The Peninsula - Complements of Jakki Harlan

AN AUTHENTIC EICHLER

DIGGING DEEP TO FIND MORE SPACE

SAN CARLOS FOR WINE, BEER, & DISTILLATES

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LUXURY HOMES AND LIFESTYLES AROUND THE PENINSULA / FALL 2015

LINDENWOOD91 James Avenue, Atherton | 91james.com

Offered at $6,985,000Beds 4 | Baths 4 Home ±4,276 sf | Lot ±40,775 sf

LOS ALTOS HILLS RETREAT14700 Manuella Rd, Los Altos Hills

14700manuella.comOffered at $4,495,000

NORTH PALO ALTO644 Seneca Street, Palo Alto

644seneca.comOffered at $8,000,000 | SOLD

PORTOLA VALLEY ESTATE6 Blue Oaks Court, Portola Valley

6BlueOaksCt.comOffered at $4,500,00 | SOLD

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THE EAST RANCHA WINE COUNTRY RETREAT

Offered at: $8,000,000Bedrooms 5 | Bathrooms 4.5Home ±7,200 sf | Lot ±1,745 acres

Create lifelong memories against the backdrop of The East Ranch in the wine country less than two hours from San Francisco. This stunning ranch features panoramic views overlooking the Sonoma and Mendocino wine country. Own your own nature preserve with 24 miles of roads, pasture and free range cattle areas, year round springs, ponds and camping areas. The centerpiece is a stunning Victorian style house, built using the finest period and reclaimed materials with exemplary craftsmanship. Vintage style with the systems and conveniences of a modern home.

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Chris Iverson, Sales [email protected] No. 01708130

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Founder Michael Dreyfus

Managing Editor Toni Sieling

Associate Publisher/Sales John Sieling

Director of Operations Sandie Timm

Finance Manager Roxanne Sanchez

Creative Director Phong Giang

6 ENTERTAININGEntertaining Italian Style 6Tailgating: Party in the Parking Lot 14

7 LOCAL INSIGHTSRandom Acts of Flowers 7Redwood City 8The Willows 9

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ABOUT US

As founder of Dreyfus Properties, I have spent the last 25 years helping people move to and within this place I feel so lucky to call home. I’ve worked to assemble experienced, professional, can-do agents who love living here as much as I do, and who pride them-selves on their intimate knowledge of the ever changing, and sometimes challenging, housing market.

A few years ago, we joined Sotheby’s International Realty. Now our clients get the best of all worlds: a boutique brokerage with an insider’s knowledge of the premium neighborhoods and home values in this area, combined with the professionalism, depth of experience and superior marketing of an established global network.

This magazine is our tribute to living on the Peninsula—a chance to show-case some of the finest homes available for sale, highlight the neighborhoods that make this area unique, as well as share current trends in local design, style, art, and wine.

Michael Dreyfus, Broker/Owner Dreyfus Sotheby’s International Realty

Printer HomeFolio Media

Contributing Writers Liz Gaither, Laura Ness, Kathy Cordova, Marianne Lipanovich

Contributing Photographers Toni Sieling, Phong Giang

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10 PROPERTY OF NOTEDigging Deep to Find More Space 10An Authentic Eichler 24

18 ARTS & CULTURECrown Point Press

30 VINTAGESan Carlos for Wine, Beer and Distillates

Dreyfus Sotheby’s International Realty 728 Emerson St, Palo Alto, CA 94301 | 640 Oak Grove Ave, Menlo Park, CA 94025

Entertaining Italian StyleBY MICHELLE TASER

One of the biggest joys of my life is entertaining my friends and relatives with home-cooked food, great wine and, of course, fabulous conversation. I credit my passion and talent for entertaining to two amazing and influential women in my life—my grand-mothers, who were both terrific in the kitchen.

Both were born in Sicily. My maternal grandmother, Nonie, was from Sant’elia and my dad’s mom, Grandma Emilie hailed from Cefalu. When I was a child, I watched and learned as they taught me how to make everything from sauces to Italian cookies.

My fondest memory is from Nonie’s later years, when she would sit at my table in Palo Alto as I cooked for her. I would play Frank Sinatra’s music and get her up to dance with me. She paid me the highest compliment when she told me, “Your cooking is the best in the West.”

