Don’t know who the mysterious Italian Stallion is that’s going
to give Dave Bozzo and Donny DeLorenzo a beat down on the Gilroy
Garlic Festival Cook-off Stage on Friday in a sort of quasi Iron
Chef competition, but the Daygo Brothers were seen out shopping for
spatula-proof aprons at Saccullos.
Don’t know who the mysterious Italian Stallion is that’s going to give Dave Bozzo and Donny DeLorenzo a beat down on the Gilroy Garlic Festival Cook-off Stage on Friday in a sort of quasi Iron Chef competition, but the Daygo Brothers were seen out shopping for spatula-proof aprons at Saccullos. The word is that the challenger (can you say “Gahlic”) comes with his own gumba squad and some say he’s actually made a guest appearance or two on The Sopranos. Cook-off Chairman Dennis Harrigan – the mastermind behind the challenge – is planning all kinds of fun for the big food stage including local wine pairings …
Tasting note to Mr. Harrigan: If anyone cooks lamb on the big stage, here’s the perfect local wine: the Therese Vineyards 2007 Syrah from Martin Ranch. The distinct, pepper-laced flavor on first taste melts into a delicious berry cornucopia. Yep, I’m over the moon on it. The grapes are from the Lester Family Vineyard just over the hill in Corralitos, winery co-owner Dan Martin explained on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in west Gilroy on Redwood Retreat Road. Martin said the Lester family grapes are harvested cleanly and perfectly – the same way he and his wife, Therese, harvest from their vineyards. Spotted winebathing on the deck were first-time visitors Dave and Janie Mardesich. A few tables away, Supervising South County District Attorney Steve Lowney and his buddies, John Adams and John Green, were enjoying the 2008 grenache and the surrounding festive spring atmosphere, too. Martin Ranch, it’s just the place to be …
Good place to be on Saturday, May 15 is the Downtown Wine Stroll in Gilroy from 3 to 6 p.m. Local wineries will be paired up with merchants at various locations – Martin Ranch will pour at Mango Street Kids, for example. Tickets are $20 and, in addition to wine tasting, there will be entertainment, local art on display and special munching opportunities …
Ron Fellows munched delightfully on his first hole-in-one recently – an ace on the par-3, 170-yard 9th hole at the historic Gilroy Golf Course. Golf pro Donny “How DeLo Can You Go” called it “a thing of beauty” describing one hop to pin high, a sideways spin to the right and the ensuing slam dunk. Fellows won $30 for closest to the hole in the tournament and a $75 bar bill. Now, that’s what Gilroy Grill owner Troy Garcia calls stimulus money …
Stimulus is what one poor older woman got too much of Wednesday evening on Santa Teresa Boulevard. Coming home from work, a motorcycle rider looking for all the world like a police officer right down to flashing lights, roared past me shortly after I turned north on Santa Teresa. Think he crossed over a double yellow line and know he zoomed up aggressively behind a small maroon-colored car. The driver of the car immediately began to pull over to the right shoulder, obviously thinking she was being pulled over by an officer of the law. The motorcycle looked like one of those escort vehicles you see in a presidential motorcade. Anyway, it’s no joke … the motorcycle driver is going to cause a traffic accident, so whoever it is should knock it off before that happens.
Saving lives is what Gilroy’s Relay for Life (6 p.m. June 18 to 6 p.m. June 19) is all about – and we all know tomatoes are delizioso and good for you, so shell out $3 per plant in front of Nob Hill Foods this Sunday for heirloom tomato varieties and help out two teams which are raising cash. The Relayers will be in front of Nob Hill on First Street from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Peppers, eggplant, basil and more plants are available, too. BTW, leading money raisers with 56 days left until the event are Peggy “Save the ta-tas” Springgay, Lisa Hatch and Kay Carlson. Nice job.
Really nice job, too … Gilroy’s own accomplished television journalist Tim Sakahara, working for the CBS/NBC affiliated Hawaii News Now, earned an Edward R. Murrow Award for his coverage of the tsunami which hit American Samoa. He’s also nominated for an Emmy for the same story. His wife, Karisse, produced a feature story titled “The Genius of Aging” for Hawaii News and has also been nominated for an Emmy. A double Emmy, far different from a double whammy …
That’s what candidate for supervisor Forrest Williams gets – a double no way whammy. One of his “solutions” to the county’s $220 million annual deficit – other than “we’ve all got to get in the room and talk about it” – was making sure the tires in all county vehicles had enough air in them to save gas. That and the ringing cash register in the background from the union contributions to his campaign earns a double no way whammy … I see the trees, Forrest …
While we’re on the hard-to-stomach supervisorial trail, the Editorial Board learned a most interesting fact from candidate Mike Wasserman, who has served as mayor and Councilman in Los Gatos: Our upscale city neighbor to the north built a brand spanking new police station for $7 million. Gilroy spent $30 million or so … ah, but behold the silver lining … we’re reporting today that the city has received a $1.935 million settlement after suing the architectural firm, WLC Architects, Inc., that designed the beast. Well, golly, Mr. Ed now we have enough money to open the third fire station and give the firefighters a raise.
Raise a glass to Sharks defenseman Douglas Murray for the critical victory in game four of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Sometimes it just takes a battering ram to get the job done … hear that City Council?
Reach Editor Mark Derry at ed****@****ic.com
