Tofanelli’s ownership celebrates 10th anniversary
April 2016 marks the 10th anniversary of ownership of Tofanelli’s casual Italian-American bistro and to celebrate, Tofanelli’s will offer a daily (except Sundays) $10 special on popular menu items such as prime rib tostadas, crab cakes, shrimp or chicken caesar salad and fish tacos. Husband and wife partners Frank Cooney and Susan Purdy purchased Tofanelli’s […]
Don McClean and Judy Collins at Music in the Mountains’ SummerFest
We attended the preview of Music in the Mountains’ SummerFest at the Foothills Event Center in Grass Valley, and it’s an exciting lineup. Singer-songwriter Don McLean, best known for the 1971 album “American Pie,” will perform on June 28, and singer-songwriter Judy Collins, known for singing Sondheim’s “Send in the Clowns,” will perform on June […]
Our magazine glad to sponsor the Foothills Celebration along with Tri-Counties Bank
“Hundreds of people will be strolling, sipping, sampling and shopping at the 15th annual Foothills Celebration in downtown Grass Valley Saturday,” as The Union newspaper is reporting on its front page this morning. “More than 25 venues will offer unlimited wine tasting and most of those businesses will serve fabulous food from area restaurants. “The […]
Watch a trailer for the “Making of the Madrigal” movie at Nevada Union High
The Nevada Union High School Choir’s Madrigal Dinner in Grass Valley (Nevada County CA) is an event that defies description. It is part concert, part history lesson, part dinner, part comedy routine, and so much more. But there is one thing that Madrigal Dinner is for sure: completely transportive. Transportive to not just another place, […]
Read the food and wine pairings for the Foothills Celebration
NOW IN ITS 15TH YEAR, the Foothills Celebration in downtown Grass Valley is one of the region’s premier wine and food tasting events. Participants gather on Saturday, March 5, from 1-4 p.m., to sip wine from more than 20 foothills’ wineries while sampling delicacies from local restaurants, including favorite nibbles from their menus. One of […]
Funk legend George Clinton performing in Grass Valley on April 15
The Center for the Arts will present funk/soul legend George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic in a dance concert at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Grass Valley on Friday, April 15. Recording both as Parliament and Funkadelic, George Clinton revolutionized R&B during the ’70s, twisting soul music into funk by adding influences from several late-’60s acid heroes: […]
Sierra Starr’s winemaker hosts a local wine professionals roundtable
LIKE A LITERARY ROUNDTABLE, a new generation of wine professionals in our region have been meeting regularly to taste wine and share their experiences. Each month, Sierra Starr winemaker and sommelier Jackson Starr hosts a gathering at the winery’s tasting room in downtown Grass Valley. The group includes Dawn Empson, chef and head of the […]
Art Works Gallery: winning regional honors for its local artwork
ARTWORK IS MORE WIDELY available than ever, revealing new and up-and-coming talent. Arts education also is on the rise. The California Arts Council, which celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2016 (see box), is investing millions of dollars in communities across California, including our region. Nevada County is a growing arts hub: It has more artists […]
Watch the trailer for Michael Pollan’s new Netflix show: “Cooked”
From best-selling author Michael Pollan (The Botany of Desire, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, In Defense of Food), Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney (Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, Taxi to the Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room), and an all-star cast of directors and cinematographers comes the Netflix Original Documentary Series Cooked, which […]
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