Angel Island Tiburon Ferry - Your Ticket to Paradise since 1959
If you have not been to Angel Island in a while things have really changed and you owe yourself a trip to paradise this season – especially when the Cove Cafe & Cantina is hosting a FREE Live Music Series Saturdays from 2 – 5 PM on their water-view deck!
Paradise Awaits with a Ride from Tiburon to Angel Island on the Angel Island Tiburon Ferry...
Island visitors can hike to incredible beaches, bike, picnic, BBQ, and during the Angel Island LIVE event, enjoy Hog Island Oysters and ice cold Lagunitas brews while listening to various live bands Saturdays in June! Get there with a ride on the Angel Island Tiburon Ferry leaving Tiburon on the hour from 10 – 5 weekends…and returning 10:20 – 5:20 PM…for detailed ferry schedule including weekday runs and parking information click here.
For the Insider’s Guide to all the FUN you can have on Angel Island check out San Francisco Bay Travel Expert Captain Maggie as seen primetime on California Living Bay Area wide in the video below:
Watch 1 minute Bay Area Travel Expert Captain Maggie “Island Adventures”
For more info. on Angle Island State Park click here.
For a unique look at “Oysters – Nature’s Perfect Food” visit Aprilanne.com
Hope you can make it! Enjoy – Aprilanne
- “Your INSIDER’S GUIDE to California Living is here!
January 8, 2010, San Francisco, CA – The re-launch of CA INSIDER.com sets the stage for the ability to publish high-end video on demand content (VOD) from the Bay Area lifestyle show California Living - with show host Aprilanne Hurley’s passion for sharing the best of everything living in California has to offer in a new, slick magazine style format on the web! Hurley notes that “CA INSIDER.com’s new format creates unlimited opportunities for us to deliver fresh editorial and photo-journalism pieces in addition to the TV features providing web-visitors with the Ultimate Guide to California Living here in the Golden State!”
Having published videos on the web years before YouTube existed, Hurley is no stranger to television and web production. Hurley completed her Broadcast Television Production training with Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA in the early 90’s and is credited with producing award winning news features, the TV series California Living, and creative TV commercials and web videos with a high-end agency look and feel without the high agency fees!”
“Quality content is king,” Hurley notes - “there’s a lot of junk out there to sort through when it comes to VOD, and while I think it’s great that anyone can get a video on the web, we’ve created a web-destiniation for people looking for entertaining “Lifestyle” related video content with high production values.” Hurley’s Information Technology (IT) team has upgraded the site’s abilities to deliver higher quality video downloads On-Demand.
Angel Island Tiburon Ferry President and CEO, Captain Maggie McDonogh – a 5th generation Californian, San Francisco Bay Travel Expert, and regular guest on California Living is excited about the value CAINSIDER.com offers the public and the state of California. “Aprilanne is always one step ahead when it comes to technology and production,” McDonogh notes, “she knows what the viewers will be looking for next - before anyone else does.” McDonogh offers that “in addition to keeping everyone up on what’s happening with “California Living,” Aprilanne always has the best interests of her clients’ and local businesses in mind, and is a key player in the promotion of California tourism.”
Hurley, who grew up on the East Coast, recently celebrated the 20 year mark of living in California. “Everyday is a vacation day for me living here in California, we have great weather, incredible views everywhere you look, and that relaxed California lifestyle – which is what California Living is all about!” Hurley beams - “my mission, which is synonymous with the driving force behind California Living’s tag line is to entice everyone to “find out why it’s just more FUN ~ living in California!”
Hurley notes that “not just any business or travel service can be featured on “CA INSIDER.com – which is what sets it apart from all the other travel sites out there.” “There is a qualifying process in place, and as the “Insider” I personally need to be confidant in the quality of service providers I am reporting on.” Hurley adds with a smile - “I know, checking out all the great restaurants, resorts, and spas in California is a tough job - but somebody’s got to do it!”