Pasta Carbonara was one of my Nonie’s favorite recipes. It’s easy, doesn’t require a lot of ingredients and can be whipped up quickly for a cozy family meal or for spur-of-the-moment company.

Nonie’s Pasta Carbonara

• 1/2 lb. pancetta, chopped• 6 tablespoons butter• 1 clove of garlic• 1 cup milk• 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar• 1/4 teaspoon saffron• 1 lb. of linguine• 1 egg, beaten• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese• Salt and pepper to taste

Sauté butter, pancetta and garlic until transparent. Slowly add the milk, gently stirring for about four minutes. Then add the vinegar stirring regularly for ten minutes. Stir in saffron.

Boil the linguine in salted water. When done, return the linguine to the pot, add the beaten egg and stir in the sauce and Parmesan cheese. Salt and pepper to taste.

Enjoy with a green salad, fresh bread and a light, white wine like Santa Margarita Pinot Grigio or Poretti beer.

What’s for Dessert?

The best Italian bakery on the Peninsula is La Biscotteria on El Camino in Redwood City. They make the best focaccia bread. While you are there you may want to pick up some of their amazing cannnoli for dessert.

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LOCAL INSIGHTS

141 Tuscaloosa Avenue, AthertonSOLD

458 Selby Lane, AthertonSOLD

Off Market Exclusive, AthertonFOR SALE

SPON SORED BY

SHENA HURLEY

Dreyfus Sotheby’s International [email protected] No. 01152002

Random Acts of Flowers BY SHENA HURLEY

Fall–my favorite time of year. Children head back to school, the leaves change color, and we head into the always-busy holiday season. During this time I like to reflect on all the opportunities that Silicon Valley has provided for my family, and invariably I ask myself, “How can I give back?”

Earlier this year, I joined the board of an exciting new charity: Random Acts of Flowers (RAF). RAF is a national non-profit that recently launched their first California loca-tion right here in Menlo Park. RAF collects and recycles flowers and arrangements from

florists, markets, weddings, and corporate events then re-purposes them into smaller arrangements, which are distributed to local hospitals and senior care facilities throughout the Bay Area. Having gone on deliveries, the simple act of gifting a bouquet of flowers to someone ill and lonely is quite powerful and emotional. The surprise and appreciation on their face is priceless and heartwarming as you place their flowers close to them. Many times the volunteers will sit and hold a hand as some tears are shed in thankfulness; a quiet and small human connection that positively impacts the patient’s day.

Random Acts of Flowers fills a void and provides hope and friendship to the elderly and patient community. Please join me in supporting RAF when you consider your holiday and charitable contributions.

Random Acts of Flowers Silicon Valley’s fall fundraiser is Nov. 10, 2015 at the Menlo Circus Club. And, please remember RAFSV on December 1st, Giving Tuesday.

For more information, visit their website at RAFSiliconValley.org. Photos courtesy of RAF.


Shena and fellow RAF Board Members, from left to right: Gillian Growdon, Shena Hurley, Camille Kennedy, Sandy McNamara, and Shana Laursen.

950 Pleasant Hill, Redwood CitySold for $2,025,000

70 Woodsworth Ave, Redwood CitySold for $2,050,000

899 Blandford Blvd, Redwood CitySold for $2,795,000

SPON SORED BY

BRIAN AYER

Dreyfus Sotheby’s International [email protected] | 650pro.comLicense No. 01870281


The most urban of the suburban Peninsula.

– BRIAN AYER

LOCAL INSIGHTS

Redwood City

BY BRIAN AYER

What makes Redwood City feel urban?

Walkability, bike-ability, and great access to public transport. Also the taller buildings and urban energy that resulted from a booming market for tech companies and other businesses. The downtown really feels like a creative space where you can culti-vate new ideas.

Why this interpretation?

The first time I took a yoga class at Peacebank, the train went by and blew its whistle and I got a bit annoyed, trying to focus. But I quickly learned to embrace this as a sign that we are truly in an urban area. Now when at yoga and the train whistle blows, I smile to myself – I love being in a busy, urban environment and love being in Redwood City.

What observations have you had?

I see a lot of buyers and renters moving from San Francisco, or from other urban cities out of the area. People like the buzz, the vibe, the density. It’s scary to leave a city and move to suburbia – something I did about seven years ago. But I settled into Redwood City, watched it blossom, and love it even more.

