In Vino Veritas

A friend of mine sent me a proposal for a restaurant. He wants me to look over it and give him my opinion.  I won’t go into detail on the project, because it hasn’t been pitched yet. However, the prospect of looking it over brings to mind all manner of tasks I’ve been presented in the past. When I first moved to San Francisco I was asked to put together an art lounge bar called Madrone. I spent countless hours…

I posted about a fashion show I was in a couple weeks ago. I finally have a bunch of photos for your viewing pleasure. I realize this isn’t entirely on topic with wine, but it was a fascinating romp that I wanted to share with you. The event was in Oakland at a place called The Crucible. The Crucible is a 56,000 sq. ft. nonprofit arts education and performance space located in West Oakland. They offer beginner, intermediate and advanced…