CAINSIDER.com is a web-destination for people interested in getting the Insider’s Guide to California’s hottest travel spots, as well a site for locals and “resident tourists” to go to who are looking to rediscover the endless opportunities for fun and excitment right in their own backyards!”
For more information on CAINSIDER.com and on the process to be considered for a CA INSIDER review on your business and/or travel services contact Aprilanne Hurley directly @ 415.209.0722, or email Hope @ pr@insidelooktv.com.
Technology on the web we think is pretty terrific:
Yahoo Video-On-Demand Indexing of California Living with Aprilanne
California Living with Aprilanne Google Image Search
CA INSIDER Aprilanne Hurley at PlumpJack Winery, Napa Valley, CA
CA INSIDER’S GUIDE to California Living includes a visit to PlumpJack Winery, Napa Valley, CA.
How lucky are we in California to have the ability to use our outdoor spaces almost all year round for dining and entertaining pleasure!
So before you reach for the traditional outdoor fare to serve your guests why not treat everyone to a unique pairing…your favorite wine and BBQ!
The simple secret to creating a perfect food & wine pairing is matching similar flavors and intensities. Try pairing rich meats and sauces with wines with similar qualities and intensities such as bold, rich red, and pairing fresh fish and poultry dishes with lighter sauces and flavors with your favorite whites or sparkling wine varieties.
Classic pairings you can’t go wrong with are oysters and sparking wine, Crab Cioppino with a great pinot, and a New York Strip Steak with a good Cab - like the pairing we featured while visiting the PlumpJack Winery on California Living.
The CA INSIDER TESTED & APPROVED recipe below is a great dish to make for a weekend get-together or an outdoor holiday party when the weather is right for enjoying some great Outdoor Living…Cheers! Aprilanne
AS SEEN ON California Living with Aprilanne™
New York Steak with Spring Vegetable Couscous and Olive Salsa Verde:
A dish to go with Cabernet Sauvignon- Compliments of Former Exec. Chef, Kimball Jones, Carneros Inn, A PlumpJack Resort:
4 – 8 ounce New York Steaks
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
1 tablespoon tarragon
2 tablespoon parsley
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
1 clove garlic minced
1 jalapeno roasted, skinned, seeded and diced
1 1/2 teaspoon capers, diced
1/2 anchovy, minced
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 large green olive minced
lemon juice to taste
1 bunch asparagus, peeled and cut on a severe angle in 1 inch pieces
1 cup shelled English peas
Meyer lemon olive oil
1 cup couscous
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
FIRST: Season the steaks with salt and pepper. Let sit out, covered, at room temperature. Start a medium size fire in a BBQ. Place a medium sized pot on the stove filled with water. Heavily season with salt and place over high heat.
SECOND: Chop the tarragon and parsley together and mix with the olive oil, garlic, jalapeno, capers, anchovy, lemon zest, and green olive. Add lemon juice to taste, a little at a time.
THIRD: Place the asparagus in the boiling water and cook for 1 minute. Remove from the water and drain. Toss in a bowl with meyer lemon oil and salt to taste. Add the peas to the water and cook until tender. Toss in a bowl with meyer lemon oil and salt to taste. Reserve.
FOURTH: Bring 1 cup of water to a boil in a medium sauce pan. Add the couscous, stirring it in. Bring back to a boil. Turn the heat off and cover the couscous with a tight fitting lid. Let sit for 10 minutes. Remove the lid and fluff the couscous with a fork. Toss in the asparagus, peas and cayenne pepper. Season with salt and pepper and combine all of the ingredients.
NOW: Grill the steaks until medium rare (internal temperature of 120 degrees) about 10 minutes or so depending on the thickness of the steak. Let rest on a plate for 5 minutes.
THEN: Divide the couscous among 4 plates. Cut each steak in half on the diagonal. Place on top of the couscous and top with the salsa verde. Serve!
Healthy Living Update: Be sure to visit Aprilanne.com for the latest health guidlines to decrease your cancer risk when cooking on the grill – informative, easy, and timely suggestions that can reduce carcinogen production when grilling meat, poultry, and fish up to 90%!
