by Vince Keenan
Page through any vintage cocktail book and you’ll find apricot brandy called for with regularity. If you sampled the product a few years ago, you’d be entitled to wonder why. Continue reading
The Sunday Supper Menu Revealed
Every third Sunday of the month, Charlie Hallowell, owner of the Oakland restaurants Pizzailo, Penrose and Boot & Shoe Service, hosts a special Sunday Supper at a local restaurant (they have included Chez Panisse, Miss Ollie’s and his own). Continue reading
An Open Window into a Closed Court—GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE AMSALEM
Recently in EatDrinkFilms, attorney Len Weiler reviewed Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem, while couples therapist Winifred Reilly interviewed the film’s co-director Shlomi Elkabetz. This week Rabbi Yoni Regev adds another perspective on the acclaimed contemporary courtroom drama. Gett is playing in cinemas nationwide.
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Remembering Nimoy
by Philip Kaufman
Leonard Nimoy had a history with San Francisco. Continue reading
Berkeley’s UC Theatre Will Rise Again
by Gary Meyer
The UC Theatre in Berkeley opened June 30, 1917. Continue reading
Mini Toad-in-a-Hole Sandwiches, Avgolemono Soup, and Chocolate-Orange Soufflé from THE PERFECT EGG by Teri Lyn Fisher and Jenny Park
Eggs are one of the world’s super-star foods: inexpensive, protein-rich, versatile, and easily renewable. Continue reading
Critics Corner: WILD TALES
Read two critical perspectives on Wild Tales (Damian Szifron, 2014), by Teller and Tim Sika. Continue reading
Shaken & Stirred: A Stout Beer Cocktail—and a Lesson in Schooling
To teach. Perchance to learn. Aye, there’s the rub.
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The Starman That Got Away: YBCA’s “Cracked Actor” Spotlights David Bowie, Movie Icon
by Dennis Harvey
There are a lot of people who should have become movie stars, but few proved it more times—only to get no closer to that status—than rock icon David Bowie. Continue reading
Critics Corner: DELI MAN
Read two critical perspectives on Deli Man (Erik Greenberg Anjou, 2014), by Barry Caine and Matt Mahurin. Continue reading
LOL Fail: Tragicomedy Happens with Totò and Mario Monicelli at Pacific Film Archive
“You see, Italy is a very poor and weak country, and that’s what makes us so strong”
—the Old Man in Catch 22
Watching Totò the clown in the 1960 Mario Monicelli film The Passionate Thief (March 5 and 7 at Pacific Film Archive) means observing someone so good at his craft that he tantalizes you with the mystery of being born to the vocation. Continue reading