Elinor Frey Revisited
In 2013, The Electric Review featured Elinor Frey’s La Voce del Violoncello in this spotlight. As I noted in that piece, Frey’s mastery of the cello is as original as it … Continue reading
South Beach Cafe
SOUTH BEACH CAFE. 800 The Embarcadero, San Francisco. Open Daily. Out near Pac Bell Park on the Embarcadero, South Beach Cafe is one of the forgotten jewels in the crown of the … Continue reading
Krayolas Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King’s March On Washington
Interesting new rock and roll has been incredibly sparse this summer, but the San Antonio-based Krayolas latest release, “We the People,” bucks the trend: a bright and bouncy muscle-bound piece inspired by Dr. … Continue reading
Stopping Along the Interstate: Hotels in the Sacramento Valley
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS. 3350 Sunrise Way. Corning, California. 96021. (530) 824-6400. No one needs to be reminded that the country has languished in the midst of its worst recession for … Continue reading
Staying In San Francisco? Travelers Take Note
PACIFIC HEIGHTS INN. 1555 Union Street. San Francisco. Telephone: (415) 776-3310. In a town full of Holiday Inns, Marriot Hotels and Ramadas, you won’t hear too much about the Pacific Heights … Continue reading
Caffe Puccini Does It Right
CAFFE PUCCINI. 411 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco. Graziano Lucchesi’s Caffe Puccini (named after the famed composer from Lucca) is a North Beach institution noted for its aromatic coffees that draw … Continue reading
The Taste of Old North Beach
VOLARE TRATTORIA. 561 Columbus Avenue. San Francisco. (415) 362-2274. There are countless Italian restaurants in San Francisco’s famed North Beach district. Unfortunately, many of them are tourist traps where phonies … Continue reading
The Picaro Remains A San Francisco Landmark
Mixing Tapas with Poetry in the Mission PICARO RESTAURANT. 3120 16th Street, San Francisco. (415) 431-4089. History For the last 50 years, City Lights Bookstore, smack-dab in the center of San Francisco’s … Continue reading
“Moon In the Abstract”
On Gandolfini As “Soprano” I. They’ve come To tailor The scenes To the way The man moves Through sacred boundaries Of time (silk) Across the heaviness Of ancient Old atmosphere … Continue reading
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