Pim Techamuanvivit, author of the food blog ChezPim and Sri Racha fanatic, travels the globe in search of gastronomic treasures. When she comes home, it is to the Michelin-starred chef David Kinch of Manresa restaurant fame. Pim, whom the London Guardian once called the “queen of the food bloggers,” has written The Foodie Handbook, cooked Pad Thai for Martha Stewart, and had her recipes featured in the New York Times and Bon Appétit magazine. She blogs with great taste at http://chezpim.com/.
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Green Monk
A jazz concert triggers a meditation on sound and sense.
PLATED: Terroir in A Bottle
A $20 Pinot for pork and salmon, a taco for $1 and a meal by Master Cheftestant Jake Gandolfo.
Santa Cruz Poets, Santa Cruz Inspiration: Diana Hobson
From the British visual artist-turned-Santa Cruz-poet, two selections about visitors. Diana Hobson says her poetry is linked to the land, “influenced by the plant kingdom and insect life of a particular habitat in the Santa Cruz Mountains.”
The Downside of Borders Fail
At closing time on Sunday evening, Feb. 20, the checkout line at Borders in downtown Santa Cruz snaked past Romance and all the way to Home at the back wall, with the tail end in Pets. Everywhere bright posterboard signs proclaimed savings of 20, 30, even 40 percent off.
Budding Young Lawyers in Scotts Valley
Jesse Woodson is a punk. The imaginary character was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and, in a sign of the times, cyber-bullying too. And if the case was imaginary, the passion with which it was tackled by local students from Scotts Valley was not. They won the mock trial competition for the entire county, beating out students from Santa Cruz, Aptos, Soquel, Watsonville, Harbor and St. Francis high schools. And with imaginary Woodson behind imaginary bars, the students can continue on to the state mock trial finals in Riverside in March, the Supreme Court of California mock trials.
Kiddie Porn Sting Nets Two UCSC Students
An investigation lasting several months has led to the arrest of two UCSC students, Jonathan Tolentino, 28, and Aaron Lessner, 21, for possession of child pornography, which police say they they traded with undercover officers. The investigation into Tolentino began in June 2010, while Lessner has been under investigation since last January. Though the two men had amassed a large collection of photographs and videos, there is no indication that they knew each other.
Santa Cruz: A City on The Move
Too much has been written about childhood obesity, the Xbox culture, and how kids these days don’t get off their butts to get out and play. But that’s just showing the glass half empty, when, in fact, in Santa Cruz it is more than half full, and not with chocolate milk or sugary soft drinks either. According to Time Magazine, Santa Cruz is the fourth most active city in the nation, topped only by Medford, Ore., Santa Fe, N. Mex., and Boulder, Col. Of course, the list has some surprises. Who would have thought of Medford, and right behind us is Boise in the Couch Potato State.
More Suspects on Most Wanted List Nabbed
The County Sheriff’sDepartment has been making impressive progress with its strategy of posting its most wanted list in the media. Three more suspects were arrested this week, bringing the total number of suspects in custody up to six.
State Beach Closed Due to Rain
The stormy weather has been taking its toll on Santa Cruz County. On Thursday morning, an 80-foot Monterey pine came crashing down on two campers parked at New Brighton State Beach. Though no injuries were reported, authorities stepped in and closed the beach until further notice, saying that they were wary of the risk of more trees coming down in the storm. The water off the beach is already off-limits after the National Weather Service issued a high surf advisory.
