & OPERA A NIGHT AT THE OPERA: BENEFIT FOR THE CALIFORNIA BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center, 14855 Oka Rd., Los Gatos (408) 358-3636 www.svjcc.org
All proceeds of this opera concert with mezzo-soprano Rachel Michelberg, tenor Stephen Guggenheim, and baritone Michael Taylor will benefit those affected by brain injury. Hear ensembles from Carmen, La Boheme, and La Traviata: 3/16.
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THEATRE AND BABY MAKES SEVEN
Dragon Theatre, 535 Alma St., Palo Alto (415) 433-1235 www.theatreq.org
In this inventive play that dances between reality and imagination, Helen, Ruth, and Peter’s imaginary children get in the way of their attempts to have an actual baby: 3/13 – 4/6. CABARET
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd. San Jose (408) 435-7469 www.amtsj.org/stage/cab.html
Taking place in 1930 prewar Berlin, this acclaimed musical extravaganza follows entertainer Sally Bowles and writer Cliff Bradshaw as they face the mounting threat of the Nazi regime: Thru 3/16. CIRQUE DU SOLEIL – KOOZA
Taylor St. and Grand Chapiteau, San Jose www.ciquedusoleil.com
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Come laugh and be amazed as a plethora of zany characters perform acrobatics and the art of clowning in this latest production from Cirque du Soleil: Thru 3/16. DAMN YANKEES
Saratoga Civic Theater, 13777 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga (408) 268-3777 www.wvlo.org
Based on the novel by Douglass Wallop, this eight-time Tony Awardwinning musical captures the fun of America’s favorite pastime: Thru 3/29. LYSISTRATA
City Lights Theater, 529 S. Second St., San Jose (408) 2954200 www.cltc.org
Commissioned for City Lights Theater group’s 25th anniversary, Lysistrata is the classic comedy by Aristophanes about a hilarious and bawdy battle of the sexes: 3/20 – 4/20 MY FAIR LADY
Lohman Theatre – Foothill College, Hwy. 280 and El Monte, Los Altos Hills (650) 949-7360 www.foothillmusicals.com
Foothill Musical Theatre’s awardwinning director, Jay Manley, and musical director, Mark Hanson, take on this adored musical about a linguistics professor who tries to turn a cockney girl into a lady: Thru 3/16. 92
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Markham Little Theatre – Willow Glen, 2105 Cottle Ave., San Jose (408) 448-6400 www.wgct.org
In this original play presented by the Willow Glen Children’s Theatre, Dixie and Gwen, the young girl detective duo, have another new mystery to solve: 3/14 – 3/16. PETER PAN
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View (650) 903-600
Watch Peter Pan, Tinker Bell and the Darling children fly straight on till morning to Neverland in this memorable musical featuring aerial acrobatics and exciting swordplay: Thru 3/16. PLUFT, THE LITTLE GHOST
MACLA, 510 S. First St., San Jose (650) 669-2949 www.teatronahual.org
Teatro Nahual performs this exciting and educational children’s play in Spanish. Come watch how Pluft the ghost rescues Maribel, granddaughter of Captain Arco Iris, from the pirate hooligan Pata de Palo: Thru 3/22. SOUTHERN COMFORTS
Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto (650) 463-1960 www.theatreworks.org
In this unexpected love story, a widower and a grandmother discover that romance doesn’t have an expiration date: Thru 3/30. THE MAGICIAN’S NEPHEW
Palo Alto Children’s Theatre, 11305 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto (650) 463-4970 www.cityofpaloalto.org/depts/ csd/activities_and_recreation/ attractions/childrens_theatre.asp
Digory and Polly’s summer takes a turn for adventure when Uncle Andrew, a self-taught magician, sends them hurtling into the mysterious world of Narnia, where horses have wings and an evil sorceress rules supreme: 3/13 – 3/15. THE NOTEBOOK OF TRIGORIN
Hillbarn Theatre, 1285 E. Hillsdale Blvd. Foster City (650) 349-6411 www.hillbarntheatre.org
Get tangled up in the compelling love triangle between the charming Boris
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Trigorin, the desirable Nina, and the lovesick Constantine that captures the poignancy of real-life experiences: 3/13 – 4/6. THE ODD COUPLE
Broadway West Theatre, 4000-B Bay St., Fremont (510) 683-9218 www.broadwaywest.org
After two movies, three television series, and a Broadway revival, The Odd Couple’s back. Watch the comedic domestic duke-out unfold when opposites Felix and Oscar move in together: 3/21 – 4/19. THE RAVEN’S TALE
Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre, 550 E. Remington Dr., Sunnyvale (408) 245-2978 www.ctcinc.org
Come watch the Raven, known as the “shapechanger” in Native American folklore, as he creates the world and all its creatures in four favorite stories from various Pacific Northwest tribes: Thru 3/21. TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE
Center for Spiritual Living, 1105 Clark St., San Jose (408) 284-1828 www.sanjosecenter.org/center_ stage_productions
Center Stage Productions adapts Mitch Albom’s best-selling memoir about rediscovering the things that make him happy and rekindling old friendships to the stage: Thru 3/15. AS YOU LIKE IT
Bus Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos (650) 941-0551 www.ci.los-altos.ca.us/recreation/ layt/currentseason.html
What happens when you set a Shakespearean comedy in the Old West? Come find out and watch the Los Altos Youth Theatre put a twist on this favorite play of confused love, sibling rivalry, and mistaken identities: 3/14 – 3/29. SOUVENIR
San Jose Repertory Theatre, 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose (408) 367-7255 www.sjrep.com
The beloved Broadway hit based on the true-life experiences of musical sensation, Florence Foster Jenkins – a wealthy, tone-deaf socialite known for her hilarious off-key recitals – and pianist Cosme McMoon (See Hot Ticket, p. 93): 3/22 – 4/20.
CHINESE SPRING FESTIVAL
San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 600 N. Delaware Ave., San Mateo (650) 941-5291 www.peninsulasymphony.org
In anticipation of the 2008 Beijing summer Olympics, the Crystal Children’s Choir, the Firebird Youth Chinese Orchestra, and the Peninsula Symphony team up to present classical music ranging from ensembles by Igor Stravinsky to Kui Dong: 3/14 –3/15. EASTERN EUROPEAN CHAMBER MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA
Le Petit Trianon, 72 N. Fifth St., San Jose (408) 236-3350 www.missionchamber.org
Mission Chamber Orchestra performs works by Mussorgsky, Borodin, and Farkas in this performance dedicated to Eastern European composers: 3/16. FEEL THE BEAT
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View (650) 903-6000 www.quadre.org
Special guest Jim Kassis joins the French horn artist group Quadre for a concert of innovative music and exciting arrangements: 3/15. HAT CHO TUOI THO 6 FUNDRAISING CONCERT California Theatre, 345 S. First St., San Jose (408) 509-8788 www.ican2. org/activities_2008.htm
The International Children Assistance Network presents this annual concert to benefit children in Vietnam. Support a good cause and listen to featured music by Vietnamese artists and performers: 3/22. BEETHOVEN’S NINTH SYMPHONY
West Valley College, 14000 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga (408) 995-3318 www.sanjosesymphonicchoir.org
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is one of the most famous and most beloved pieces of classical music. Don’t miss it being performed by one of the country’s most successful choral societies: 3/15 – 3/16. SERENADE TO SHAKESPEARE
Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1106 Alameda de Las Pulgas, San Carlos (650) 574-6313 www.masterworks.org
Come listen to the Shakespeare’s words set to music in Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music and Matthew Harris’ Shakespeare Songs. With a range of opera singers, actors, and dancers, Serenade to Shakespeare is bound to be unlike anything audience members have ever seen or
heard before: 3/15 – 3/16. SIMPLE GIFTS California Theatre, 345 S. First St., San Jose (408) 286-2600 www.symphonysiliconvalley.org
Sara Jobin, the first woman to conduct the San Francisco Opera, leads this performance, which includes Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring and Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier Suite: 3/15 – 3/16. STRINGS OF FIRE – CUERDAS DE FUEGO Carriage House Theatre, 15400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga (408) 961-5858 www.montalvoarts. org/events/fpas_strings1
Cuban percussionist Carlos Caro and South American harpist Ramón Romero take audiences on a descriptive and bilingual musical tour of their Latin American homelands: 3/16. THE GLORY OF VENICE
Mission Santa Clara, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara (408) 369-1289 www.scc.org/concert_ schedule.htm
Showcasing the masterpieces of Monteverdi, Gabrielli, and Schutz, and set in the historic Mission Santa Clara, The Glory of Venice promises to be a charming musical introduction to the spring season: 3/14. TIN HAT AND DUSAN BOGDANOVIC Carriage House Theatre, 15400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga (408) 961-5858 www.montalvoarts. org/events/tin_hat/
This collection of five gifted composers, who play a variety of instruments ranging the harp to the accordion, put a 21st century twist on chamber music: 3/15.
