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Culinary AdventuresSeptember 4, 2009

Cuisine Noir Magazine goes live — epicurean adventures for African Americans

Oakland publisher discovers the joys of culinary diversity, educates her palate — and now, shares the flavors online Story by Wanda Hennig When V. Sheree […]

Culinary AdventuresAugust 15, 2009

Are you a culinary traveler? — 22 clues

You know you’re a culinary traveler when: Whether it’s a day trip, a weekend escape or a round-the-world vacation, what you eat and drink will […]

South Africa TravelAugust 15, 2009

Top 10 Facts: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

When does the 2010 Fifa World Cup begin and how long will it last? The first game kicks off at Soccer City stadium, Johannesburg, South […]

FeaturedJuly 5, 2009

Botti Beautiful

You know you’re a jazz superstar when you make a slow, dark, moody, melancholy record and it tops the charts.

Story by Wanda Hennig Photo courtesy the artist First published in Black Diamond Living magazine

We all know Sinatra, Paul Simon and Sting. Most of us, however, didn’t know trumpeter Chris Botti until late in 2004. Strange when you think that his first professional gig was with Sinatra; that for five years, starting in 1990, he played the world with Simon; and that he joined Sting as a featured soloist in 1999 and the two have collaborated ever since.

San FranciscoJune 27, 2009

Gay Pride — Ya gotta eat!

Top 12 Castro dine-out hotspots The San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration runs Saturday June 27 noon to 6 p.m. and Sunday June 28 noon to […]

San FranciscoJune 17, 2009

Tomales Bay kayaking and oysters

A delicious adventure — “Why am I living in a city?” The question came the first time when I glanced upward from beneath the visor […]

California TravelJune 10, 2009

Best Beaches Northern California: Flavors of Capitola and Santa Cruz

Which beach is best? Capitola with its cocktail cuisine has a party flavor — plus family appeal. Santa Cruz main beach has sea lions alongside the wharf, surfing beneath the cliffs and the famous Boardwalk.

Story and photos by Wanda Hennig All travel has a culinary flavor, given that one has to eat. True culinary travel, however — I’d say what defines it is the focus. It’s about eating the specialties of a place. Learning about the food traditions of the people. It doesn’t imply eating lavishly, isn’t necessarily about haute cuisine, and it doesn’t have to cost a lot. Visiting a farmers market and creating a picnic from the produce stall … Read more

California TravelJune 2, 2009

The Moss Beach coastal stroll — Highway 1’s best kept secret?

A breathtaking beach walk; a scenic cliff-top hike; a chance to see harbor seals up-close-and-personal; and if you keep your eyes peeled, perhaps a whale […]

BuddhismMay 29, 2009

Butterfly effect links Buddhist groups in South Africa and San Francisco

And a miracle called Woza Moya is born in KwaZulu-Natal

Story and photos by Wanda Hennig First published in the Sunday Tribune, South Africa The Ufafa district, near Ixopo in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, is home to around 23,000 people. Families reside in a sprawling muddle of family compounds that stagger up hills and tumble into valleys, forming a jumbled patchwork of mud, thatch, concrete block and tin. The dwellings have no electricity. Water for drinking, washing, cooking and bathing is hand-pumped from underground wells and carried in plastic bucket and barrels. The area could have been forgotten. But — was it serendipity, karma or …

California TravelMay 22, 2009

Insider guide to Fort Bragg: 20-plus delicious reasons to go there now

Could this be wine country’s new culinary hot spot?

Story and pictures: Wanda Hennig Fort Bragg a hotbed of conscious creatives and sustainable agriculture activists? That wasn’t how I remembered it from previous visits. Good camping, yes, at the MacKerricher State Park three miles north on Highway 1; and the legendary Glass Beach that’s more interesting to read about than to visit; and unmemorable meals in the quaint harbor; and Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout at the North Coast Brewing Company. But now a foodie friend was telling me about their active Slow Food group and saying things like, “I went to Italy and saw what they were doing with agritourism in Tuscany and thought …