Keep the holiday spirit alive with an interactive, dynamic, hands-on cooking class with Hands On Gourmet’s personal chefs. Prepare a three-course menu customized to take advantage of the season’s best and freshest ingredients. To start, enjoy an artisan cheese plate, then the cooking class will begin, with coffee and tea to follow with dessert. Bring your own preferred beverage and an apron and prepare to enjoy a convivial atmosphere with fellow guests. Read more »
RIO+20 UN Earth Summit: Can We Put the World on a Path to a Sustainable Future?
Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, Region 9, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) S. Jacob Scherr, Director, Global Strategy and Advocacy, Natural Resources Defense Council Kerry Curtis, Professor Emeritus, Golden Gate University - Moderator Read more »
San Francisco Bay: A Look at the Past, Present and Future of Our World-Class Treasure
David Lewis, Executive Director, Save the Bay
Lewis says that San Francisco Bay would not be the beautiful natural resource it is today without Save the Bay’s 50 years of efforts to halt massive bayfill and dumping, restoring wetlands and reducing harmful pollution. Learn about current Bay threats and how to protect and restore San Francisco Bay. Read more »
The Culture of Food and Dining in France and the Bay Area
EJ Keller, Personal Chef
This holiday season Monday Night Philosophy turns to personal chef Keller for a juxtaposition of the culinary cultures in France and the Bay Area. In 1995, Keller and his wife returned to her homeland of France. Captivated by French food culture, Keller spent a decade in French kitchens before becoming a personal chef. Discover his knowledge of French cuisine and insights into the Bay Area's booming cultural interest in food. Read more »
Water and Energy: The State Water Project and California’s Electrical System
Raphael Torres, Deputy Director, California Department of Water Resources
Learn about California’s interconnected water and energy systems and the unique aspects of the State Water Project’s response to statewide initiatives including renewable energy and reduction of greenhouse gases. Read more »
Join Swami Beyondananda for a heart opening presentation and find out why noted author Marianne Williamson has called Swami “The Mark Twain of our generation.” The Swami will also be taking live questions from the audience, so if you have an answerable question, the Swami will have a questionable answer for you. Read more »
Monday Night Philosophy dives deep into dharma, as detailed in the divine conversation between Krishna and Arjuna. Hear as they discuss the byways of yogic philosophy, and delight in Krishna’s failure to convince the warrior Arjuna to do battle with his relatives until Krishna realizes he must forego reasoning and rely on the usual divine persuasiveness of overwhelming power.
Rajiv Doshi and Anurag Mairal: Medical Technology Innovation for India
Rajiv Doshi, M.D., Executive Director (U.S.), Stanford-India Biodesign; Consulting Assistant Professor of Medicine, Stanford University Anurag Mairal, Ph.D., Director, Global Biodesign Exchange Programs, Stanford University Read more »
