Doves Today

Click to "embiggen" Another view of Santa Barbara County wine country. Such beautiful country.

Our son is back on a plane to London, after a nice week visit.

Click to"embiggen" The stunningly beautiful landscape of California's Santa Rita Valley . This transverse valley is home t...

  The phenomenon of pop-up restaurants has been around for a few years now, and, although like food trucks, they appear to be somethin...

Click to "embiggen"  Downtown L.A., after dinner at Starry Kitchen Nights. More about our meal later.

Black sesame ice with cookies & cream  Ohmigod! So delicious! This is a treat called Snow Cream, served at Blockheads Shavery on ...

Click to "embiggen" I'm having so much fun this week with my family that it's hard to find time to write about it. We...

It's busting out all over!  The apricot tree is blooming. The sun was beautiful all weekend long. Our son came to LA from London, w...

Big Island albacore crudo with roasted pineapple, mango, orange ponzu and microgreens - at Blue Plate Oysterette.