Places
Jockey Russell Baze Has Ridden in 50,000 Races – That’s 1.5 Times Around the World
This week we are in Albany, California to see the ponies run at Golden Gate Fields. This is the only major racetrack in Northern California and thoroughbreds first started racing here back in 1941. This track has seen some truly great racehorses over the years including Noor, Citation and one of the sport’s most popular […]
Chef Phan Takes Us Behind the Scenes at The Slanted Door
This week we are at International Culinary Center in Campbell. Have we got some treats for you! First we’re going to learn to make a famous french pastry with an American twist…..and plenty of chocolate. Will also meet three of the finest and chefs in the Bay Area – Santa Cruz’s Reilly Meehan, the very […]
Bear ‘n Bull Fights Were Once Common in San Jose
This week This is Us explores the rich history of San Jose with former president of the California Pioneers of Santa Clara County, Jim Zetterquist. San Jose was founded in 1777 and was once the state capitol. This city is the oldest civil settlement in the Golden State and it’s chock-full of surprising stories. It’s […]
This is Us from Happy Hollow Zoo
For this episode we visited the Happy Hollow Park and Zoo in San Jose. I was lucky enough to be invited into the lemur enclosure. The gentle Black and white primates gathered around for the show open and ate cherries and strawberries from my hand. We also got a close look at a porcupine (kinda […]
Place: Vision Quest Ranch
Becca and the This is Us crew visit The Vision Quest Ranch in Salinas where actors go to retire….animal actors, that is! www.visionquestranch.com
Place: Kazoo Japanese Restaurant
This is a sneak peak into what’s on the menu on This Is Us. Shot on location at Kazoo’s, in San Jose’s Japantown, where Becca learns how to make sushi from renowned chef Kazuyo Matsumoto.
Place: DeAnza Trail
A story about the Juan Bautista DeAnza National Trail and Greg Bernal Smestad, an 8th generation Californian. In 1775, Juan Bautista DeAnza assembled 30 families, including the Peraltas, Moragas, Sanchez, Hernandez, Gonzales, Berryessa, Bernal, and traveled north from Mexico into California, following the path that would become the El Camino Real linking all the Spanish […]
Place: History San Jose
John Gregg and the This is Us crew ride on down to the Dashaway Stables in History San Jose where John interviews the legendary Charley Parkhurst.