It’s still a community where you can have a house with a yard, yet be a short walk or bike ride to a busy and safe downtown. Or, you can live in a condo/apartment right in the heart of everything and eliminate your need for a car in its entirety. It’s a great place for younger people, or those who are older and looking to downsize to get closer to the buzz.

“ ”Brian in front of Peacebank, a yoga studio

Drinks and dining along the sidewalk create an urban feel.

Rent bikes at the Redwood City Caltrain Station.

The Willows BY SUMMER BRILL

LOCAL INSIGHTS

14700 Manuella Drive, Los Altos HillsFOR SALE | $4.750M

316 McKendry Drive, Menlo ParkSOLD | $1.395M

115 Walnut Street, Menlo Park (rep buyer)SOLD | $1.399M

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SUMMER BRILL


The Willows neighborhood of Menlo Park is a wonderful place to live, I know as I lived here with my family for seven years. The tight-knit community, neighborhood amenities, neighborhood preschools, highly rated Menlo Park schools (including a new grade 3 to 5 elementary school opening Fall 2016) and proximity to downtown Palo Alto and highway 101 for commuting, make this an ideal neighborhood to live in.

Tucked between Willow Road, highway 101, Woodland Avenue and Middlefield Road, the neighborhood features it’s own little shopping strip on Menalto Avenue, which hosts several great amenities. Cafe Zoë is the hub of the neighborhood, serving coffee, lunch and treats in addition to hosting charity events, artists and musicians. This strip also includes La Haci-enda Market (fresh produce, grocery staples and a taqueria in the back), a flower shop, hair salon, dance studio, custom bakery and dry cleaners. In addition, the neighborhood also boasts a full service spa. Plus, the Willows is walking distance to the Four Seasons Hotel (spa, restaurant, bar) and downtown Palo Alto shops and restaurants.

Inventory here is tight and demand is high. To buy a home in this neighborhood you need to be ready to act fast, do your homework and have strong valuation guidance to make your competitive, yet smart offer quickly. If you own in this neighborhood and are planning to sell in the near future, now is a good time to start the process. We are seeing an influx of relocating buyers who are frustrated with renting and prefer to own a home for their family to settle in.


Shopping strip on Menalto Avenue

Willow Oaks Park

Cafe Zoë

Digging started in 2007 at the front door and went on from there. An additional 1,600 square feet was built below the main house.

Libby and Allen Beasley loved their new home in Menlo Park’s Sharon Heights; they just wished it had a little more space for them and their two boys. Unfortunately, there was no build out and the ranch-house style wasn’t ideal for going up. Not only would they lose features such as the peaked ceiling in the living room, but as Allen described it, the home’s steep hillside backyard meant the view from a second-story window would be of a vertigo-inducing drop. The only option was to go down. That same steep hillside was perfect for adding a 1,600-square-foot addition below the main house.

Basements may not be common in California, but their contractor, Jeff Gentry, of Gentry Construction, Inc., points out that it’s often the best solution, particularly for a sloping lot. Once they had the architect Gary Ahern’s design, he and the couple, especially Libby, an interior designer, went to work to create a light-filled, inviting space. Gentry describes it as an “organic process” that included moving a few rooms and even collaborating with the owners on coloring the concrete floor and outside patio (the scariest part, according to Libby).


PROPERTY OF NOTE Digging Deep to Find More Space

Allen Beasley, Libby Beasley, and Jeff GentryWine cellar next to the kitchen

The resulting space may be under the main house, but it does not feel like a basement with its high ceilings and wall of windows and doors that open out to the patio and yard beyond. A wide curved staircase winding down from the main level provides more light and creates a connection between the floors. There’s room for a pool or ping-pong table, a small kitchen, a full guest suite, a powder room and a backlit wine cellar. A radiant-heated, integrated-colored concrete floor with the look of dark leather grounds the space, while the necessary steel support beams overhead are clad in hand-distressed wood that complement the Spanish style of the home.

The addition also provided better access to the back yard, especially with the addition of a large patio. Easy-care, drought-tolerant plantings, especially around the numerous California oaks, were a practical choice and the surrounding trees and shrubs provide privacy. The result is a bright, warm space that works well for both family and entertaining.

