Roxanne.you don t have to put on the red light, but you can pour some red wine: Just make sure it s Sting s. Wine expert Mark Oldman recently held the latest in his series of virtual wine-tastings that pit celebrity-made wines against each other to determine if any of them are any good. More than 325 households joined Oldman to judge wines made by a variety of stars, and it was Sting s vino that came out on top. Specifically, Sting s Il Palagio Sister Moon Tuscany red 2016 won 32% of the vote in the Celebrity War of the Luxury Red Wines. It s the second time that one of the former
Steph and Ayesha Curry Have Quietly Served Up 15 Million Meals During the Pandemic
We need to be talking more about how the Bay Area’s premier basketball glam couple have teamed up with chef José Andrés to serve more than 15 million free meals to families in need since COVID-19 hit.
We are very big fans of the off-court charitable exploits of Steph and Ayesha Curry (though admittedly, bigger fans of Riley Curry). So we thought it was awfully cool last April when the Chronicle reported that the Currys foundation Eat.Learn.Play. was serving 300,000 meals a week to East Bay families in need, and had hit the million-meal milestone. So now, nearly a year later, we had to wonder…
The 'Tidying Up' star has revealed she and her husband Takumi Kawahara are expecting their third child together, a sibling for daughters Satsuki and Miko
February is Black History Month, and this week brings several ways to engage and celebrate.
Take a walk through Hayes Valley to enjoy a beautiful new portrait of Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman; shop Ayesha Curry s Oakland cafe/boutique Sweet July; watch documentaries on Leroy Jones and Nelson Mandela; and join Mayor London Breed for a book club discussing Alicia Garza s work.
Plus, stream IndieFest films online, shop the Oakland Vintage Market, work up a sweat at Social Fit Club, and get ready to eat, drink, repeat on Super Bowl Sunday!
Stop by Ayesha Curry s new store, Sweet July. Sharing a name with Curry s magazine, the stylish cafe/boutique stocks a curated collection of apparel and home goods. // 455 23rd St. (Oakland), Instagram
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AUGIE’S MONTREAL DELI Reopened Jan. 13 in the former Brennan’s space is Augie’s Montreal Deli, purveyor of poutine, “smoke meat,” Fin du Monde and all good things French-Canadian just ask the grateful Quebecois in line. Fans of the nearly three-year-old deli may not be able to gather in the new dining room to watch ice hockey just yet, but the location, already a well-loved space in the Berkeley community, is a bit more foot-traffic-friendly for takeout than the old spot on Potter Street. Curbside service for online orders is available by driving up to the Stomper statue out front and calling the restaurant. (Pro tip: Parking on Sundays under the University Avenue overpass is free.) Bienvenue, Augie’s!