Cover via Amazon Although there are hundreds of famous people who were born in California, I think it is appropriate to name Julia Child, who was born in Pasadena, California, since the movie Julie & Julia was just released on August 7, 2009. Julia Child (August 15, 1912 – August 13, 2004) was a famous [...]
Entries from August 26th, 2009
Julia Child
August 26th, 2009 · No Comments · People
Tags: Cooking·French Chef·Home·Julia Child·Le Cordon Bleu·Mastering the Art of French Cooking·Simone Beck·World War II
Silicon Valley
August 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Technology
Image via Wikipedia Situated in the southern region of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California, Silicon Valley is the center of the high-tech industry for California. Silicon Valley gained its name from the large number of silicon chip innovators and manufacturers, even though many other high-tech industries have also become associated with Silicon [...]
Tags: Adobe Systems·Advanced Micro Devices·Apple·Google·Hewlett-Packard·San Francisco Bay Area·Silicon Valley·United States
Restaurant Reviews for San Francisco
August 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Reviews
Image by foodnut.com via Flickr San Francisco is a great city home to thousands of restaurants representing ethnic cuisines from around the world. With everything from that hole-in-the-wall coffee shop to that elegant, upscale, fine-dining restaurant, any person in San Francisco will be able to find a more that satisfying meal. One of the highest [...]
Tags: Business and Economy·Frascati·Gary Danko·Italian cuisine·New Orleans·Restaurant·San Francisco·Types of restaurants
California Politics
August 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Politics
Image via Wikipedia Over the past few years, there have been many heated controversies and disputed topics that have complicated the political system of California. With a slight majority of democrats in California, there have been many political events that have been considered to be “constitutional crises” by those who disagree with the government of [...]
Tags: California·California State Legislature·California Supreme Court·Politics·Same-sex marriage·Supreme court·Term limit·United States
San Francisco Pop Culture
August 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Pop Culture
Image via Wikipedia San Francisco is a beautiful city filled with a lively atmosphere and diverse array of cultures. Home to numerous districts with roots in a particular ethnicity, such as Chinatown, the Italian community of North Beach, Japantown, the Russian community along Clement Street, and the Mission District, which is home to those of [...]
Tags: California·Japantown·Metro Areas·Mission District·Mission District San Francisco California·San Francisco·San Francisco Bay Area·United States