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In This Issue: Cover Story King Fish: Chef Eric Ripert of New York’s Le Bernardin is more than just a pretty face When I told my friend that I was interviewing Eric Ripert on his visit to San Francisco, she gasped, “Oh my GOD. Are you going to faint?” I laughed, “Well, Tyler Florence has rubbed my knee and Jacques Pepin kissed my cheek … probably not.” My friend sighed. “I am going to the Pebble Beach Food and Wine event just to stalk him.” I’ve interviewed many famous chefs over the last eight years, but I’d never had anyone react this way; and what made it even more amusing is the fact my friend is a prominent PR woman in San Francisco who also deals with famous... read more Marina merchant profile: Kristin Kirmeier of Inspired Skin Care In all the years I’ve owned it, I’ve never done more to my face than wash it twice daily using whatever bar of soap I found in the nearby soap dish. I was given good skin genes; a few quick splashes of water were all my face ever seemed to need. When Kristin Kirmeier, proprietor of Inspired Skin Care on Buchanan Street in the Marina, sent me an e-mail in mid-April offering a one-hour medifacial, I thought to myself, “There’s nothing wrong with my skin. Why would she think I needed a treatment?” And, “Do men get... read more The Inquisitive Traveler A Taste of Tahoe Tahoe is a great destination no matter what time of year. And if September is the target, you’re in luck. The 24th Annual Lake Tahoe Autumn Food & Wine Festival will be in full swing, and you’re invited. For last year’s event, my husband and I left at noon Friday to beat the traffic, and we arrived at Northstar in about three hours. Our quest for a weekend of good food and wine in the great outdoors began in earnest... read more David Gockley, S.F. Opera’s boss, looks back at successful summer season |
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