DANCE ELISA MONTE DANCE COMPANY Memorial Auditorium, 551Serra Mall, Stanford (650) 725-2787 www.livelyarts.stanford.edu
Known for its athletic but sensual style and intense physical routine, the established Elisa Monte Dance Company will make its Bay Area debut with this evening of high energy movement: 3/14. FANTASY DANCE STUDIO FIFTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION GALA CONCERT Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View (650) 903-6000 www.ci.mtnview.ca.us/mvcpa/ mar08.html
Fantasy Dance Studio dancers range from ages from three to 22, and perform a variety of styles from ballroom to country, which means this is sure to be an extraordinary display of dance: 3/20. JUST BALANCHINE
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd. San Jose (408) 288-2800 www.balletsanjose.com
San Jose Ballet would like to invite you to their beautiful performance of three pieces by the renowned choreographer George Balanchine, Serenade, Theme and Variations, and concluding with The Four Temperaments: 3/27 - 30.
MUSEUMS CANTOR ARTS CENTER Palm Dr. at Museum Way Stanford University (650) 723-4177 www.museum.stanford.edu
Frederic Church, Winslow Homer and Thomas Moran: Tourism and the American Landscape: An exhibition that explores the work of three influential artists in the context of the new and growing tourist industry in the United States: Thru 5/4. Private and Public: Class, Personality, Politics, and Landscape in British Photography: This exhibition explores the special qualities of the British as revealed in photographs: their obsession with class, individuality, the city, and the countryside. The exhibition includes works by Julia Margaret Cameron, Peter Henry Emerson, Francis Frith, and Bill Brandt: Thru 4/6. A New 19th Century: The reinstalled Mondavi Family Gallery features newly acquisitioned works by Monet, Renoir, Sargent, and more: Ongoing. Auguste Rodin Collection: The largest collection of Rodin bronzes outside Paris: Ongoing. African Art in Context: Photography, dress, and other artifacts: Ongoing. Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden: Wood and stone carvings of people, animals, and mythical beings: Ongoing. Living Traditions: Arts of the Americas: A collection of work from diverse Native American peoples and times: Ongoing. CHILDREN’S DISCOVERY MUSEUM 180 Woz Way, San Jose (408) 298-5437 www.cdm.org
Exciting interactive displays, galleries and activities for the whole family to enjoy: Ongoing. DE SAISSET MUSEUM 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara (408) 554-4528 www.scu.edu/desaisset
Eye on the Sixties: Vision, Body & Soul: Focusing around one of most vibrant and dynamic decades in modern history, this exhibit includes painting, sculpture, drawings, and prints by artists ranging from Frank Stella to Claes Oldenberg: Thru 3/20 and reopening 3/29. HAKONE GARDENS 21000 Big Basin Way, Saratoga (408) 741-4994 www.hakone.com
Hina Doll and Kimono Exhibition: The Upper House of Hakone Gardens, one of the oldest Japanese estates in the Western Hemisphere, is now showcasing a display of ornamental dolls representing the Emperor and other historical figures in the traditional dress of the Heian period: Ongoing. MEXICAN HERITAGE PLAZA 1700 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose (408) 928-5524 www.mhcviva.org
Mi Coche / My Culture – Livin’ the Lowrider Lifestyle: A unique, visual art experience that delves into the art and Chicano subculture of automobiles. Exploring the history of the Lowrider lifestyle, this exhibit pays homage to this cross-cultural movement through a variety of artistic genres: Thru 6/30.
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EVENT MACLA 510 S. First St., San Jose (408) 998-ARTE www.maclaarte.org
Beyond Child’s Play: This two -person exhibition features work by mixed-media artist Pilar AgueroEsparza and painter Juan Carlos Quintana inspired by the world of children. Rarely do two artists compliment each other’s work so brilliantly while also illuminating their individual talent: Thru 3/22. PALO ALTO ART CENTER 1313 Newell Rd., Palo Alto (650) 329- 2366 www.paacf.org
From Fire to the Forefront: Selections from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection: Marvel in the various shapes and forms of ceramic and enamel vessels that date from midcentury to the present. Artists include Toshiko Takaezu, Beatrice Wood, and Richard DeVore: Thru 4/27. Intertwined: Contemporary Baskets from the Sara and David Lieberman Collection: Recognizing the art of contemporary basketmaking, Intertwined showcases more than 70 works by artists from around the world. Featured artists have manipulated a variety of materials like grasses, postcards, pistachio shells, and porcupine quills to construct unexpected forms: 4/27. ROSICRUCIAN EGYPTIAN MUSEUM 1660 Park Ave. San Jose (408) 947-3636 www.egyptianmuseum.org
History of the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum Exhibit: This exhibit shows the museum’s transformation from one artifact in an office to a museum with more than 4,000 artifacts: Ongoing. SAN JOSE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART 560 S. First St. San Jose (408) 283-8155 www.sjica.org
SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART 110 S. Market St. San Jose (408) 271-6840 www.sjmusart.org
Goya’s Caprichos: Dreams of Reason and Madness: This exhibit features the contemporary social and politically influenced paintings of Francisco de Goya y Lucientes: Thru 4/20. Picasso: Etchings of Love and Desire: Few are able to express human experience like Pablo Picasso has in these works: Thru 4/20. SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF QUILTS AND TEXTILES 520 S. First St., San Jose (408) 971-0323 www.sjquiltmuseum.org
Marian Clayden: The Dyer’s Hand: A retrospective of the career of Marian Clayden, master dyer, textile artist, and fashion designer, this exhibition spans her textile art designed for the wall through to her later works designed for the body: Thru 3/23.
TECH MUSEUM OF INNOVATION 201 S. Market St. San Jose (408) 294-TECH www.thetech.org
IDEA House: An interactive program space encourages you to formulate and synthesize like never before: Ongoing. Green by Design: Designs with a green approach, aiming to prevent environmental problems and improve lives: Ongoing. View from Space: Science made visible in an exhibit that displays weather, aircraft, and daily patterns from space: Ongoing.
GALLERIES ANNO DOMINI 366 S. First St., San Jose (408) 271-5155 www.galleryAD.com
VICTIMS – A Solo Exhibit by Barron Storey: The iconic illustrator and graphic artist offers a series of works, depicting the damaged and the wounded in sculptural form, as well as works on canvas: Thru 3/15. VICTORIA Everlasting: this debut solo exhibit by Derek Weisberg features a site-specific sculptural installation. Thru 4/19. GALLERY 9 143 Main St., Los Altos (650) 941-7669 www.gallery9losaltos.com
Namoi Mindelzun uses a variety of mediums, including hot wax, oil, and acrylic for her drawings inspired by memory and aquatic waterscapes: Thru 3/30. THE GALLERY AT COGSWELL POLYTECHNICAL COLLEGE Cogswell Polytechnical College, 1175 Bordeaux Dr., Sunnyvale (408) 541-0100 www.cogswell. edu/TheGalleryAtCogswell
Known for his series The Cartoon History of the Universe, author and illustrator Larry Gonick exhibits original stills and drawings that exemplify the progression of cartoon technology: Thru 4/19. GALLERY HOUSE 320 California Ave., Palo Alto (650) 326-1668 www.galleryhouse2.com
4 Artists, 4 Walls: A joint exhibition with works by Laverne Broadbent, Martha Castillo, Janet Trenchard, and Trevlyn Williams: Thru 3/30. GALLERY SARATOGA 14435 Big Basin Way, Saratoga (408) 867-0458 www.gallerysaratoga.com
Let it Shine: Holding its first watercolor exhibition since the 1960s, Gallery Saratoga will display paintings by the Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society: Thru 4/6. LOJART ART GALLERY 35 E. First St., Morgan Hill (408) 799-8907 www.lojart.com
Angie Young Painting Exhibition: The world through this award-winning artist is one full of crazy colors and bizarre but insightful scenarios: Thru 4/10.
