As the summer heats up a bit in Wine Country, there’s nothing like a sparkling wine cocktail to give the season a bubbly zing. For an extra cool refresher, take a trip into the City, where temperatures can be 10 to 20 degrees cooler during the day. Grab some brunch or lunch with a specialty Read more…
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Eat Your Way to Aid for Japan
The Bay area’s connection to Japan’s earthquake and tsunami devastation continues to deepen. Local restaurants are joining the cause by hosting Japan fundraisers, but few are as closely connected to the tragedy in the Tohoku region than Hiro Sone and Sho Kamio. Hiro is chef/co-owner of Terra Restaurant & Bar Terra in St. Helena, plus Read more…
San Francisco in the fall: Take your mini-vacation now
San Francisco is the city of sights, though often enough, peered at through fog. But last weekend, I saw something remarkable: women in sundresses. These carefree gals were practically prancing down the sidewalks, lavishing in the uncommonly warm temperatures and a particularly bright, clear day. I was there on a mini-vacation, treating myself to a Read more…