Rancho Santa Fe Review
January 9, 2014
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Speaker to discuss ‘From the Arctic to Salk Institute Links Food and Science Baja: The Migration of the Gray Whale’ at Inaugural Wellness Event Scientists have long recLa Puerta spas; Nathan Coulon, executive chef at True Food at Solana Beach Library event ognized the vital role that Kitchen; Isabel Cruz, owner of Isabel’s Cantina and two other
January is when gray whales are seen off the coast on their way from the Arctic to Baja California. Learn about the longest migration of any mammal in a talk at the Solana Beach Library’s Friends Night Out on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 6:30 p.m. Jim Nelson will relate his experiences as a volunteer naturalist on whale watching cruises by the San Diego Natural History Museum and Birch Aquarium at Scripps. He also will describe his excursion to the calving areas in the Baja California lagoons. The Friends Night Out program is presented at the Solana Beach Library, 157 Stevens Avenue, Solana Beach, CA 9-2075; telephone 858-755-1404. The program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
Hear contemporary chamber music at SoundOn fest in La Jolla The seventh annual soundON Festival of Modern Music will take place Jan. 9-12 at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library in La Jolla, bringing together an international roster of composers and performers for a four-day exploration of contemporary chamber music. Scheduled to perform are San Diego New Music’s ensemble-in-residence NOISE, San Diego’s modern choral ensemble Sacra Profana, guest artists soprano Alice Teyssier, and the McAllister-Keller Guitar Duo. First heard at last year’s soundOn festival, two new recordings will be celebrated at the festival — Morris Palter’s solo double-LP “This Place/Our Body,” and Matthew Burtner’s CD “NOISE Plays Burtner!” San Diego New Music is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the public performance of notated music of the highest integrity and artistic caliber from the 20th and 21st centuries. Its resident performing ensemble is NOISE. Four-Day Festival Pass: $40 for members, $60 for nonmembers; One-Day Pass: $25 nonmembers, $20 members, $10 students. (858) 454-5872. For more information and a schedule, visit ljathenaeum.org/new_music
UC San Diego walking tours to be held The UC San Diego Visitors Tour Program offers free, 90-minute Sunday afternoon tours led by volunteer guides, the first Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. Bus Tours are offered the second, third, and fifth Sundays of the month. All tours begin at the Gilman Entrance Information Center. RSVP: (858) 534-4414. http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/tours/
Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Moss to offer consumer tips at Scripps conference Consumers can gain a revealing glimpse into the world of processed foods at a keynote address Jan. 31 by Michael Moss, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter with the New York Times and author of the 2013 best-seller “Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us.” The keynote is part of an educational conference presented by Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine – the 11th annual Natural Supplements: An Evidence-Based Update. Moss’ address will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Hilton San Diego Resort on Mission Bay, located at 1775 E. Mission Bay Drive. The event is open to the public, with a registration fee of $35. The address will be followed by a book-signing event with Moss. The keynote is a community event presented by
Chocolate Festival to be held Feb. 8 Ready to enter a world full of chocolate treats and other delectable goodies? Indulge in the sweetest mix of chocolate and art at Escondido’s Chocolate Festival. The event sweetly known as “For the Love of Chocolate” will be held in downtown Escondido on Saturday, Feb. 8. The chocolate takeover commences at 1 p.m. when “Sweet Street” opens at the Maple Street Plaza. Treat yourself or your sweetie to a romantic horse-and-carriage ride and sample some of the finest confections and wares from local and international chocolatiers, jewelry designers and other vendors. Southern California band Caliber is serving guests the “Caliber Experience” with its energetic music. The 21-andolder crowd can enjoy every morsel of exotic chocolates with the perfect pairing of boutique wines, Champagne and locally crafted beers along Grand Avenue’s various tasting locations. The pairings include samples of chocolate-infused dishes and beverages by local restaurants. The Perfect Pairing “Golden Ticket” price is $35 when purchased by 5 p.m. Feb. 7 and $45 after. The designateddriver ticket (no alcohol) is $20 until 5 p.m. Feb. 7 and $30 after. Tickets can be purchased at escondidochocolatefestival.com or at “Sweet Street” on the day of the event. Admission is free to all ages.
Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine and is cosponsored by UC San Diego Center for Integrative Medicine, San Diego Botanic Garden, California Dietetic Association, Warwick’s and Sharp HealthCare.
proper nutrition plays in fueling the body’s many systems. Chefs, likewise, know that good food supports good health. Now, the Salk Institute is exploring the overlap between the art of cooking and the science of nutrition at an inaugural wellness event, The Art & Science of Cuisine. The Art & Science of Cuisine will take place at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22. Tickets are $100. Visit salk.edu/cuisine. Designed to inform and to inspire, The Art & Science of Cuisine will pair the skills of some of San Diego’s most innovative chefs with the latest research from some of Salk’s top scientists. Attendees will have the opportunity to sample a variety of healthfully prepared foods at tasting stations while learning how to optimize nutrition in their home-cooked meals. And they’ll be able to interact with Salk researchers, hear about the most recent discoveries and discuss how dietary changes may stave off illness and prolong vibrancy. Featured chefs at this upcoming event include Deborah Szekely, honorary chair and cofounder of The Golden Door and Rancho
San Diego restaurants; Joy Houston, certified raw food nutrition educator; Michelle Lerach, an all-organic baker; Denise Roa, chef at Rancho La Puerta; and Su-Mei Yu, owner of Saffron restaurant and host of “Savor San Diego” on KPBS. The Salk scientists who will be sharing their outlook on the role of diet on health and disease risk include Geoffrey M. Wahl and Ronald M. Evans, both from the Salk’s Gene Expression Laboratory, and Reuben Shaw of the Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory. Much of their work focuses on nutrition, hormones, metabolism, cancer and diabetes.
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