Letter to Diana Krall

By LESLIE WESTBROOK — August 25, 2009

Dear Diana Krall,
Thanks for coming to town last Sunday and performing at the Santa
Barbara Bowl. That was really cool of you. It was such a beautiful night, just like you said. And you made it even more beautiful.
How sweet it was to hear some o ...

Shout out for SBCC memorabilia

By LESLIE WESTBROOK - June 24, 2009

I’m most honored to be collaborating on a book for Santa Barbara City College that will commemorate the institution of higher learning’s 100^th birthday next year. Although the college’s Eli Luria Library, The Channels newspaper, the Santa Barbara His ...

Flashback at the Di Caprio’s

By LESLIE WESTBROOK — June 3, 2009

Normally, a person would have to pry yours truly out of my lair with a gigantic crowbar to get me on the road and drive further than the Summerland – I Madonnari corridor during Memorial Day Weekend. What’s there to like about bumper-to-bumper traffi ...

Meryl Streep, Meryl Streep

Not only did Santa Barbara (and yours truly) catch a glimpse of the great actress Meryl Streep in town on location filming the yet-to-be-named Nancy Meyer's flick, but the actress appears as our town's beloved Julia Child in the summer film, “Julia and Me” based on the book of the same title. It will be odd for many of us who knew, met and/or adored the fabulous chef, TV personality and author to see her portrayed by the woman who also played Anna Winotaur of Vogue in “The Devil Wears Prada”!