This is one of those Fridays when I'm left with several interesting tidbits that I wish could've made it into the print edition this week. Paper stretches only so far, especially these days.So ... presenting another installment of "Other Stuff From the Arts Editor's Desk":
* I'm kind of a Eurail girl, but there's something appealing about Jerome Peters' "Old Trucks" series of paintings. A Palo Altan and retired firefighter, J.P. has done acrylics of fire engines and helmets but now gravitates toward Chevys and Fords. He has a new show opening April 1 at the Portola Art Gallery in Menlo Park.
* Take that, fromage. Hidden Villa is hosting a "Dueling Cheeses" program this Sunday afternoon. In one corner: three fromages from France. In the other, a trio from California. Class attendees get to taste-test and judge, of course, but they also get a lesson on terroir, and wines to match. Totalement tasty.
* Also on the food beat, former Gourmet Magazine editor Ruth Reichl is scheduled to give a free talk on "The Intersection of Food, Culture and History" on Tuesday at Stanford. Maybe you can ask her why there are so many burger joints opening up on University Ave.
* Best book title of the week: "Moonwalking with Einstein." Author Joshua Foer is on the Kepler's schedule for a free author talk Monday evening on the aforementioned book, whose ambitious subtitle is "The Art and Science of Remembering Everything." The guy went from science journalist to U.S. Memory Champion. And then wrote a book. But I would still laugh on Monday if he couldn't find his keys.
Pictured: Jerome Peters' acrylic on canvas "Chevy Truck."
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