At Manresa in Los Gatos, executive chef-owner David Kinch frequently uses this simple, classic method to prepare abalone before adding more complex flourishes. For ease, he recommends that home cooks ...

FOOD FESTS: Ice cream festivals? Not uncommon. Heck, we even see them pop in the wintertime, which just seems audacious to us. Like. Playing with the rules or something. Wine festivals? Lots of those, ...

SANTA CRUZ — From 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, Matt Miller, sustainable transportation program specialist at Ecology Action, will lead a free class on how to make trips to the grocery store by ...