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Irecently finished reading Breath of a Wok, by Grace Young and Alan Richardson, which won the James Beard award last year. Part cultural anthropology and family storytelling and part recipes, the book celebrates the history of and reverence for one of the world’s oldest cooking pots. In many Chine...

recently finished reading Breath of a Wok, by Grace Young and Alan Richardson, which won the James Beard award last year. Part cultural

By Don Kinkead

already stretched from the appointment desk through the door to the outside. In the large lobby, graced with a mezzanine floor above a bank of four elevators, an agitated young man paced in circles, then across the length of the lobby, then sat down at a lobby desk, talking angrily the whole time about how things weren’t going well for him. His v...

By Gloria Bruce

other local orchestras. The group is guided by the expertise, grace, and humor of director Lynne Morrow, whose credentials include hosting the Stern Grove Music Festival, teaching at Sonoma State University, and directing the Grammy-nominated Pacific Mozart Ensemble. I’m one of the younger members and fairly new...

..., Family House, Make A Wish Foundation, Mocha, SPCA, Salva- tion Army, Tuition Assistance, and Your Art Program. From February 2! through March 4 (the opening will be from 1-2 p.m. on Saturday, February 25), 30 matted and framed works will grace the walls of Christensen-Heller Gallery (more will be in a portfolio), available for sale at $30 each. All proceeds will go to the designated organization(s). Help this worthy effort, and encourage young artists at the same time.