Marianne Schlumberger: Thru 3/16. On the Surface: Large abstract paintings with accented depth and texture by Katrinka Hartmetz: 3/19 – 4/20. Outside Inside: Mixed media artist Marianne Lettieri uses what others may define as junk to create cage constructions and three-dimensional collages that tell familiar narratives: 3/19 – 4/20. MODERNBROOK GALLERY 494 University Ave., Palo Alto (650) 327-6325 www.modernbrook.com
18 @ Modern: An Exhibition of Fine Art Photographers: One of Palo Alto’s most anticipated art events is back for its fourth year. This show is an opportunity for photography students of Art 44 in Stanford University’s Continuing Education Program to display their work and take the next step in their promising careers. This year’s exhibit varies with photography that challenges abstract and imaginative conceptions, pays homage to the beauty of African wildlife, and reveals the drama of urban landscapes: Thru 4/3. MOHR GALLERY Community School of Music and Arts, 230 San Antonia Cir., Mountain View (650) 9176800 x306 www.arts4all.com
Exchanging Views: Contemporary Art Works from China and California: East meets west in this exhibit featuring the works of nine artists from Chengde, China and eight California artists: Thru 3/31.
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basic concept of karaoke culture holds that the two most entertaining types of singers are 1) the truly gifted and 2) the spectacularly awful. Certainly, William Hung took advantage of the latter to launch his brief American Idol career. But his infamy pales compared to that of Florence Foster Jenkins (1868 1944), the fantastically ungifted soprano who developed a cult following in the early 20th century. Her bizarre, yet true story is the subject of Stephen Temperley’s Souvenir, which opens this month a San Jose Repertory Theatre.
PHANTOM GALLERIES 455 S. First St., San Jose; 460 S. Market St., San Jose (408) 2715151 www.phantomgalleries.com
IlluminOpArt: The Dance of Light: Phantom Galleries is an organization dedicated to bringing local artists together for the purpose of energizing street-level windows and downtown spaces with innovative exhibits available to the public. Come see installations by electronic artist Doghood and graphic artist Worthless at two Downtown San Jose addresses. This exhibit reinvents the concept of sidewalk art and is best seen after dark: Thru 3/31. RICHARD SUMNER GALLERY 628 Emerson St., Palo Alto (650) 322-3330 www.silberstudios.com/portfolio
Marc Silber Photography Exhibition: New Trends & 40 Years of Classics: Featuring classics like My Mexico 1969 and more modernized pieces, Marc Silber’s attention to detail makes his photography powerfully evocative: Thru 3/15. VIEWPOINTS GALLERY 315 State St., Los Altos (650) 941-5789 www.viewpointsgallery.com
Plein Air-Here and There: Showcasing watercolor descriptions of California and Provence scenes, painted on location by artist Carol Mead: Thru 3/29. TW
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Fully funded by her inheritance, Jenkins began to give operatic recitals in New York City in 1912, displaying an utter lack of rhythm, pitch, tone, and overall singing ability. But she wasn’t just bad – she was gloriously bad. So bad, her singing almost defied description – although writer Daniel Dixon made an admirable attempt in a 1957 issue of Coronet magazine: “She clucked and squawked, trumpeted and quavered. She couldn’t carry a tune. Her sense of rhythm was uncertain. In the treacherous upper registers, her voice often vanished into thin air, leaving the audience with its ear cocked for notes with which she might just as well have never taxed her throat. One critic dolefully described her as ‘the first lady of the sliding scale.’”
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Souvenir, Mar. 22-Apr. 20, San Jose Repertory Theatre, 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose $18-$52 (408) 367-7255 www.sjrep.com. was, in fact, an elaborate joke. Those close to her, however – especially her longtime accompanist, Cosmé McMoon – said that she believed entirely in her talent, and at one time even compared herself favorably with the prima donna of the day, Luisa Tetrazzini. She attributed the rowdy behavior of her audiences to “professional jealousy.” In fact, it was Jenkins’ enthusiastic belief in herself – as well as a series of progressively more elaborate costumes – that endeared her to audiences. The great tenor Enrico Caruso was a devoted fan, while 2,000 ticket-seekers were reportedly turned away at her Carnegie Hall debut in 1944, one month before her death.
Opera News writer Brooks Peters more recently compared Jenkins’ voice to “the shrill caw of an aging turkey buzzard. Or the wail of a wounded wolverine caught in a trap.” (I’d have to disagree with this last description; it’s much more like the sound of a cocker spaniel being strangled by a Burmese python.)
Jenkins’ odd place in musical history has recently undergone an impressive resurgence. A collection of her nine recorded arias, The Glory (????) of the Human Voice, was reissued on CD in 1992 by BMG Classics, and a few cuts are even available on YouTube (one under the hip-sounding title FloFoJen). A play about her life debuted in Edinburgh in 2001, followed by two others in 2005 – one of which was Temperley’s Souvenir, which opened on Broadway in November of that year.
Jenkins’ performances inspired such uproarious laughter in her listeners, it was rumored that her entire career
“Some say that I couldn’t sing,” said Jenkins toward the end of her life. “But no one can say that I didn’t sing.” TW
THE MAIN GALLERY 1018 Main St., Redwood City (650) 701- 1018 www.themaingallery.org/ calendar.html
Roots: A show featuring prints of the spiritual and aesthetic appeal of trees by Menlo Park artist
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Mapping Time: Doug Glovaski Works 1995 – 2007: Large-scale, intensely colored abstract paintings and works on paper based on childhood memories and currentday observances and experiences: Thru 3/15. The Space Between: A collection of optical art and geometric abstract works by various artists: Thru 4/12.
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Family&Community or soccer. Kids always enjoy a ride on the Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, which travels through Vasona to the adjoining Oak Meadow Park. The 102-year-old one-third-scale steam engine runs most weekends from mid-May through October. At Oak Meadow Park, kids can also enjoy a ride on the carousel or a stint at the playground.
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Willy Wonka, eat your heart out – this candy wonderland is a swirly, burly, curly cornucopia of sweet delights, many of which parents will remember from their childhood. Popular with the children of today is anything fizzy, including Zotz and Pop Rocks. The film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (that’s the one with Gene Wilder, not Johnny Depp) screens all day in the store’s theater section.
Apple Store 23 N. Santa Cruz Ave. (408) 399-3880 www.apple.com/retail/losgatos
Commencing this April, Apple stores will offer a series of free workshops aimed at families. Through various hands-on presentations, the Apple store will teach families how to put together a movie, compose a song, create a photo album, and even give an impressive presentation – which is perfect for school-aged kids, who will head home with a head full of great ideas and a workbook packed with tips.
Kid in a Candy Store 139 N. Santa Cruz Ave. (408) 354-4640
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Having sweetened the Los Gatos landscape for 15 years, Kid in a Candy Store is also a popular place for private parties, or they can put together party favors and goodie bags for celebrations at home.
Child’s Play Los Gatos offers a wonderland of fun spaces and places for kids.
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ure, it’s packed with fine dining, pleasant pubs, wine rooms, sophisticated boutiques, designer home furnishing stores and many other grownup delights. But Los Gatos also offers plenty of family-friendly fun for children of all ages.
Petroglyph 37 N. Santa Cruz Ave. (408) 395-6278 www.petroglyph.com
Kids can emblazon mugs, plates and more with their initials or their favorite colors, characters and doodles at this fun, family-friendly outpost of the popular ceramic lounge.
