He was an architect and conductor, and he played the organ and violin until he was 85. When the Back Burner Blues Band performed at the Meals on Wheels gala in San Francisco last year, Warner both played guitar and worked the burners. I felt like my grandfather, with both my passions coming together for that one night. The Back Burner Blues Band's next gig will be in April, when they perform at the wedding of Warner's sister, Galen, a pastry chef at Rose Pistola. We'd love to take the band on tour around the country for Meals on Wheels performances.
Food can be fuel, but it can be art, as well.
Mediterranean, with clear, simple, bold flavors. Unadorned, rustic and pure. He was never stagnant. She was a renaissance woman, who did everything from painting to music to making candles. The food she made ranged from the very simple to the sublime when she had the time to do it up.