Dr. Paul Gee, Northern California’s first Chinese American vintner, has played an integral role in shaping the Napa Valley wine country we know today. Born in Toisan, China, Dr. Gee immigrated to…
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The accomplished artist shares the intimate story behind her art exhibition, “My Eternal Failure.” Photos by MOANALANI JEFFREY When Sharon Stone announces she is a failure, your basic instinct is to protest.…
Community commitment has been part of the Golden State Warriors ethos for decades. But the current efforts by the team’s community foundation place the NBA champs within a giving echelon unmatched by…
Karl Lagerfeld often proclaimed that art was art and fashion was fashion—and that never the twain should meet. But not everyone agrees. In fact, many of us feel that most creatives—whether painters,…
Everything about the Donnafugata partnership with the Dolce & Gabbana fashion house is based around the Mediterranean island of Sicily. The two powerhouses with Sicilian roots joined forces in 2019 to create an even more powerful collaboration—a wine collection designed with Dolce & Gabbana style and Donnafugata wine expertise.
Gates co-founded Birdies, the San Francisco-based shoe company, with her friend Marissa Sharkey. The company’s original concept was comfortable, stylish shoes one can wear while hosting a fashionable dinner party: flats as comfy as slippers. They built the company as young women, holding full-time jobs and without experience in the field.
Celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Cayman Cookout Over 15 years ago, on a balmy evening in the Caribbean, the esteemed 3-Michelin-starred chef, Eric Ripert, found inspiration on the steps of the…
Finding healing through the body-mind connection Teresa Rodriguez So far, this Year of the Dragon has descended on most of us with fiery vengeance. It seems as if we are all going…
Sublime design abounds—and sometimes we take it for granted. Nevertheless, as the mise en scène for our lives, design inspires us every day. Without it, our existence might seem empty and pointless.…
Riedel’s Eleventh Generation’s Leader Maximilian Riedel stands in the middle of a pasture in Austria, laughing as he sweeps the phone’s camera past the cow just five feet away. The refreshingly gregarious…
An insightful conversation with the Stanford neuroscientist and bestselling author For centuries, as astronomers gazed up into the night sky to understand the vastness of our universe. From Ptolemy to Copernicus to…
On Wednesday, September 13, 2023, Salesforce presented Dreamfest, a benefit concert for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals held in conjunction with its annual Dreamforce conference, at Chase Center in San Francisco. Grammy award-winning…
On September 8th, San Francisco Opera inaugurated its second century with Opera Ball: The Elixir of Opera. Co-chaired by Francesca Gutierrez Amann and Sue Graham Johnston, the celebration began at San Francisco’s…
Meet Rose Crelli, a talented local violinist with an incredible backstory.
In Discussion With the Co-Chairs of San Francisco Symphony Opening Night Gala, Amy Christodoulo and Julie Liegl At the 2022 San Francisco Symphony Opening Night Gala, current chairs Amy Christodoulo (left), past volunteer…
On New Year’s Eve in 1961, the candlelit, plush red Venetian Room at the Fairmont Hotel atop Nob Hill was the place to be. Yet none of the “well-dressed crowd at the…
Hi Barbie! On July 23rd, Stephanie Block hosted the most unbelievable Barbie-themed 50th birthday party. Event planner, Robert Fountain, transformed Villa Fontaine into the Barbie Dreamhouse; two painstakingly perfect, divinely detailed floors of…
Discovering the mechanisms of senescence While cracking the code on why we age is an ambitious and encompassing endeavor, cracking the glass ceiling of science, especially for a woman, is probably just…
Fulfilling Robin’s Wish The iconic house on Steiner and Broadway in San Francisco draws lively crowds of tourists. Fragrant roses line its edges and blooming wisteria climbs to the corners of the…
