A Spanish Roadtrip

A Spanish Roadtrip from The Perennial Plate on Vimeo.
Two weeks traveling across Spain, from Basque Country, to Galicia, Andalucia and finally Barcelona.

A Spanish Roadtrip from The Perennial Plate on Vimeo.
Two weeks traveling across Spain, from Basque Country, to Galicia, Andalucia and finally Barcelona.


Come down and join John V. Campbell, CEO of Matuse, as he plays host bartender mixing up some creative cocktails.
8pm – 2am, Saturday, June 8 at Burlap in Del Mar.


From DC to PB
I love humid weather but only when an ocean and preferably a wave is nearby. So when I trekked from Capitol Hill to my hotel in Georgetown last week and the sweat poured in the 95 degree heat I was ready to shed my office garb and rinse off the congressional grime. I had one more day of lobbying for ocean and marine wildlife legislation at the 2013 Blue Vision Summit in Washington DC but I knew water time was right around the corner.
Two days after weaving the senate halls, hailing taxis and conference lunches I was on the sand in Pacific Beach getting jazzed for my first heat for the 2013 Pi Beta Phi Surf Classic. Ten years running the contest is one of San Diego’s largest Pro-Ams. I hadn’t surfed a heat in a while but after a few days sweating in DC I was frothing to get the jersey on. With consistent south swell, sunshine and a hundred bikini-clad sorority sisters cheering every punt, turn and heat win the contest was a blast. Although I fell short of victory, my third place finish pocketed me a few hundred bucks and provided me much needed water time. Congratulations to Shawn Burrell and Eric McHenry for taking the win and second.
– Zach Plopper

one day in the life of a rice farmer from Alexander Baumgartner on Vimeo.
For many, a bowl of rice is a simple trip to the supermarket. Rarely do we think about the production of our food. The documentary shows a typical day in the life of a rice farmer and the laborious process of rice farming. You can see how well-connected the whole system is and the number of parties involved in farming rice.

Finer Days with Tristan Sullaway from Gage Hingeley on Vimeo.
Big ups to Matuse Family Member, Gage Hingeley, for throwing this vid together.

Green Grapes Trailer from Drew Santorello on Vimeo.
Out on Long Island’s North Fork an environmentally friendly winery is taking a big leap. Shinn Estate Vineyard has recently applied for its Organic Certification, which when received will make Shinn the first organic winery on the East coast.

Bees vs. Jellyfish from Adam Burns on Vimeo.
Matuse Family Member, Zach Plopper, nabbing some fun waves recently.

Mission Chinese from Sunday Paper on Vimeo.
This is the son of the chef from the fight scene in Dumb and Dumber.