For more information on Gentry Construction, visit gentry-construction.com or email Jeff Gentry at [email protected]


Digging Deep to Find More Space BY MARIANNE LIPANOVICH

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M. A . HARRIS ESTATE120 SELBY LANE, ATHERTON | 120SELBY.COM

Offered at $10,495,000 | Bedrooms 7 | Bathrooms 6.5 | Home ±11,000 sq ft | Lot ±2.0 acres

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Tailgating: Party in the Parking LotENTERTAINING

As much as Americans love our football, we may love tailgate parties even more. Social-izing around the tailgates and trunks of our vehicles in the parking lots of stadiums and arenas originated in the United States and is still a uniquely American tradition.

Tailgates traditionally involved simple grilled foods like hamburgers and hot dogs, with cans of beer and potato salad, while waiting for the game to begin. On the other end of the spectrum, luxury tailgates have been popping up taking the pastime to a whole new level. It isn’t unheard of to see luxury tailgate buses, with couches, big screen TVs, chefs, wait staff and top shelf liquors.

But tailgating involves more than just food and beverages with your friends. Tailgates often turn into big parties, with games such

as bocce ball, corn hole and beer pong played while sharing food and mingling with your “neighbors.” To some revelers, the tailgate is even more important than the game. As a matter of fact, a recent survey by Weber Grills found that 57 percent of tailgaters never even go to the game; they just enjoy the party.

It’s hard to image a more perfect place for a tailgate party than the Peninsula. For college football fans, Stanford’s shaded groves, manicured lawns and free parking all contribute to a great experience. And our average fall temperature during football season of 70 degrees, with rain unlikely, is an added bonus.

So as fall rolls around, grab your sweater, head out to a football game, and enjoy the party!

Leaves turning. Apple pies. Marshmallows roasting. Harvest festivals. Football. Tailgating. Yes, it’s fall on the Peninsula. STANFORD HOME

FOOTBALL GAMES

Sat, Sep 12UCF @ Stanford, CA | 7:30pm PST

Sat, Oct 03Arizona @ Stanford, CA | TBA

Thu, Oct 15UCLA @ Stanford, CA | 7:30pm PST

Sat, Oct 24Washington @ Stanford, CA | TBA

Sat, Nov 14Oregon @ Stanford, CA | TBA

Sat, Nov 21California @ Stanford, CA | TBA

Sat, Nov 28Notre Dame @ Stanford, CA | TBA


IS THIS THE TOP OF THE MARKET?IS NOW THE TIME TO SELL?

Indeed, most Peninsula communities have seen an annual percentage increase in the double digits year after year. Right now, the question on everyone’s mind is how long can this continue and how high can prices go?

For answers, go to my blog at: ANNETTESMITHBLOG.COM

Whether you are a seller or a buyer, I can help you understand this market and get the best deal that’s right for you now.

In over 20 years as a real estate agent, I have never seen home prices rise so high, so quickly as they have over the

past three years.

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Crown Point Press: Where Everything Old is New AgainBY COLLEEN FORAKER

ARTS & CULTURE

The art we display in our homes is a powerful form of self-expression. Even if we hand over the reigns to an interior designer, the art we choose is personal. From a child’s finger-print painting to an original piece by a renowned artist, art transforms a house into a home. Kathan Brown, founder of Crown Point Press


My love affair with art collecting began in the 90s during my prior life as a banker, when Crown Point Press joined my commercial portfolio. Crown Point Press is located in a dramatic, light-filled building on Hawthorne Street in San Francisco’s SoMa district. I was immediately energized by the space, the old-world presses and shining copper plates, jars of vibrant colored pigments and, oh, the art! Surrounded by work from Richard Diebenkorn, Chuck Close, Ed Ruscha, Wayne Thiebaud and Nathan Oliveira, I quickly recognized I was in a special place.

Founder Kathan Brown gave me a tour of the press and a demonstration of the printmaking process, explaining how ink is transferred onto paper from an inked copper plate. The press forces the paper into depressions engraved or etched into the plate and pulls the ink out to make the print.

Kathan founded Crown Point Press more than 50 years ago after spending two years in London studying etching, a traditional form of printmaking. Armed with a work-ing knowledge of that skill and an antique printing press she found abandoned in the backyard of a rooming house in Edinburgh, Kathan returned to the United States on a slow freighter bound for San Francisco.