Vasona & Oak Meadow Parks Vasona Park is at 333 Blossom Hill Rd. (408) 356-2729; Oak Meadow Park is at University Avenue and Blossom Hill Road (408) 399-5781
The Wooden Horse
While renowned for its holiday season light extravaganza, Vasona Park attracts families all year round. In the spring and summer, families flock here to play sports, picnic around the lake and indulge in everything from Frisbee tossing to fishing for the catfish, black bass and bluegill found in the lake. On the lake, paddle and rowboats are available for rental from early spring through early fall, while on land, the park features over 45 acres of lawn, which is often used for informal family games of softball
This popular toy store is a far cry from the plasticladen aisles of today’s toy superstores. For 30 years, the Wooden Horse has not only provided quality toys that are as fun as they are educational, but become a community resource, providing ideas and knowledge that help customers make wise buying decisions on behalf of their children. In April, the store celebrates Turn Off the TV Week (Apr. 21-27) with a series of themed activities after hours, and a big family fair day on Saturday, Apr. 26. TW
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796 Blossom Hill Rd., Los Gatos (408) 356-8821 http://woodenhorsetoys.com
Powell’s Sweet Shoppe 35 N. Santa Cruz Ave. (408) 395-5200 www.powellssweetshoppe.com
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LISTINGS Family Clay Day
STORIES FROM THE PAST PROGRAM: 3/14 San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City (650) 299-0104 www.historysmc.org
The museum presents a preschool children’s story time featuring Sonia Levitin’s Nine for California, about life in the days of stagecoaches: 11am – 2pm SATURDAY NIGHT SILENT MOVIES Edison Theater, 37417 Niles Blvd., Fremont www.nilesfilmmuseum.org
Are your Saturday nights becoming mundane? Well, we’ve got something for you. Head over to Fremont and make your way to the Edison Theater and enjoy an evening of silent films featuring The Docks of New York (1928) starring George Bancroft and Betty Compson, plus shorts starring Buster Keaton, Charles Chaplin and Lupino Lane, with Bruce Loeb on piano: 7:30pm MEXICA (AZTEC) NEW YEAR: 3/15 - 16 National Hispanic University, 14721 Story Rd., San Jose (408) 209-0345
Celebrate the New Year Aztec style with a Sunrise Ceremony and a traditional marketplace, featuring clothing from indigenous vendors, jewelry, books, teepees, art, music, raffles and dancing. SILVER CREEK SPORTSPLEX GRAND OPENING: 3/15 Silver Creek Sportsplex, 800 Embedded Way, San Jose www.silvercreeksportsplex.com
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BOOK READINGS & SIGNINGS READING AND BOOK SIGNING WITH LAURA M. FLYNN: 3/13
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Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (650) 3244321 www.keplers.com
Ms. Flynn discusses her new work, Swallow the Ocean: A Memoir: 7:30pm REDISCOVER THE CLASSICS BOOK CLUB: 3/17 Barnes & Noble – Eastridge Mall, 2200 Eastridge Loop, San Jose (408) 270-9470
Meets every third Thursday of the month to discuss all your classic favorites, from Steinbeck to Twain: 7:30pm LET’S TALK BOOKS: 3/20 Redwood City Public Library, 1044 Middlefield Rd., Redwood City (650) 780-7026 www.rcpl.info
This week’s discussion will be on Anton Chekov’s Three Sisters: Noon
BUSINESS RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY FOR BERT’S ALIBI BAR: 3/13 Bert’s Alibi Bar, 1313 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View
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Come out and celebrate Bert’s grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony with Mountain Mayor Tom Means, food, drinks, and celebrating!: 5pm ACCELERATED NETWORKING LUNCH: 3/20 Villa Ragusa, 35 S. Second St., Campbell (408) 288-8484
Speaker Mimi Donaldson will discuss “Negotiating with Less Stress”: 10:30am – 1:30pm
CLUB MEETINGS ORCHARD VALLEY CERAMIC ARTS GUILD MEETING: 3/18 Sunnyvale Community Center, 550 E. Remington Dr., Sunnyvale www.ovag.org
Member Liz Burkhouse discusses her African inspired masks and her creative process: 7pm PENINSULA RUGMAKERS GUILD: THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH Rose Garden Branch Library, 1580 Naglee Ave., San Jose (831) 438-6628 groups. yahoo.com/group/Peninsula_ RugmakersGuild/
All rugmakers and enthusiasts welcome: 10am – 3pm
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FUN TIME SINGERS: WEDNESDAYS Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 12770 Saratoga Ave., Saratoga www.funtimesingers.org
A lively and diverse community choir invites men and women to join their group: 7:15 – 9:30pm SAN JOSE FLYCASTERS MONTHLY MEETING: SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH Community Room, NE corner of Payne and Saratoga Aves., San Jose www.flycasters.org
San Jose Flycasters meet the second Wednesday of the month and have programs on the sport of fly-fishing, education on fisheries, habitat preservation and habitat restoration: 7:20pm
DONATIONS RECYCLE YOUR OLD CELL PHONES FOR ORANGUTAN CONSERVATION: ONGOING Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, 1300 Senter Rd., San Jose (408) 2773000 www.hhpz.org
Donate your old cell phones and pagers the next time you visit Happy Hollow Zoo, and help support the Orangutan Conservancy, a nonprofit group that is helping preserve our orangutans and their habitat.
FESTIVALS & EXPOS 22ND ANNUAL SANTA CRUZ KAYAK SURF FESTIVAL: 3/14 - 16 Steamer Lane, Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz (831) 458-3648 www.asudoit.com
Three days of competitive kayak surfing for novices and experts, with live entertainment, food and free kayak demos. FOURTH ANNUAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GOLF SHOW: 3/14 - 16 San Mateo Expo Center, 2495 S. Delaware St., San Mateo www.norcalgolfshow.com
Attention, all golfers: this is your lucky day. Make your way to San Mateo and enjoy everything golf, featuring demonstrations and dealers with all the latest golf schwag! » FARMERS MARK ETS
CRÈME DE LA CRÈME BRIDAL SHOW: 3/16 140 S. Santa Cruz Ave., Los Altos (408) 348-4956 www.nicoledambra.com
All your wedding needs will be taken care of in one place and in one day, as you’re invited to join expert advisers to help you plan your wedding.
FAMILY ACTIVITIES PRESCHOOLERS ON THE FARM SERIES: 3/14 Hidden Villa, Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Rd., Los Altos www.hiddenvilla.org
Children ages three to five are invited to come out on the farm and discover what farm life is all about: 3 – 4pm
FARMERS
Campbell: Sunday 9am – 1pm (year round) Campbell Ave. at Central & First Sts. (510) 745-7100 Cupertino: Friday 9am – 1pm (year round) Vallco Fashion Park Parking Lot,10123 Wolfe Rd. (800) 949-FARM Los Gatos: Sunday 8am – 12:30pm (year round) Montebello Way & Broadway Extension (408) 353-5355 Mountain View: Sunday 9am – 1pm (year round) Hope & Evelyn (800) 806-FARM
Bring the whole family for a wonderful celebration that includes SJ Sharkie, Sharks players, food and prizes!: 10:30am – 3pm ANNUAL BUNNY FUN HUNT: 3/15 Los Gatos High School, 20 High School Ct., Los Gatos (408) 3548700 www.lgsrecreation.org.
Bring the kids and turn them loose to seek out and find hidden treasures (aka colored eggs) along with carnival games, food booths, jump houses, and pony rides!: 10am – 1pm COW WOW: 3/15 Hidden Villa 26870 Moody Rd. Los Altos www.hiddenvilla.org
We here at The Wave love cows. If there’s one thing we love more, it’s learning fun cow facts, proper milking techniques and how to make butter! Ages five and up: 8:30 – 10:30am
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Palo Alto: Sunday 9am – 1pm (year round) California Ave. & El Camino Real (800) 806-FARM San Jose: Sunday 10am – 3pm (year round) Stevens Creek & Winchester (800) 949-FARM San Jose: Friday 10am – 2pm (year round) Kaiser Santa Teresa Parking Lot (800) 949-FARM San Jose: Sunday 8:30am – Noon (year round) Japantown, Jackson between Sixth & Seventh Sts. (408) 298-4303 San Jose: Sunday 10am – 2pm (year round) Princeton Plaza, Kooser & Meridian (800) 806-FARM
Santa Clara: Thursday 10am – 2pm (year round) Santa Clara Kaiser Parking Lot (800) 949-FARM Santa Clara: Saturday 9am – 1pm (year round) Jackson St. between Homestead & Benton (510) 745-7100 Saratoga: Saturday 9am – 1pm (year round) Saratoga West Valley College, Fruitvale & Allendale Aves. (800) 806-FARM Sunnyvale: Saturday 9am – 1pm (year round) S. Murphy Ave. at Washington and Evelyn (510) 745-7100
EVENT Eggstraordinary Egg Hunt
LISTINGS CHEESE, PLEASE!: 3/22 Hidden Villa 26870 Moody Rd. Los Altos www.hiddenvilla.org
Learn how to make mozzarella and chevre cheese and finish with some tasty treats to eat! Ages seven and up: 3:30 – 5pm MUSHROOM HIKE: 3/22 Hidden Villa 26870 Moody Rd. Los Altos www.hiddenvilla.org
Enjoy a hike through the woods while you learn how to identify common families of mushrooms and find out which species are edible (and which are poisonous) with Wade Leschyn of the Mycological Society of San Francisco.
