Tag: hospitality_recreation
Perfect holiday gifts for the wine aficionado
With the holidays fast approaching, my thoughts turn to family gatherings, gift-giving and sparkling wine - not necessarily in that order. Since the topic of family gatherings would far exceed the limited word count of this column, I will focus on gift ideas for the wine lover on your list and sparkling wines that can be essential to getting through family gatherings.
Columnist opens door to the culinary world
Hello and welcome! I am proud to introduce to you my new column, The Flavor Chronicle. My name is Mitch L. Mariani II and some of you may remember me from my former column, Mixed Grill. This is another food column and I will continue to write about grilling and barbecue, but only seasonally. In The Flavor Chronicle, I have the unlimited culinary world open and unbounded. As my culinary interests go far beyond the grill, I’m very excited for all the possibilities.
MH holiday parade rescheduled for Dec. 8
The 21st annual Morgan Hill Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting will take place Dec. 8 on Monterey Road in the city’s downtown, according to event organizers.
Green business symposium scheduled for Nov. 8
Local businesses can learn how to save some green in their pocketbooks while going green with energy-efficient practices, products and rebates at the city of Morgan Hill's “Green Business Symposium” Nov. 8.
GETTING OUT: Wind River Range continues to amaze
Ever since Europeans landed in North America, the western horizon has held the promise of new land and a fresh start. When Lewis and Clark crossed a wild continent, they returned with tales of a mountain landscape beyond comprehension, adding more power to the tug of the West. Restless souls - men like John Colter, Jim Bridger and Jedediah Smith – unable to resist the lure, traveled up the Missouri River to the Rocky Mountains in pursuit of furs and adventure.
Taste of success
Several thousand Morgan Hill residents and visitors gathered downtown last weekend to shop, browse, eat and dance at the 23rd annual Taste of Morgan Hill festival.
GETTING OUT: Views to ‘stir your soul’
Our California hills prefer to roll along, rising and falling in gentle gradients. There are few trails etched high into steep slopes where a misstep is costly, or where one dreams of tilting forward and taking flight. Not many, but there are a few.
Historical Society hosts summer picnic Saturday
It should be a glorious day for a picnic at Villa Mira Monte on Saturday, with lively entertainment starting at 5:30 p.m.
Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Get excited, it’s Garlic Fest...
In preparing for more than 100,000 visitors to descend on the Garlic Capital for three days of eating, dancing and wearing funny garlic hats, the minutiae associated with executing an event of this magnitude is a story unto itself.
July 21 a day for auto enthusiasts
Auto enthusiasts, motorcycle connoisseurs and bicyclists of all skill levels listen up: A Road Rally is on its way into town and you’re invited.