THE ART OF COLLECTING

Since my first foray into Crown Point Press in 1993, Kathan has introduced me to some of my most cherished possessions, including Order & Disorder by Francesco Clemente, Steep Street by Wayne Thiebaud, and 1990 l by Gary Stephan. I in turn have with total confidence introduced friends and clients to Crown Point Press. In terms of fine art by established artists, their pieces are afford-able (thousands rather than hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars). Because the artists are already known, I don’t feel I’m rolling the dice that they will maintain their value. Crown Point keeps meticulous records of purchased pieces, every piece is catalogued, and proofs are maintained in the archives of two major museums, so are easily authenticated.

Most importantly, the artwork I have purchased speaks to me. It may sound corny, but I really do believe that I was meant to have each piece. When I mentioned that feeling to Kathan, she didn’t flinch, “That’s really the most important criterion, that there is a connection between you and the piece. It’s not enough to ‘like’ it, or to know that a famous artist created it. You need to want to look at it every day. The art can become a long-term partner.”

While Kathan founded Crown Point Press as a printmaking workshop for herself and her friends, its reputation grew as she also began to invite renowned artists from Europe, Japan and throughout the United States to work with etching in her studio. Each year, Crown Point works with just three to four of today’s most established artists. Assisted by Crown Point Press master printers, the artists typi-cally each create four or five original copper-plate etchings, which are then hand-printed in limited editions of 20 to 50 original prints. Each print is signed and numbered by the artist. A proof of each work is sent to archive collections at both the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC and the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. The copper plate is then melted down to insure the integrity of the piece.

The creative process, from sketches to copper-plate etching to finished print, is painstak-ing, but, as Kathan explains, “The artists are delighted with the results. Because the printing process physically embeds ink into the paper, rather than letting ink sit on the surface, there is a vibrancy, texture, and phys-icality to the finished work that doesn’t exist with modern printmaking methods. Also, artists have freedom to play with color in this medium, which can be a lot of fun.”

Crown Point Press is widely credited with sparking the revival of etching and intaglio printing as a viable art medium in the Bay Area while encouraging new work and ideas by renowned artists. Crown Point Press exhibits and sells the prints it produces in curated shows in the gallery that adjoins its studios and bookstore at 20 Hawthorne Street in San Francisco. Check their website, crownpoint.com, for special events.

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It could be offbeat, it could be traditional, it could be from any part of the world, but it couldn’t be fake. And you achieved that authenticity not by only using “retro” pieces and mid-century art, a limiting concept that Matt abhorred, but by embracing the home’s neutrality to create a space that reflected your own life. Just as he rejected being put into artistic pigeonholes with his own work, he rejected those same pigeonholes for Eichlers as well.

This design rule is not just advice from a venerated and prolific artist and teacher, but a design philosophy from someone who was an expert in designing Eichler interiors. For a decade, beginning in 1954, he and his wife Lyda were an integral part of Joseph Eichler’s creative team, serving as the principle design consultants as well as the interior designers responsible for the look and feel of the model homes.

It all started when Joseph Eichler asked Kahn to do something to make one of his model homes more attractive. While Eichler’s designs may have helped defined mid-century modern architectural concepts with their clean lines, boxlike footprints, single-level open floor plans and connections to the outdoors, the furniture choices for the first model homes didn’t reflect that vision. Too often, buyers would appreciate the design, but didn’t understand how to combine that simple, almost austere architecture with their own personal preferences.

Matt, who had studied under Finnish archi-tect Eliel Saarinen, immediately appreciated the integrity and design of Eichler’s homes. What others saw as simple austerity, he saw as a backdrop for creating a distinct and indi-vidual space. By taking the interior design of Eichler’s model homes from simply adding a few pieces purchased at local furniture stores to actually staging the rooms, he changed

people’s perceptions of Eichlers, taking them from being seen solely as examples of modern architecture into being spaces where people could see themselves living, showcasing the design flexibility of the homes.

He and Lyda achieved this by infusing the homes with a diverse style that showed off the integrity of the homes themselves. They mixed furniture styles, inserted elements of strong color and added unexpected touches such as chemistry lab beakers being used as vases. For one home, Matt had a friend create child-size dolls and set them around a tea party with a wild, although styrofoam, cake as a centerpiece. As his son Ira Kahn says, “Matt was great at reinventing stuff.”

Note: The unfortunate part was that a child touring the home took a couple of bites out of the cake.

Stanford Art Professor Matt Kahn had one rule when designing for an Eichler, including his own: Everything had to be authentic.

