Investigative journalists Andrew Schneider and David McCumber first told the critical public-health story of Libby, Montana and its deadly vermiculite mine in the print book An Air That Kills (2004). Hundreds had died and thousands were sickened locally from inhaling asbestos fibers – and in the years since, the threat continued to grow with Libby’s asbestos lurking […]

Denise Clifton, author of TABLES FROM THE RUBBLE, will be sharing the stories behind San Francisco restaurants that opened in the intense recovery years after the 1906 earthquake. The talk will include dozens of historic photographs and will feature fresh focaccia from Liguria Bakery in North Beach.

On the 112th anniversary of San Francisco's Great Quake, join Palace Hotel Chef John Hart and author Denise Clifton in the hotel's historic Pied Piper Bar for a dinner featuring stories from Tables From The Rubble and a menu inspired by the hotel's own culinary past. A cocktail reception will be followed by a three-course dinner […]

Two historic hotels, together for one delicious night. Join us as we welcome Executive Chef John Hart of the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, and Denise Clifton, author of Tables from the Rubble, for a historic dinner featuring dishes popular at the Palace and other fine restaurants that arose in San Francisco after the Great Quake of […]

Denise Clifton discusses her book, Tables From The Rubble, and shares historic photos and stories of San Francisco restaurants that trace their history to the recovery years after the 1906 earthquake. After the quake and amid the ruins, restaurants rose to feed the hungry and lead the recovery. Today, a handful of the restaurants that opened […]

Tables From The Rubble transports readers to San Francisco in the years after the Great Earthquake of 1906. Amid the ruins, restaurants rose to feed the hungry and only a handful remain today. Author Denise Clifton will read from the book and share stories and historic photos from legacy restaurants. Book signing and optional fixed-price dinner will follow. […]

Tables From The Rubble transports readers to San Francisco in the years just after the 1906 earthquake, when restaurants rose to feed the hungry and lead the city’s recovery. Author Denise Clifton will share pictures and stories of the restaurants that came out of the ruins – and highlight a few that still offer food and […]

Denise Clifton, owner of Tandemvines Media, will be a featured speaker on a panel discussing "Publishing in a World of Fake News" at Digital Book World's national conference in Nashville, TN, Oct. 2-4. For this discussion, Denise will be drawing on her experience as a journalist – most recently covering research into disinformation campaigns for […]

Denise Clifton, author of Tables from the Rubble, will lead a conversation with the women behind two of San Francisco’s most beloved legacy businesses: Julie Ho of Sam Wo Restaurant, and Maralisa Simmons-Cook of Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Café. Taking historic context from Denise’s book, which highlights stories of food businesses that emerged in the recovery years after the 1906 Earthquake and Fire, this panel will […]

Historic Seattle is excited to present the History Collective – “Pike Place Market Families: Generations of Resilience” – in partnership with HistoryLink, Friends of the Market, the Washington State Jewish Historical Society, and Tandemvines Media on Tuesday, September 21st. This virtual edition of History Collective highlights the history of Pike Place Market and the stories […]