Loni Stark
Loni Stark is an artist at Atelier Stark, self-professed foodie, and adventure travel seeker who has a lifelong passion for technology’s impact on business and creativity. She collaborates with Clinton Stark on video projects for Atelier Stark Films. It’s been said her laugh can be heard from San Jose all the way up to the Golden Gate Bridge. She makes no claims to super powers, although sushi is definitely her Kryptonite.
Eiffel Tower, Paris: A visit to the icon of romance
Of all the beautiful sights, sounds and tastes of Paris, it is the Eiffel Tower that has stood out as its most prominent symbol. It was the tallest building from its inception, as the entry way for the 1889 World's Fair, until 1930 when the Chrysler building in New...
Artist Diaries: A student without a teacher
This week art class was just not as fun. Lee Hartman could not make it and her cheerful and sometimes sarcastic humor was greatly missed.
It has been a while since Lee asked me to step aside in class while she demonstrated a technique or a correction to my...
Sushi California, Berkeley: Fresh raw fish and live music lures in foodies
The sushi dinner was well executed. The highlight for me was the unagi. It was still warm with a sweet and peppery sauce.
Circus Finelli: A marvelously hilarious evening of absurdity at Stage Werx
One of the most wondrous experiences recently was an evening of Circus Finelli ('Theater Review: ‘Circus Finelli’ is David Lynch approved entertainment – Nein!') at the infamous building at 533 Sutter Street in San Francisco. Little did I know each time I walked down the narrow path and up...
Pret a Manger, London: Hoisin Duck Wrap revisited
It didn't take long after landing in London to find myself wooed by several Pret a Manger eateries along the busy, wet sidewalks.
The last time I was in London if you recall, I fell in love with Pret a Manger's Hoisin Duck Wrap ("Pret a Manger? Abso-bloody-lutely!") and it...
Paris Morning: Indulging in chocolates
Sunday morning in Paris was a truly indulgent experience.
I had spent the previous day making and sampling chocolates at a course taught by Mélanie Dupuis, Chef pâtissière at L'Atelier des Sens. As with almost all cooking classes, I departed after three hours of true immersion of the senses with...
Slow cooking in the fast lane
Stepping off the plane from London at SFO, I had many issues occupying my mind. One was both the excitement of seeing my first shipment of vegetables and fruits from Live Earth Farms and the incredible challenge of figuring out what to do with all of it before I...
Springbrook National Park, Australia: Exploring nature and its deadly lore
I think the locals secretly enjoy reciting juicy tales of death and peril in the hands of exotic spider species or brown snakes.
Artist Diaries: Standing up my Lucie against the Impressionist Masters
This past weekend, I finally returned to my oil painting class with Lee Hartman at University Art after two weeks in Europe. Of all my stops during my time there, the weekend in Paris was most influential on my evolving perspective of the type of artist I want to...
Easter Dinner at Graham and Ainsley Z—’s
After landing in Ottawa at around 6 pm this evening, I was whisked away to an Easter dinner hosted by Graham and Ainsley Z—. I have been over to their home on several occasions, all during Christmas holidays where I recall needing to fight through snow, slippery ice and...