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An Authentic Eichler BY MARIANNE LIPANOVICH

Given this background, it’s no surprise that when the Kahns were planning to build a home, they decided on an Eichler. They worked with A. Quincy Jones, whom Kahn considered Eichler’s premier architect, and the home they moved into on the Stanford campus in 1960 combined iconic Eichler features with customized touches and a layout that suited their family. It was the home where the couple raised their children. After Lyda’s death in 1990, Matt remained in the home until his death in 2013.

In many ways, the bones of the interior of the 2,243-square-foot main home could serve as a monument to Eichler design, thanks to its purity of design and the essential elegance that hasn’t been remodeled out of existence. An unassuming exterior opens to an inte-rior space with a wealth of glass doors and windows that effortlessly blend indoors and

out and a floor plan centered around a plant-filled atrium. In the living room, the original Jones-designed fifteen-foot-wide fireplace with its offset four-foot-wide firebox remains, as do the windows that flank it. The kitchen retains the original cabinets and appliances, including the lower-than-normal stove, meant to be accessible for children as well as adults in recognition of the new reality of two working parents. The bathrooms still have their original counters, and grasscloth closet doors can still be found in two bedrooms. Throughout the home, the mahogany panel-ing and one-and-a-half–inch-thick mahogany bookshelves have been beautifully main-tained. As with all Eichlers, there is plenty of natural light but no mid-day glare, thanks to the overhanging eaves outside the rooms.

Other features not found in the standard Eichler tract home help set this home apart. The larger-than-average atrium is complemented by the longer-than-usual living room. The floor plan puts the two children/guest bedrooms in a wing on the opposite side of the house from the master suite, which the Kahns appreciated. The Kahns asked for a carport rather than a garage, with the resulting obscure glass panels surrounding the atrium adding another layer to the design. One bedroom is configured with additional studio space and a freestanding 432-square-foot studio/guest quarters, designed by Jones and added in 1966, provides more working space.

BRINGING IT HOME

Kahn and Lyda saw art as everything from furniture and lighting to textiles, tribal art and painted eggs, many of which were brought home from travels

around the world.


In the design hands of Matt and Lyda Kahn, though, all of those classic Eichler features and custom touches became merely a back-drop. In a stunning testament to Kahn’s belief in the versatility and timelessness of an Eichler as a place for a family, the home they created was not a careful tribute to period-ap-propriate trends or a paean to minimalism. Instead, as described by Ira, it was “a chame-leon in character,” always changing to reflect the lives of the family that lived there.

Just as Kahn didn’t think owning an Eichler meant settling for one design style, he also didn’t think that art meant only “fine art.” He and Lyda, a talented weaver with an equally strong arts background, saw art as everything from furniture and lighting to textiles, tribal art and painted eggs, many of which were brought home from travels around the world. What tied it all together was Matt’s genius at pairing pieces from different cultures that shared the same authenticity and harmony. African tribal masks hang on the wall behind the antique and ornate Bechstein piano. A look in one direction might reveal a Venetian

glass chandelier; glancing another way you might see a Maori club. Daughter Claire Kahn describes her father as a serious collector who had fun pairing things, looking for the common bonds between seemingly unlike items. “He saw the relationships that are all beautiful, poetic and spiritual. He did that in his art as well. He did things with a purpose, with deliberation and thoughtfulness.”

The use of saturated color throughout the house, whether from the artwork, furnish-ings, textiles or painted cabinets, was also striking, but, as Ira points out, if you look closely you realize that the home is primarily given to neutrals. The strong color is prom-inent because it’s used sparingly so that it stands out, giving a depth to the space. Color played another role with the addition of the “eaves droppers” which Kahn designed. These tinted glass panels that hang on the east and west sides of the living room may look like added decoration, but they’re an essential part of the overall design and an alternative to conventional curtains, which would have been out of place with the tall, glass-lined

walls. Based on the idea of sunglasses, they cut down the glare on the morning and late afternoon light especially before there were trees to provide shade. They also infused the interior space with rich color during those hours, bookending the beginning and end of each day.

Indoor-outdoor living was another fixture in Eichler designs, and the Kahn home was no exception. Matt was an enthusiastic gardener, according to Ira, and he loved the mix of the hardscaping materials with the plants. Ira remembers being encouraged to bring home rocks and helping to dig for debris from the demolition of the Stanford Chapel during the 1906 earthquake to add to the garden. The landscaping was also carefully designed to provide color through-out the year, including successions of spring bulbs and winter bloomers such as camel-lias and azaleas and the succulents used throughout are not only a perfect foil for the home’s architecture, but equally effective for today’s drought-sensitive garden styles.