CA INSIDER Qaulity Tested & Approved California Destinations:
PlumpJack Winery, Napa Valley, CA
Carneros Inn & Spa, Napa Valley, CA
- California Living’s “Making Meatballs & Fresh Tomato Sauce now On-Demand with Aprilanne.com!
Everyone loves Meatballs and Spaghetti – especially when you’re talking homemade – Authentic Italian Meatballs and Fresh Tomato Sauce! First premiering primetime on California Living with Aprilanne Bay Area Wide – “Making Meatballs the old fashioned way” is now On-Demand with Aprilanne.com! Get the best Meatball and Red Sauce Recipes available on the internet and start making Meatballs with Aprilanne today!
"When you live in a place as beautiful as California you have to take the good with the bad and be prepared for natural disasters!" Aprilanne
In light of the current and serious “disaster” events – and the subsequent Tsunami Warnings that went into effect for many countries - CA Living’s “Be Prepared” TV campaign currently on the air in Marin County is now available On-demand:
California Living show host Aprilanne Hurley spotlights Angel Island Tiburon Ferry Captain Maggie’s “On Board for Safety” program on-air and ondemand to encourage disaster preparedness NOW! Our goal in producing and launching this “Be Prepared” Public Service Campaign was to provide valuable, lifesaving information in the 30 second spot itself – so that if a viewer did not go to a website for more info. they would still receive specifics on what they need to do for themselves and their families to “Be Prepared Today!” Please visit our “Be Prepared Toolkit” on this site and checkout our “quick view” preparedness tips below:
The Preparedness message is universal:
1. Prepared a Survival Kit – our recommendation in this spot is to keep and emergency kit in your car with essentials (in addition to having one in your home and office). This way you will have emergency food, water, and supplies where ever you are when on the road. Pack an extra cell phone charger and battery, crank and/or solar powered radio, blankets, road flares, and warm clothes in addition to a first aid kit.
2. Create an Emergency Family Plan – identify a responsible person out of state whom you can communicate with in the event phone lines in your area are tied up or down. Discuss two meeting places – one near your home and one away from you home in the event a disaster strikes and going home is not an option. Plan emergency exit routes, options, and protocols with each family member so they know exactly what to do in any type of emergency.
3. Stay “in the know” on what’s happening in your community, especially as it relates to weather conditions and pending threats of natural disaster. Depending on where you live – there are natural disaster threats specific to your area and you need to be prepared for anything! The recent Tsunami Warnings that went into effect for many countries hit home for California’s Coast and residents as well. “Staying Informed” is a critical component in your ongoing efforts to “Be Prepared” as there may not be very time to give notice to evacuate depending on the threat or disaster.
“Being Prepared for anything” will really give you and your loved ones peace of mind” Hurley notes, “While we naturally can’t control when or where a natural disaster will hit – by having what we need in place to operate at our peak performance in a disaster environment – we will be beeter able to help others in need, and can at least be assured we are doing all we can to increase our chances of survival.”
Please check out Captain Maggie’s Survival Guide @ CaptainMaggie.com
To find out more about what the Marin County Office of Emergency Services is doing to keep Marin residents safe including details on the Tsunami Warning protocols in place to alert coastal residents visit: HeroesHappen.com and click on category for Volunteer “Search & Rescue.”
Marin County Office of Emergency Services
"You don't have to have super powers to be a hero." Masi Oka
Marin County, CA February 22, 2010 – INSIDE LOOK TV, LLC in partnership with California Living Primetime are pleased to announce the launch of HeroesHappen.com - the perfect place for you to “Find Your Perfect Volunteer-OP Match” tailored to suit your interests and lifestyle.
Check out “Heroes Happen – Find the Hero in YOU” - Public Awareness TV Campaign on air this month!
California Living Primetime delivers the Insider’s Guide to Maverick’s Surf Competition Founder Jeff Clark On-demand Now!