EGGSTRAORDINARY EGG HUNT: 3/23
in concert. So get down to the HP Pavilion and shake your sillies out.
Roaring Camp Railroads, Felton (831) 335-4484 www.roaringcamp.com
Hop aboard the “Eggspress” train, where you’ll take a trip to the redwoods for a super-sized egg hunt, featuring thousands upon thousands of chocolate candy eggs and hidden prizes! POP GO THE WIGGLES: 3/26 HP Pavilion, 525 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose www.hppsj.com
CIRQUE DREAMS JUNGLE FANTASY: 3/28 - 29
Flint Center for the Performing Arts, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino www.cirqueproductions. com (408) 998-8497
Think of Cirque du Soleil, produced by Americans… which means you probably can get a corndog and beer at the intermission, as opposed to cheese and wine.
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Hotel Los Gatos & Spa 210 E. Main St., Los Gatos (408) 335-1700 www.hotellosgatos.com Mediterranean-styled villas providing luxurious guest rooms and suites. Nestled at the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains and within walking distance of the many shops, restaurants and galleries. Home to Preston Wynne Spa & Dio Deka Restaurant. BACHELORETTE PARTIES
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Valerie Young Vedda 181 Metro Dr., Suite 290, San Jose (408) 930-1290 Learn about the value of your insurance coverage through a friendly review of your current policies and benefit from our multiline discounts for home, auto, and life insurance. CA License 0F86939 MAKEUP ARTIST
Professional Makeup by Tiffany Chiang
1445 Foxworthy Ave., San Jose www.jewelsexpression.com Jewelsexpression offers exotic dancing classes with a softer touch. Designed for women of all shapes, sizes and ages, you’ll learn the art of the “walk,” floor performing, and faux pole and chair dancing. Great for bridal showers and bachelorette parties.
(408) 242-8154 www.beautyexpertfiffany.com Camera-ready bridal and wedding makeup service specializing in custumized color matching foundation and mineral powder just for you. I will make sure you have a flawless complexion and the perfect makeup for your special day.
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Hotel Los Gatos & Spa JAZZ ON THE WHARF: 3/16 Santa Cruz Wharf, 21 Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz (831) 4205273 /www.ci.santa-cruz. ca.us/pr/wharf
Pack up the whole family and prepare yourselves for a special evening of live jazz from SambaDá and Wally’s Swing World. There’s even special entertainment for the kids: 11:30am – 5:30pm
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: KOOZA: THRU 3/16
Taylor Street Bridge, San Jose www.cirquedusoleil.com
Enter the magical world of Cirque du Soleil and witness high-flying acrobats, amazing music, and laughable clowning as the KOOZA story unfolds – a tale of a melancholy loner who is searching for his place in the world, and the interesting characters he meets.
210 E. Main St., Los Gatos (408) 335-1700 www.hotellosgatos.com Mediterranean ambience provides luxurious banquet facilities for events to accommodate up to 130 guests at various locations, including our Indoor Monte Sereno Ballroom, Outdoor Courtyard & Pool Terrace.
SPRING BREAK AT THE BOARDWALK: 3/16 - 30 Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz www.beachboardwalk.com
Yeaaah, it’s spring break and we’ve got just the place for family fun for you – The Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz! The park will be open and ready for some carnival fun. Check their website for special operating hours.
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Advance Reservations Recommended 831-335-4484 • www.roaringcamp.com Felton, Santa Cruz County, CA Six miles north of Santa Cruz on Graham Hill Road
ENTERTAINMENT
Thoro-Bread Entertainment (650) 248-3803 We provide DJ services for all occasions, and offer a wide range of music, including today’s greatest hits, hip-hop, reggae, dancehall, soul, oldies, Spanish music and much more. So, next time you’re thinking about having a party, give us a call and leave the music to us! FLORIST
TANNING
Parlour 308 Airbrush Tanning 308 E. Main St., Los Gatos (408) 354-9308 www.parlour308.com Professional, comfortable and discreet. Your tan is applied by hand, using an airbrush. The soluition is customized for every client, to create a natural sun-kissed tan. TRAVEL
Cruise Planners 5669 Snell Ave., Ste. 372, San Jose (408) 715-7196 Our travel agency specializes in designing a vacation that exceeds your expectations. Our passion is to plan a seamless and exciting cruise and travel experience. Call us today to start planning your dream vacation memories.
Abercrombie Flowers & Gifts 120 S. Sunnyvale Ave., Sunnyvale (408) 245-0130 Luscious wedding bouquets, distinctive reception and exotic centerpieces for your luxurious and lavish soiree. Corporate gifts, funerals, and events are other areas of our expertise! FOR MORE INFORMATION, LOG ON TO WWW.THEWAVEMAG.COM/WEDDINGS THEWAVEMAG.COM MARCH 12-25, 2008
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413A Monterey Ave., San Jose (408) 623-3963 www.jennybeauty.com Look your very best for your day. We provide the perfect makeup for your entire wedding party – bride, attendants and both mothers. Flawless makeup complements your dresses and location, allowing your photographer/videographer to provide you with the best memories. Whether you come to us or we come to you, everything will be done to your satisfaction.
1346 The Alameda, Ste. 8, San Jose (408) 971-2926 www.thealexandriasalon.com Hair, skincare, massage, makeup and waxing services provided by a friendly and skilled staff in our relaxed spa environment. Come see our newly added clothing boutique.
FAMILY&COMMUNITY EVENT Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
LISTINGS EUROPEAN MOTORCYCLE SHOW: 3/29 Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, 344 Tully Ave., San Jose www. ducativintageclub.com/events.htm
Visit the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds to check out a show packed full of amazing bikes – and if that wasn’t enough, you can wander through the swap meet, club booths and more.
over the paved trails of the beautiful Guadalupe River Park. All walkers are welcome: 8:30 – 9:30am
WOMEN’S EXPERIENCE OF SILICON VALLEY’S ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE: 3/14
SATURDAY MORNING RUNS
Packard Building, 350 Serra Mall, Rm. 101, Stanford University (650) 725-0372 www.gender.stanford.edu
Urban Sports, 1115 Lincoln Ave., San Jose www.urbansports.info
All ages and skill levels welcome. Meet in front of the store: 7am SUNDAY BICYCLE RIDES
FUNDRAISERS A NIGHT AT THE OPERA: 3/16
YOGA FOR ATHLETES: WEDNESDAYS
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd., San Jose www.uniquelives.com
Urban Sports, 1115 Lincoln Ave., San Jose www.urbansports.info
SAN JOSÉ FRONT RUNNERS WALKERS & WHEELERS: SATURDAYS
SOIL SCIENCE: 3/15
A two-hour workshop where you’ll learn the major components of soil, review common soil problems and how these problems affect your garden, and what you can do to keep your soil happy!: 10am – Noon COMPANION PLANTING: 3/15 Common Ground Garden Supply & Education Center, 559 College Ave., Palo Alto www.commongroundinpaloalto.org
Discover how to enhance your garden’s health and productivity while attracting a beneficial insect problem: 10:30am – Noon SPRING GARDENING IDEAS: 3/22 Common Ground Education Center, 559 College Ave., Palo Alto (650) 493-6072 www.commongroundinpaloalto.org
Come and find out how to grow your very own vegetables year round!: 10:30am – Noon
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UNIQUE LIVES & EXPERIENCES PRESENTS GEENA DAVIS: 3/17
All proceeds of this opera concert with mezzo-soprano Rachel Michelberg, tenor Stephen Guggenheim, and baritone Michael Taylor will benefit those affected by brain injury. Hear ensembles from Carmen, La Boheme, and La Traviata: 7pm
Guadalupe River Park & Gardens Visitor and Education Center, 438 Coleman Ave, San Jose www.grpg.org
GAY & LESBIAN DEFRANK GAY BINGO: WEDNESDAYS Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center, 989 The Alameda, San Jose (408) 2932429 www.defrank.org/events/ bingo.html
DeFrank Gay Bingo is a festive bingo game that has the flair of gay culture to boot. All orientations are welcome to join in the fun: 7pm
HEALTH& WELLNESS SPRING WALKING SERIES: THRU 5/17 Guadalupe River Park & Gardens Visitor and Education Center, 438 Coleman Ave. San Jose www.grpg.org
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The ride isn’t too fast, but still fast enough to keep the heart rate up. Meet in front of the store: 7am
JCC Silicon Valley Auditorium, 14855 Oka Rd., Los Gatos (408) 358-3636 www.svjcc.org
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Myra Hart of Harvard Business School moderates a discussion of women in business with Diane Greene from VMare and Joyce Chung from Garage Ventures: 3:30pm
Be you a walker, runner, cyclists, or swimmer, you can benefit from working on your flexibility and core strength: 7 – 8:30pm
Heritage Rose Garden, W. Taylor St. at Spring St., San Jose www.sjfrontrunners.org
We gather every Saturday morning at 9am, rain or shine, at the Guadalupe River Park’s Heritage Rose Garden parking lot, one block southwest of the Taylor and Spring Street intersection. Some run, some walk, some ride their bikes – everyone is welcome! Afterwards, we gather at Lowry’s Coffee Shop on Julian and Almaden for coffee and brunch.
