Havana home cooking [restaurant review]

I love the creativity of California chefs, but sometimes they don’t know when to leave a good thing alone. This seems to be most extreme with Mediterranean food. The fact that our Golden State produces every kind of produce under the sun doesn’t mean they all belong in that bowl of pasta primavera. That sprinkle […]
South Bay arts calendar for April 4 to 10

Thursday, April 4 Coming up daisies Taylor Jenkins Reid talks about her new book, “Daisy Jones and the Six,” at 7 p.m. in Pages, 904 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach. Live music. (310) 318-0900 or go to pagesabookstore.com. When this goes with that “Seven Boxes & Six Curiosities,” assemblages by James Preston Allen, are on view […]
Tim Watt’s Artisan Hut

Tim Watt’s fashions handcrafted furniture, hand cut stonework and ocean inspired art in his Lunada Bay studio
Michelle Yeaton The Junk Diva

Re imaging vintage jewelry
Gene Sheridan charging into the future

Gene Sheridan’s new battery charging technology promises a sea change in electric-powered devices, from cell phones to autos No, we don’t extend battery life. We charge batteries (mobile phones, tablets, laptops) up to 3x faster with chargers (ac-dc adapters) that are half the size and weight. Gene Sheridan remembers taking things apart, putting them back […]
Home on the range at Portuguese Bend with Dewey Bunnell

America’s Dewey Bunnell gets a horse with a name