A WEALTH OF DESIGN

Strong bold colors are prominent because it’s used sparingly so that it stands out, giving a depth to the space.



Both Ira and Claire are quick to declare that the home also lends itself wonderfully to the holidays. Ira notes that, “Matt loved the holidays, and the ceremonious wrapping of gifts was echoed in the house’s transforma-tion.” Claire agrees, adding that her father was amazing at gift wrapping. Both Matt and Lyda loved decorating for every holiday, from setting the perfect table to creating the perfect Easter basket, and they loved celebrating.

Kahn spoke of his and Lyda’s time work-ing with Eichler homes as being a “design Camelot.” It was a place where individuality and integrity was key and creativity was valued above all. In their own Eichler, they created a home where those same qualities were also cherished. Both Ira and Claire describe it as a very nurturing home. While its recent sale is bittersweet, as is the sale of any beloved family home, they both immedi-ately will tell you how happy they are that it will nurture yet another family.

A HOME FOR ALL HOLIDAYS

MOVING ON


This holiday love hit its peak every Halloween, which Ira describes as probably Matt’s favorite holiday, with his love of masks and masquerades. Their home was known as the Pumpkin house, thanks to Matt challenging his students to design and carve pumpkins. Each year, up to 75 pumpkins would fill the driveway and carport, creating a display to delight neighbors and friends. (Photos by Stephen Ness)

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San Carlos: New Destination for Lovers of Wine, Beer, and Distillates BY LAURA NESS

“Who knew there were wineries within walking distance of downtown San Carlos?” the young woman, recently relocated from LA, exclaimed as she settled in with a friend to taste wine on a Saturday afternoon at Russian Ridge. They had just come from Domenico, which is fitting, because this whole San Carlos/Belmont concentration of wineries began when New Jersey native, Dominick Chirichello and his wife, Gloria, moved here, bringing The Bacchus Winemaking Club with them.

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Domenico Winery1697 Industrial Road, San Carlos 650.593.2335 | domenicowinery.com

This co-op enables wannabe winemakers on both coasts to produce wines from California grapes: more than 200k cases so far! Domenico sources fruit from all over California, including Amador and the Santa Cruz Mountains. Italian varietals are a strong suit, and Bordeaux blends are well-built. The tasting room is open Monday–Saturday from noon to 5 p.m.

Russian Ridge Winery919 Washington Street, San Carlos 650.851.9690 | russianridgewinery.com

About one block up the street from Domenico you will find Russian Ridge, the domain of Scott Townsend, his wife, Joan, and their son Spencer. Their cozy and friendly tasting bar that feels like a scene from Cheers is open Fridays from 5 to 9 p.m. and every week-end from noon to 5 p.m. Scott crafts a very strong lineup, with a bold Syrah, a lip-smack-ing Paso Robles Petite and a 2012 Pinot from the Santa Cruz Mountains that makes an indelible impression you will long remember fondly. Buy a couple bottles and squirrel one away.

Cuvée Cellars1001 Washington Street, San Carlos 650.610.9810 | cuveewinecellars.com

Just around the corner at Cuvée Cellars, Paul Rogerville is a bit like the generous King in a medieval play who welcomes in the small, “homeless” winemakers in need of a place to crush and store their precious small lots. Currently, half a dozen wineries are making wine under his bond. Cuvée is open the first and third Saturday of each month, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. and by appointment. Try the 2012 Saralee’s Vineyard Pinot from the Russian River (yummy!) and the 2010 Napa Cabernet: snappy and peppery. The name Cuvée – the French term for a blend, usually of different varietals and/or vintages – expresses the collaborative nature of multiple winemakers working in concert.

Old County CellarsTasting by appointment at Cuvée Cellars [email protected] | 650.533.3414

One of those wineries is Old County Cellars, who recently changed their name from Byron Street Winery. Headed up by Dan Peterson, this delightful group of techies have been making wine together for six years. Their cuisine-centric approach is evident in the wines (they’re all big-time foodies). Dan Peterson and friends produce tiny lots from single vineyards in Carneros, Napa Valley and Santa Cruz Mountains. You might find their 2012 Pinot Noir, Carneros, Las Brisas Vineyard, a source of inspiration.

