Monica Turner

Expansion is in the air for the famed Culinary Institute of America. The Napa Valley Register is reporting that the other CIA has received the go ahead from Napa to move into the long dormant Copia Center. Located at 500 First St. in downtown Napa, Copia was purchased for $12.5...

Great news Bay Area! Andrew Lloyd Webber's eternal classic The Phantom of the Opera will kick off Broadway San Jose's 2016-17 season. Look for the US tour to arrive this September. Full details below. In addition to Phantom, other musicals rounding out the Broadway San Jose line-up include The Sound of Music,...

28,000 people. In a beautiful ball park overlooking the Bay. Enjoying the classic Carmen. By all accounts the annual "Free Opera at the Ballpark" was a smashing success. Now in its tenth year, the event features a live simulcast, beamed across town from the War Memorial Opera House. San Francisco Opera General Director David...

It's summer and Stark Insider is scouting some of San Francisco, Napa, and Sonoma's best food and wine events. Embrace your wanderlust and follow Loni Stark and Team Stark on the adventure of a lifetime. Heritage Fire is back! Now in its eight year, the whole animal, live-fire and outdoor food and...

His remarkable 45-year career comes to an end next month. But not without an operatic bang. For David Gockley it seems like a most fitting celebration. To celebrate Gockley's successful tenure as San Francisco Opera's general director for the last ten years, a gala concert Celebrating David! is being held at the...

Napa is set to once again become the epicenter of all things music, food, and wine. BottleRock returns this month, and as we saw last year, in addition to marquee bands and artists, the festival is also emphasizing a culinary component. Masterchef Gordon Ramsay, Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto and Food Network's Tyler...

"I think there is no world without theatre." - Edward Bond Looking for a show to see? Stark Insider is here to help. This edition of our theater and arts round-up includes new shows, some swashbuckling, mile high laughs, and a cinematic experience inside one of San Francisco's newest and most exciting...

Stark Insider's coverage of the Live in the Vineyard music festival continues as Loni Stark heads backstage to meet some of today's top acts. https://twitter.com/StarkInsider/status/718980783453569025 It's a wrap. Live in the Vineyard 17 ended yesterday with a performance by Safety Suit at an intimate brunch held at the Westin Verasa. Deliciousness courtesy of...

It's day 2 at the Live in the Vineyard music festival. Stark Insider is on location catching up with some of today's most interesting, most talented hitmakers. Be sure to subscribe to the SI YouTube channel to get notified of new episodes. Daughtry is back. The band was in Napa...

"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance." What's happening Bay Area? Turns out, a lot. A mind-boggling assortment of a lot. So to make your planning life -- and perhaps to appease Aristotle -- a little easier we've rounded up some...