LECTURES ELECTIONS: WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO BE ELECTED IN 2008?: 3/13 Sheraton Hotel, 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto discovercal. berkeley.edu/lectures/index. cfm?lid=50
Join Professor Bruce Cain as he discusses what it’s going to take to become the next president: 6 – 8:30pm GENDERED INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING II: 3/13 Packard Building, 350 Serra Mall, Rm. 101, Stanford University www.stanford. edu/group/gender/Events/GISE2. html
Two days of discussion on how gender can change the way we identify problems, come up with solutions, and even alter the nature of knowledge itself. THE UNRELEASED BEATLES: MUSIC AND FILM: 3/13 Redwood City Library, 1044 Middlefield Rd., Redwood City www.rcpl.info
Richie Unterberger will present and discuss more than an hour of rare recordings and film clips of the Beatles from throughout their career, from the days before they had a record contract until just before their breakup in the late 1960s: 7pm
As a leading presenter of women’s lecture series, Unique Lives & Experiences brings Academy Award winner Geena Davis to the stage for a discussion about the media’s portrayal of women: 7:30pm KNOWING WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2008: 3/18 Scotts Seafood Restaurant, One Town & Country Plaza, Palo Alto (650) 799-7261
Mitchell Levy makes his predictions for 2008: 7:30am
WORKSHOPS & CLASSES BICYCLE MAINTENANCE 101: 3/13 REI, 1119 Industrial Rd., San Carlos (650) 508-2330 www.rei.com
Learn how to identify and fix your bike’s simple mechanical problems: 7 – 8:30pm TANGO WORKSHOP: 3/16 Palo Alto Masonic Center, 461 Florence, Palo Alto (650) 279-3598
Come on out and tango, and enjoy great music from the Paul Price Society Orchestra: 3:30pm FLY-FISHING FOR BEGINNERS: 3/15 - 16 College of San Mateo, Bldg. 16, Rm. 172, San Mateo (650) 574-6104
Get up early and learn everything you need to know to get started flyfishing, and on the second day you’ll actually take what you’ve learned to the water, see what you can do, and hopefully reel one in! Must have a valid California fishing license for field trip: 9am – 4:30pm FAMILY CLAY DAY: 3/22 Black Leopard Clayware, 2213 Radio Ave., San Jose www.bleopard.com
Bring the family and enjoy some clay fun. Perfect for ages six and up. Includes clay and firing. ENGLISH SECOND LANGUAGE CONVERSATION CLUB: WEDNESDAYS Almaden Branch Public Library, 6445 Camden Ave., San Jose (408) 808-3040 sjlibrary. org/gateways/multicultural/ conversation.htm
Adults are invited to join this free conversation club to practice their English language skills: Noon – 1pm TW
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Tall Tree Awards at the Crowne Plaza CabaĂąa 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto; 5:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Sponsorships available. $100 Member/$125 Non
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Business Mixer at Equinox Fitness Club 435 Acacia Ave, Palo Alto; 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Showcase tables available. $10.00 Member/$20.00 Non
Chamber Monthly Committee Meetings* Membership - Tues., March 4th, 8:30 a.m. , Ambassador - Tues., March 11th, 8:30 a.m. , Events - Tue., March 11th, Noon, Parking - Tues., March 18th, Noon, Government Action - Thurs., March 27th, 8:00 a.m., BRN - Every Monday, 7:00 a.m., BRN - Every Friday, 7:30 a.m. * Limited to Chamber Members, check website for details: http://paloaltochamber.com/chamber/bene ts.asp
Get more information and sign-up free online at www.paloaltochamber.com or by e-mailing programs@paloaltochamber.com. Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce . 122 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301 . 650.324.3121 ph . 650.324.1215 fx
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IMPROVEMENT PLANTS (INTERIOR)
Creative Plant Design 1030 Commercial St., Ste. 109, San Jose (408) 4521444 www.creativeplant.com Creative Plant Design, Inc. has been providing and maintaining excellent interior landscape services throughout Northern California for over 20 years. PLUMBING
Smart Choice Plumbing 55 Newell Rd., Ste. 301, Palo Alto (650) 424-1616 Professional plumber 24 Hrs. / seven days a week video Inspection / Pipe locating / Fixture repair.
TO ADVERTISE IN THE HOME IMPROVEMENT SVMARKETPLACE CALL: (408) 467-3201 EQUIPMENT RENTAL
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(Eight South Bay locations) (800)-ATOOLSHED www.atoolshed.com A Tool Shed Rentals should be your first stop for all your rental needs! We have the tools and equipment rentals to make your weekend or major project easier.
351 Willow Glen St., San Jose (408) 293-2284 Lighting, rugs and pottery are but a few of the items we feature in our “Complete Home Furnishing” selections; enabling you to experience a “One Stop Shopping” environment.
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Palo Alto Hardware
1970 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View (650) 938-2000 www.fireplaceelement.com We are a full service fireplace store and design center. Offering 100s of designs to choose from gas and wood fireplaces, inserts, stoves and logs.
875 Alma St., Palo Alto (650) 327-7222 www.paloaltohardware.com At Palo Alto Hardware, “living green” is more than just a catchphrase. We work hard to put into place systems and programs that are environmentally friendly as we run our business.
Peninsula Fireplace
46 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell (408) 866-9200 www.peninsulafireplace.com Specializing in original designs. Offering screens and accessories, hand forged iron, wood and stone mantels, wood gas and electric fireplaces, glass and mesh doors. FLOORING AND CARPETS
Grand Flooring 894 Commercial St., San Jose (408) 441-1021 www.grandflooring.com Beautiful homes deserve beautiful floors. At GrandFlooring.com we let nature customize your floor. Our solid hardwood flooring contains both clear and character planks that reflect all the best attributes of the natural wood.
Grennan’s Murphy Beds 166 Kennedy Ave., Campbell (888) 291-1306 Custom Bed Cabinets as well as Home Office Cabinets are available by CUSTOM order to fit any room, any size. All of our beds are real wood, no pressboard, no particle board, no plastic.
Jimyko 1919 Monterey Road, Suite #10, San Jose (408) 993-0918 www.jimyko.com Provides fresh and unique ideas that attune to today’s casual and contemporary lifestyles. We invite you to explore our retail studio and experience the elements that define your home. GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Can-Do Construction (831) 539-1181 All phases of construction and excavation, residential remodel and additions, structural retaining walls, decks, and hardscapes. Licensed, bonded, and insured. HOME THEATRE
Modern TV 1228 S. Bascom Ave., Ste. B, San Jose (408) 2931330 www.moderntvonline.com We can provide the home theater system you dream about. Whether it’s a dedicated theater with plush seating and a big screen, or a family room with a slim plasma TV and speakers built into the walls, we have the solution for you. HOUSE CLEANING FURNITURE
All World Furniture 981 Stockton Ave, San Jose (408)292-6833 www. allworldfurniture.com All World Furniture Inc. was started over sic years ago and now has a one of the largest modern, contemporary furniture showrooms with attached warehouse in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Black Sea Gallery 27 South First Street, San Jose (408) 998-8885 www.blackseagallery.com Welcome to Black Sea Gallery, where worldly furniture finds its home. Each piece is inspired by an exotic place, a past era, an antique lost but not forgotten. 100
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At Home House Cleaning (408) 401-7755 Your home is our concern! We offer worry free insurance protection, bonded employees, window cleaning, and deep carpet cleaning. Call for a free estimate. KITCHEN AND BATH
Arch Design Center (ADC) 1264 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose (408) 278-9056 ADC is a new showroom with an old-fashioned approach. A family oriented business whose main focus is bringing customer service back to the showroom.