Michael Annunziata, Tasting Room and Wine Club Manager at Domenico Winery

From left to right: Dan Lucas, Jeff Struthers, Dan Peterson, and Jim Walters of Old

County Cellars

Paul Rogerville of Cuvée Cellars

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Devils Canyon Brewery935 Washington Street, San Carlos650.592.2739 | devilscanyon.com

Right between Cuvée Cellars and Russian Ridge is the home of Devils Canyon Brewery. Open every Friday night from 4 to 9 p.m. and until 11 p.m. on the last Friday of the month, Devils Canyon hosts a great family-friendly event with Off the Grid food trucks set up outside around a large, American style beer-garden, brightened with strings of lights. Inside you’ll find a huge space with live music, anchored by a large bar serving their award-win-ning, sustainably handcrafted beer and root beer. Purchase your glass once and then bring it along again and again and pay only for the poured beer or root beer. Check their website calendar for a list of food trucks and musicians featured at devilscanyon.com.

The 2013 Waxwing Rosé of Pinot Noir is a delicate thing of remarkable tensile strength, with aromas of rhubarb, apricot blossom, curry and cinnamon. It offers striking flavors of gooseberry, rhubarb, crisp nectarine and red currant, and is a lively, exotic and extremely pleasing sipper on a hot summer day. Pair with shrimp ceviche or lobster tacos.

The 2012 Byron Street Pinot Noir, Carneros, Las Brisas Vineyard is nose candy. Aromas of warm strawberry, mulberry jam, juniper

berries, cedar and whiffs of incense and vermouth set the scene. Tart cherries, roasted plums, nectarines, wet rocks, saucisson sec, pomegranate, leather, dried cranberries and walnuts combine with amazingly persistent acidity to deliver a mostly savory wine with underlying hints of sage and porcini mush-rooms. The forest floor keeps dancing in and out, like fireflies. Offering huge minerality, abundant acid and a finish like a flamenco dancer, it exits with a stylish flourish.

WINE NOTES

Old World Spirits21 Industrial Road #3, #4, Belmont650.622.9222 | oldworldspirits.com

A must visit, if you’re in the area on the last Friday night of the month from 5 to 8 p.m., is Old World Spirits, home to fruit brandies, limoncello, spring wheat peach vodka, absinthe, rye and their flagship, Blade gin. Their barrel-aged gin, Rusty Blade, was the first approved by the TTB. All are made from scratch, from the finest ingredients, using old world recipes.

Waxwing Cellars111 Industrial Road, unit #8, Belmont415.902.3468 | waxwingwines.com

About one mile north on Industrial Road you’ll find Waxwing’s Scott Sisemore, a 22-year veteran of the California wine industry. With a master’s degree in Viticulture and Enology from UC Davis, he has worked at many top California wineries. He began Waxwing in 2007, focusing on cool climate Pinot Noir, Syrah, Riesling and dry Rosé, using Domenico as home base, but has since moved his small operation to Belmont. Grapes come from foggy, windy Sonoma Coast and Santa Cruz Mountains vineyards, as well as the Santa Lucia Highlands. Sisemore’s Lester Family Pinot Noir has scored 94 points for two years in a row: it’s a knockout sellout. The Sonoma Coast Syrahs are cool-climate crooners, and his rosé is absolutely ethereal.

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at Devils Canyon Brewery.

Scott Sisemore of Waxwing Cellars

The still at Old World Spirits

For lovers of lushly textured wine with plenty of fruit, but also a nice bolster of acidity to keep the engines rev’d, the 2012 Russian Ridge Petite Sirah, Paso Robles from Pettis Vineyard, will take your taste buds for a thrill ride. This is a wine of serious depth, sporting classic Petite flavors of blueberry pie and jam, with a smoky note and a delightful hint of apple butter on toasted rye. A Double Gold medal winner at the 2015 SF Chronicle Competition, and was also named Best in Class at the 2015 Toast of the Coast.


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24060 Summit Rd,

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408.353.6290

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LOMA PRIETA WINERY

26985 Loma Prieta Way,

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408.353.2950

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24900 Highland Way,

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408.353.6000

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24250 Loma Prieta Ave,

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408.560.9343

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5000 N. Rodeo Gulch,

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