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  1. Makes Scents

    Need a special gift for your sweetheart? Pamper him or her with perfume, says Laurie Stern, founder of Velvet and Sweet Pea’s Purrfumery in El Cerrito. The business, named for two of Stern’s five pet cats, offers all-natural, handcrafted perfumes, colognes, body oils, and bath salts.


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  2. Vive la Fête!

    Monday, July 14 is Bastille Day, France’s national holiday, which commemorates the storming of the Bastille in 1789 and the French Revolution. The spirit of liberty, as well as the French love of food, lives on at the following East Bay restaurants:


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  3. Green Thumb Hot Spot

    Is this your year to go native? Head over to Tilden Regional Park on April 19, when its Botanic Garden, renowned for a fine collection of indigenous California plants, holds its annual plant sale. You can enjoy refreshments, free docent-guided tours (meet at 2 p.m. near the visitors center), and spring blooms—watch for rhododendron, ninebark, summer holly, irises, monkeyflowers, and cacti.


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  4. Dellar Drops Anchor in Lafayette

    The Lafayette Mercantile is open, and one of its big draws is Yankee Pier. The man behind the restaurant is Michael Dellar, CEO of Lark Creek Restaurant Group and a onetime Lamorinda resident. His company has built such greats as the Lark Creek Inn in Larkspur, One Market in San Francisco, and Bradley Ogden in Las Vegas. It took Dellar nearly 20 years to open an eatery in his former hometown, but he says it was worth the wait.


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  5. Diablo magazine: March 2008

    Talia works as an editorial intern at Diablo magazine. Check out her fact-checking work in the March 2008 issue of the magazine.


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