Morgan Hill Cutthroat
A Morgan Hill chef will be featured Sunday on the Food Network’s biggest show, Cutthroat Kitchen in an episode called “We Don’t Need Another Gyro.”
Steve Caposio is one of four competing chefs who are cutting throats over gyro cooking, as well as other dishes. The show airs Sunday at 10 p.m. on Comcast and 7 p.m. on Direct TV.
Spoiler Alert: Caposio, 49, can’t reveal much, but he does make it to the final round and he has the personality and dramatic chops to be seen more on the network (hint, hint).
Caposio moved to Morgan Hill in 1978 from Long Island and teaches gourmet cooking at a school he owns, Molto Bene.
In the Doghouse
Emily Riley, 25, ran out of her burning house with only the clothes she was wearing—and no shoes—on Dec. 3. The home burned to the ground and she lost everything.
Her employer, the Doghouse Inn, has come to the rescue, starting a GoFundMe campaign that has raised $2,030 so far, and is seeking $5,000 or more.
“We are gathering living essentials for her, including shoes, pants, shirts, sweatshirts, and gift cards. She wears size 7 shoes, size 6 pants, medium tops,” the dog training and boarding business posted on its Facebook page. You can contribute at gofundme.com/huddrens
Don’t Hibernate, Educate
Gavilan College has a jam-packed winter list of courses from Jan. 4-28, including Home Health Care, Child Care First Aid and CPR, Art History, Art Appreciation, Actors’ Workshop, and Public Speaking. Students can also build their skills with Math Boot Camp or Math Immersion Review. Other options include Tutoring Techniques, Peer Mentoring, Education, Leadership and Life Skills for Higher Education.
To register, and for a complete list of Winter and Spring classes, go to gavilan.edu.
Chips for Kids
The Hollister-Gilroy CHP Area office has partnered with the Kohl’s department store in Gilroy for their annual, “Chips for Kids” holiday toy drive.
CHP Officers will be at the Kohl’s department store in Gilroy (6765 Camino Arroyo) from noon to 2 p.m. Sundays Dec. 13 and 20 collecting new, unwrapped toys for children in need. Kohl’s will give discounts at the register to those customers purchasing merchandise and making a donation to Chips for Kids.
If you cannot make it to the store on any of the above dates, feel free to stop by the store during normal business hours before Wednesday, Dec. 23 to make a donation.
Space is the Place
Virgin Space astronaut trainee Cathy Culver wants to get out of this world. The student astronaut will be talking about her studies of space at the Live Oak Adult Day Care Center Wednesday (651 W. 6th St.) at 1:15 p.m.
According to her bio, Culver provides speaking, singing and adventurer services on topics including personal and business development, leadership, space exploration, system engineering and organization. Her theme in Gilroy will include carolling with the constellations.
Culver’s career includes working on the Lunar Prospector Mission, a satellite mission that detected water on the moon. Additionally, she worked on two missions that she calls “Quail and Manna in the Wilderness of Space” on the Shuttle and the International Space Station.
For three years after the Water Calamity with Hurricane Katrina, Culver led five teams to help with New Orleans Disaster Relief as part of the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Leadership Association Bay Area Chapter and Strategic training And Research services (S.t.A.R.S.), Inc.