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POOL TABLES
Admiral Pool Tables www.mrpooltable.com Offering quality handcrafted 8-foot pool tables - custom made - factory direct to you. Also offering a wide variety of accessories from lamps to casino tables to spectator chairs. ROOFING AND GUTTERS
Franklin’s Roofing Service 950 S. McGliney Ln., Ste. 505, Campbell (408) 371-9495 Offering emergency leak repair, roof maintenance, annual maintenance, reroofing of all types, and roofing inspections.
Garden Accents 11155 Lena Ave., Gilroy (408) 846-4555 www.garden-accents.net Our vision is a garden center to inspire the customers, not just to sell product. We provide a place where garden lovers become inspired and where gardening ideas can flourish.
Heavenly Greens (866) 724-8873 www.heavenlygreens.com A Heavenly Greens lawn is as close to natural grass as you can get without the need to water, mow or fertilize. Your lawn will look beautiful 365 days a year with little to no maintenance. AS SEEN ON TV! LANDSCAPING AND GARDENS
Zaira’s Gardening and Landscaping (408) 569-3389 Contact Hector for FREE ESTIMATES... Maintenance, Clean-ups, Trimmings, Pressure Wash, New Lawn and more. PATIO FURNITURE
Helm of Sun Valley 111 Saratoga Ave., San Jose (408) 996-7669 www.helmofsunvalley.com We carry uniquely styled furniture designed to accent a beautifully landscaped backyard. If we don’t have exactly what you want in stock, we can special order it for you!
The Complete Backyard 1600 Duane Ave., Santa Clara (408) 748-8100 www.patio101.com Come by and visit our 33,000square-foot showroom featuring all the top names in the patio business. We have over 250 sets on display from various manufacturers.
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A-1 Self Storage (Four San Jose Locations) 1415 Old Oakland Rd.; 2900 Monterey Rd.; 131 Baroni Ave.; 3260 S. Bascom Ave. (800) 210-8979 www.a1storage.com Save money with A-1 Self Storage! Affordable pricing for personal and business needs. WOODWORKING CENTER
The Sawdust Shop 452 Oakmead Pkwy., Sunnyvale (408) 992-1004 www.sawdustshop.com The Sawdust Shop is a unique woodworking center located in the heart of Silicon Valley, combining a do-it-yourself woodshop, a woodworking store, and woodworking classes all under one roof.
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1, Cover / Photo courtesy of JLM Coututre, design by Chris Schmauch, BambooBathAccess / Courtesy of Crate&Barrel, 3, Kate Beckinsale / Chris Reardon, courtesy of Snow Blower Productions, Petroglyph / By Chris Schmauch, Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival / By Rick Puckett, Steve Carell / By Richard Radstone, courtesy of 20th Century Fox, Steve Earle / Courtesy of New West Records, Sugar Butter Flour / By Chris Schmauch, Alvina Valente dress / Courtesy of JLM Couture , Trevese Sous Chef Steven Musolf / By Kristen Loken, 8, Cintra Wilson / By Chad Rachman, 10, HSSV Dog Park / Photo courtesy of Humane Society Silicon Valley, HSSV Dog-friendly café / Photo courtesy of Humane Society Silicon Valley, 11, Far from Home / Photo courtesy of National Geographic, 13, Both Cars / Photo courtesy of Tesla Motors, 16, Kate Beckinsale / By Chris Reardon, courtesy of Snow Blower Productions , 18, Wedding couple / By GoodEye Photography, 19, Wedding cake / By GoodEye Photography, Beach in Providenciales / Courtesy of Ocean Club Resort, Buffet / By GoodEye Photography, Cake by Kathleen DeManti / Courtesy of SugarButterFlou, Hotel Los Gatos / Courtesy Hotel Los Gatos, Limo Kiss / By GoodEye Photography, Magical Moments / By Chris Schmauch, Magnolia Jazz Band / Courtesy of Magnolia Jazz Band, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme / Courtesy of Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme, Rings / By GoodEye Photography, Wedding Cake / By GoodEye Photography, Wedding toast / By GoodEye Photography, 32, Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival / By Rick Puckett, 34, Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival / By Rick Puckett, 36, Social Intelligence / By iStockphoto , 50, Tadashi gown / Courtesy o f Bloomingdales, Palo Alto , BCBG, Yes Romance dress / Courtesy o f Bloomingdales, Palo Alto , Ann Taylor Celebrations, Karen Strapless Cross-dye Dupioni dress / Photo courtesy of Bloomingdales, Palo Alto , BCBG Max Azria dress in coral / Photo courtesy of Bloomingdales, Palo Alto , Alvina Valenta gown in Smokey Blue silk de chine / Photo courtesy of Ann Taylor , Alvina Valenta gown in Chocolate duet satin / Photo courtesy of Bloomingdales, Palo Alto , Alvina Valenta gown in Spice duet satin / Photo courtesy of Trudy’s Brides, 52, Bamboo Bath accesseries / Photo courtesey of Crate&Barrel, Moso-Bamboo-Vessel / Photo courtesey of Stone Forest, Serena Handshower / Photo courtesy of JACLO , Organic Turkish bath cotton towels / Photo courtesey of Crate&Barrel, Sustainable steel shower facet / Photo courtesy of MGS Progetti , 54, Aquala-Bathtub Caddy / Photo courtesy of Crate&Barrel, Watersense toliet / Photo courtesy of Kohler , Bamboo mat / Photo courtesy of Crate&Barrel, Organics bath rugs and Hardwoord floor mat / Photo courtesy of Crate&Barrel, Cosmic Burst sink / Photo courtesy of Alchemy , Towels / Photo courtesy of Crate&Barrel, 62, 1776 / Photo courtesy of LYRIC THEATRE, Los Tigres / Courtesy of Los Tigres , 63, Balanchine / Photo courtesy of Lyric Theatre , Butterfly / Photo ourtesy of Los Tigres, The Wiggles / Photo courtesy of Ballet San Jose, 64, Trevese Sous Chef Steven Musolf / By Chris Schmauch, 65, Bad etiquette / Photo courtesy of The Wiggles, 68, 19 Market / By Kristen Loken , 78, Steve Earle / New West Records, 80, Fortino Winery / Courtesy of Fortino Winery, Nada Surf / Courtesy of New West Records, The Black Crowes / Courtesy of Fortino Winery, Mustard Winery , Vampire Weekend / Courtesy of Nada Surf, 81, Bauhous / Courtesy of The Black Crowes , 82, Bob Dylan / Courtesy of Bob Dylan , 86, Steve Carell / Photo by Richard Radstone, courtesy of 20thCenturyFox, 88, Never Back Down / Courtesy of Summit Entertainment, 90, Ancestral Altar / By Richard Radstone, courtesy of 20th Century Fox, Study Metempsychosis / Courtesy of Summit Entertainment , 92, As You Like It / Courtesy of the artist, Binh Dahn, and Haines Gallery , 93, Souvenir / Courtesy of the artist, Binh Dahn, and Haines Gallery , 102, Seanbaby / By Chris Schmauch
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10,000 B.C.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 3TA Restaurant & Bar . . . . . . . . .75 A-1 Self Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 A-Best Entertainment. . . . . . . . .31 Alex’s 49’er Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Alexandria Salon, The. . . . . . . . .25 Alliance Development Group - Park Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Alliance Development Group - Stone Crest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 All World Furniture . . . . . . . . . . .58 Almaden Tanning Electric Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Ambassador Rolls. . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Aqua Cleaners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Artistic MakeUp & Hair . . . . . . . .29 Artsopolis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Arya. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 At Home Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Australian Tanning Company, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 AVA Spa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 aWeddingShop.com . . . . . . . . . .21 Axis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Ayoma LifeSpa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Bank Job, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Basin, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Baycom LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Bay Dental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Bella Mia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Bert’s Alibi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 BioHealth College . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Birk’s Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Blowfish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Bob’s Golf & Tennis . . . . . . . . . . .35 Bon Vivant Nails! . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Bottomley Distributing . . . . . . .84 Braces For Pretty Faces. . . . . . . .37 Branham Lounge . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Burger Pit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 By the Bay Limousine . . . . . . . . .29 Cafe Amilia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Cafe Hair Salon & Spa . . . . . . . . .38 California Special Occasion . . . .23 Camera Cinemas. . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 Cantor Arts Center . . . . . . . . . . . .91 Cardiff Lounge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Cars for Kids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 Century Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Chardonnay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Chatanoga Persian Cuisine . . . .75 Chatanoga Persian Cuisine . . . .83 Children’s Discovery Museum . .95 Chrysalis Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery . . . . . . . .9 Ciana Day Spa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Cinelux Theatres. . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 Cinnabar Winery . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 City Heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Coach’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Cosmetic Surgery Information Center . . . . . . . . . . .43 CTR Bodyease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Divalicious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Dive Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Dr. Hoang K. Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Dr. Robert Ferguson . . . . . . . . . .43 Dr. Taylor Tran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Dr. Tony H. Pham, M.D. . . . . . . . .39 Dr. Youbert Karalian . . . . . . . . . .47 Easy Tan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 El Amigo Restaurant . . . . . . . . . .74 Elegant Journey Limo . . . . . . . . .29 Elevate Prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Elle Kiss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Emei Qigong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Emerge Medispa . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Equity Residential . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Eternal Beauty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 eWomen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Exotica Airbush Tanning. . . . . . .40 Face-It. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Fahrenheit UltraLounge. . . . . . .68 Faz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Firehouse Grill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Fish Market, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Five Branches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Five Branches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Giancarlo’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Gilroy Premium Outlets . . . . . . .51 Ginger Cafe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Goosetown Lounge . . . . . . . . . . .82 Grand Century Dental . . . . . . . . . .9 Gulliver USA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 H. Butler’s BBQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Hairchitects Salon . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Hair International . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Half Moon Bay Brewing Company . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Hand to Hand Contact. . . . . . . . .25 Harrah’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Heavenly Eyes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Hillbarn Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 Hollywood Tans . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 House of Genji. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 iFly SFBay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 infobayarea.com . . . . . . . . . . . .101 Innovators Salon . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Island Grill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Jane Aesthetic Medicine & Surgery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Jeanine Brown Photo Design . .25 Jewel Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Kawczynski & Associates . . . . . .31 Kidz Shoppe, The . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 Kobe Sushi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 L’Bel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 La Jolie Nail Spa . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Lamas Western Wear . . . . . . . . .34 Laser Beauty Center . . . . . . . . . . .6 Lisa’s Tea Treaures . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Little Lou’s BBQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Loft Bar & Bistro. . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Lyric Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 Magical Moments . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Mai Dental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Mantra Palo Alto . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Maple Tree Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Marbella Hair Salon. . . . . . . . . . .45 Marble Slab Creamery. . . . . . . . .73 Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 MaxPro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Maxpro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Maxpro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Melting Pot, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Menara Moroccan . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Michael Ryan & Associates . . . .58 Mimic Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Mio Vicino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Moi Day Spa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Mojo Burger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Monterey Bay Whale Watch . . .15 Music by Daphna . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Natural Beauty and Slimming. .49 Natural Images Studio . . . . . . . .31 New Breath of Life. . . . . . . . . . . .45 New Image European
Skin Care & Day Spa. . . . . . . . . . .48 Nicolette Couture Bridal. . . . . . .23 Nicolino’s Italian Restaurant . . .69 Nirvana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Nuderma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Olive Bar, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Palo Alto Chamber. . . . . . . . . . . .99 Palo Alto Hardware . . . . . . . . . . .56 Parcel 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Park Lane Lounge . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Petale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Picasso’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Planet Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Planet Hair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Pleasures from the Heart . . . . . .27 Princeton Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Quarter Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Rabbits Foot Meadery. . . . . . . . .81 Rage Hair Salon . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Ramada Silicon Valley. . . . . . . . .27 Rejuve Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Roaring Camp Railroads. . . . . . .97 Roem Corporation Montecito Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Rokko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum .34 Rosie McCann’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Rozenhart Family Chiropractic .46 Ryan Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Sanctuary Salon . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 San Jose Box Office . . . . . . . . . . .89 Scandalous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Scruff y Murphy’s . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Scruff y Murphy’s . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Shokolaat Restaurant . . . . . . . . .66 Silvercreek Sportsplex . . . . . . . .33 Silvercreek Sportsplex . . . . . . . .95 SINO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Skyline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Sole di Paradiso . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 South Bay Athletic Club . . . . . . .33 Spencer’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Straits Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Strike. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Susan Komen Breast Cancer . . .44 Suzie’s Skin Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 SV Guide - Catering . . . . . . . . . . .68 SV Guide - Weddings. . . . . . . . . .97 SV Guide - Wineries. . . . . . . . . . .80 SV Guide: Fashion. . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Temple Bar & Lounge . . . . . . . . .83 TheFaceShop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Tied House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Trailsloggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Treasure Chest Aquarium & Pets . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 University Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 Vicky Lara - Mary Kay . . . . . . . . .31 Waddell & Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Wedding Bliss Consulting . . . . .29 Wedding Insurance Valerie Vedda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Westpark Dental . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Willow Street Pizza . . . . . . . . . . .71 Wine Cellar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Yung Le’s Fusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
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Fun and Easy Fitness
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ccording to statistics I’ve read, America is over 1 million percent obese. In fact, it’s very likely you’re reading this from a sinkhole that opened under you while you wait for crane operators to arrive. There are many theories on why this is so. You can blame the empowerment of the Lane Bryant woman, government ham subsidies, or the nature of society itself. You see, in the animal kingdom, the bright orange foam that covers your fingers while eating Cheetos would warn predators of its deadly toxicity. To us, it says, “Time to lick food-flavored chemicals from the hand you flush toilets with.” It’s not our fault, though. We humans have long since had our poison-identification instincts removed and replaced with emergency polyunsaturated corn oil storage. What I never understood, though, is why we have a weight problem when burning the pounds away takes just minutes a day and cleanup is a breeze. So I thought I’d take a look at a few of the fitness products that haven’t done a damn thing to prevent this obesity epidemic. Or as I like to call it: “Rarrghhh!!!! I am Florb, Many-Armed Slop-Beast of America! Fart sound!”
Cardioke What It Is: Cardioke is a system developed by Billy Blanks Jr. You may know Billy Blanks Regular as the former action star who blurred the line between JeanClaude Van Damme and Jane Fonda. I think it would be damaging to your brain if I described Cardioke in any greater detail than “singing during aerobics,” so, please, let that be enough. His commercial never mentions whether he really is related to the regular Billy Blanks or if he just changed his name and figured he couldn’t pass for Antonio Sabato Jr. Jr. Humiliation Level: Embarrassing. Singing and dancing at the same time is exactly what destroyed MC Hammer. And that was MC Hammer! Think what this would do to just some fat guy.
Hawaii Chair What It Is: Hawaii Chair combines “the ancient art of the hula” with the modern fun of sitting. Picture strapping your pelvis to a paint shaker, only without the eroticism. The secret is in the patented 102
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2,800rpm Hula Motor, a name that combines that same ancient art of hula with stupid. The idea is that hula is good for your abs, even if a robot chair suit is performing the dance for you. Sort of like how driving a car is jogging. Humiliation Level: Total. In the infomercial, they show the diversity of the product with footage of ordinary people at their cubicle, going about their day as their genitals rotate at incredible speed. Even without the HR minefield of simulating sex in your office chair, this would have to affect your productivity: “Arrghh, my necktie is caught in the ceaseless vortex of my hip rotation!” I’m not saying office work should never be combined with the hula. I’m simply… actually, wait… that seems like a totally reasonable thing to say.
Velform Sauna Belt What It Is: This is a heating pad designed to cause your midsection to sweat. It’s similar to the theory that putting your gut near a pizza oven is a fitness activity. Humiliation Level: Unbelievable. Here’s what Jennifer from Ontario, Canada had to say on a consumer ratings website: “The belt melted to my skin. My husband and I both have huge burns on our stomach. I would like to know how to get a hold of the manufacturer.” We shouldn’t laugh, though. Imagine hard it must have been for this poor couple to watch their brand new magic belt melt into the outer layers of her love handles. Now imagine how hard it will be for me to come up with a way to describe how stupid it was to peel that belt off and decide as a couple, amidst the sounds of her screams, that they should now wrap it around the husband. As of press time, the best I could do was “fantastitarded.” TW