Find out how Maverick’s Surf Competition really all began and meet the man who first discoved the Maverick wave in Half Moon Bay, CA and lead the force for “Maverick’s” to become the world’s most prestigious Big Surf Competion Event held in the one and only - California!
CA Insider Aprilanne Hurley hits the beach with Jeff Clark, Mavericks Surf Competition Founder.CA Insider Aprilanne Hurley gets up close and personal with Jeff Clark in her primetime interview and finds out the real story behind the “Biggest, Meanest wave this Mother Nature has to offer!”
Marin County California, 2/9/2010 Now Airing: CA Living’s Community Spotlight on Captain Maggie’s “On Board for Safety” Public Awareness Campaign:
California Living™ shines the “California Community Spotlight”™ on Captain Maggie McDonogh and the Angel Island Tiburon Ferry’s “On Board for Safety” Public Awareness Campaign On-air now!
Viewers and web-visitors can access Captain Maggie’s free online Survival Guide and will receive a FREE Companion Ferry Ride with each $5.00 “Captain Maggie Stay-on-Board” Special purchased!
California Living and Captain Maggie encourage everyone to “Be Prepared Today” – please visit Captain Maggie’s site and CA Living’s “Be Prepared Community Page ” for more information and great tips and resources to Be Prepared TODAY!
California Living™ recently wrapped Season 7 airing primetime Bay Area Wide. Please check back for more exciting programs in the works!
California Insider Aprilanne Hurley features Captain Maggie McDonogh in 2010 "Preparedness" TV campaign.
CA Insider and California Living™ shine the “California Community Spotlight”™ on Captain Maggie McDonogh and the Angel Island Tiburon Ferry’s “On Board for Safety” Public Awareness Campaign world premiering on-air and on-demand February 2010!
Our hats are off to Captain Maggie McDonogh and the Angel Island Tiburon Ferry for their incredible dedication to the well being and safety of Californians and in particular – the Marin community by sponsoring this very timely and urgent public message on “preparedness.”
The Angel Island Tiburon Ferry Co. – the last family owned and operated Ferry company on San Francisco Bay – has been an integral part of the community for over 50 years providing safe, reliable transportation to Angel Island State Park, The Jewel of San Francisco Bay.
Captain Maggie and her crew also conduct Bay Cruises, Sunset and Full Moon Cruises, and private charters providing a plethora of sightseeing opportunities and entertainment venue options to those looking to experience the best San Francisco Bay has to offer.
Emergency Services Experts forecast that with CA 101 being the only main corridor in Marin County, in the event of a disaster it may become difficult to get medical supplies and food in and/or people out of the county in a timely fashion. Should circumstances necessitate- the Angel Island Tiburon Ferry can serve as a tremendous Emergency Services Resource with the ability to travel to and from San Francisco and other areas to transport medical supplies, food rations, and people to help manage the disaster.
As ad-value components of California Living and Captain Maggie’s public awareness campaign to “Be Prepared” – viewers and web-visitors can access Captain Maggie’s free online Survival Guide and will receive a FREE Companion Ferry Ride with each $5.00 “Captain Maggie Stay-on-Board” Special purchased!
The message of this timely campaign is clear: California Living and Captain Maggie encourage everyone to “Be Prepared Today!” Please visit Captain Maggie’s Blog and CA Livings “Be Prepared Community Page ” for more information and great tips and resources to Be Prepared TODAY! Aprilanne
These "Stocking Stuffers" could come in handy right about now...
When a 6.5 earthquake hits Northern California we don’t need another reason to “BE PREPARED.” Since CA is exceptionaly prone to natural disasters such as earthquakes and fires - “Diasaster Preparedness” has been an important theme on Aprilanne.com with blog posts like: “Life Saving Stocking Stuffers – and it is also the most recent category added on:
CALivngTV.com – with a Quick-Tip “Be Prepared” Guide.
Please visit FEMA’s site: http://www.ready.gov/ for great info. on this timely topic and “resolve to be prepared in 2010.” Aprilanne
