California
- California Wine Country (43)
- Far Northern California (2)
- Orange County (12)
- Sacramento (1)
- San Diego County (37)
- The Big Sur Area (15)
- The Los Angeles Area (131)
- The Mendocino Area (8)
- The Palm Springs Area (15)
- The San Francisco Bay Area (105)
- The Santa Barbara Area (22)
- The Sierra-Nevada Area (11)
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Architecture
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Arts Venues
”Amid controversy about the provenance of some of its classical antiquities, Los Angeles's Getty Villa opens after a 12-year renovation....” MORE>> |
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Bars
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”Marmalade is the latest trendy cocktail ingredient; here it spikes a whiskey sour....” MORE>> |
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Stone Rose Lounge
The Sofitel Los Angeles Beverly Hills/Hollywood, California
8555 Beverly Boulevard |
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Beachs
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Clubs
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Experiences
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”the world’s first “fourth-dimensional” ride...” MORE>> |
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Museums
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
5905 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California
Mid-Wilshire |
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”When San Francisco's De Young Museum reopens on October 15 after nearly four years of construction, a city that fights...” MORE>> |
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Music Venues
Music Center/Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County
135 North Grand Avenue Los Angeles, California
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Nightclubs
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Parks
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Places of Interest
”Have a picnic on the mountaintop grounds after tasting the wines....” MORE>> |
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”For the impressive art collection....” MORE>> |
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”'The pastor, Cecil Williams, is our local Martin Luther King Jr.Bill Clinton goes when he's in town. Socialites hand over...” MORE>> |
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”Try the potent Undercover Investigation Shutdown Ale...” MORE>> |
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”Wagner says she can feel the town returning to life—Valencia Street's mélange of traditional Latino businesses cheek by jowl with...” MORE>> |
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”Atop snow-smothered Donner Summit, less than two hours from Sacramento, this 1930's-era hill packs a lot into its 200 acres....” MORE>> |
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”Oldenburg and van Bruggen, who have lived, worked, and traveled together for the last 29 years, have been shuttling back...” MORE>> |
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Rentals
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Services
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Shops
”Here you can buy glass eyes and striped sailor shirts while contemplating a huge vat that turns out to be...” MORE>> |
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”Oh, and Amoeba Music in the Haight, which is so good that a guy in Antwerp asked me about it....” MORE>> |
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”As long as I'm in the neighborhood, I visit a few favorites: Lang Antiques, for its ravishing heirloom jewels; Babette...” MORE>> |
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”This Los Angeles shop lets you customize your doughnut...” MORE>> |
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”For perfect pressed sandwiches, pastries, cookies and, on weekends, amazing doughnuts....” MORE>> |
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”In September, the Patels are scheduled to open a Citizen:Citizen in San Francisco's Mission District, and next year they plan...” MORE>> |
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”This offshoot of Citizen Cake in San Francisco sells mini versions of cake classics....” MORE>> |
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”Walking around, I discovered D'Angelo Bread, which has an incredibly moist seed-studded multigrain bread called Rudolf Steiner (presumably after the...” MORE>> |
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”20 terrific getaways—one “Save” and one “Splurge” idea for 10 U.S. cities...” MORE>> |
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”Across the street, and in a radically different frame of mind, Den offers Midcentury Modern furniture. In fact, the whole...” MORE>> |
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”DVF uses frosted-glass panels and mirrored ceilings to create a glam Hollywood backdrop for her updated classics and fine jewelry...” MORE>> |
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”Most airports have showers that you can use for a small fee. A few worth checking out: the Hairport at...” MORE>> |
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”The 100,000-square-foot, solar-powered world bazaar comprises more than 50 high-end furniture and accessory manufacturers. Celebrities known for their savvy style...” MORE>> |
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”Conley drops me on Market Street, where I order a delicate silver bracelet from Jeanine Payer, a jeweler with a...” MORE>> |
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”These days she collaborates with illustrators such as Patricia Curtan (famous for her linoleum-block prints) and shows her work at...” MORE>> |
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”As long as I'm in the neighborhood, I visit a few favorites: Lang Antiques, for its ravishing heirloom jewels; Babette...” MORE>> |
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”Ben is a native San Franciscan who owns, with his mom and Chris, the nearby MAC (Modern Appealing Clothing) boutique...” MORE>> |
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Melrose Trading Post
Fairfax High School Hollywood (on the edge of Fairfax/La Brea), California
544 North Fairfax Avenue |
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”The city of Napa continues to morph into one of Napa Valley’s prime food hubs. The latest reason: the 40,000-square-foot...” MORE>> |
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Recchiuti Confections
Ferry Building Marketplace, One Ferry Building, Shop #30 San Francisco, California
”quadruple chocolate brownies...” MORE>> |
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”Healdsburg's best wine selection....” MORE>> |
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”For olive oil and vinegar tastings....” MORE>> |
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”For a midday snack, join the locals at Ruby King Bakery, where sesame buns and sponge cakes are a steal...” MORE>> |
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”Scandia Bakery stuffs chocolate cream puffs with fresh strawberries....” MORE>> |
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”Seasonal flavors like Medjool date and prickly pear seem thoroughly modern, but Ruthie Planas, 24, and Eric Shelton, 37, run...” MORE>> |
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”Stocks an assortment of handmade papers, including those from the Brookfield Paperworks....” MORE>> |
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”In a walnut-and- steel enclosure designed to look like a carriage, Alexandra Balahoutis captures her clients' philosophies and desires in...” MORE>> |
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”Indeed, when I visit Susan, on Sacramento Street in Presidio Heights, a few days later, I'll spend a lot of...” MORE>> |
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”Walter Lowry opened TableArt because he was tired of going all the way to Belgium for good table linens....” MORE>> |
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”As long as I'm in the neighborhood, I visit a few favorites: Lang Antiques, for its ravishing heirloom jewels; Babette...” MORE>> |
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”As long as I'm in the neighborhood, I visit a few favorites: Lang Antiques, for its ravishing heirloom jewels; Babette...” MORE>> |
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Spas
”Botorelax, at the Spa at Four Seasons Resort Aviara, uses collagen-enhanced potions to plump facial lines....” MORE>> |
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”The diminutive Spa Vitale, atop San Francisco's new Hotel Vitale, has two outdoor infinity-edged soaking tubs surrounded by bamboo. Book...” MORE>> |
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Theme Parks
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Tours
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay; tours depart from Pier 33 San Francisco, California
Fisherman's Wharf vicinity |
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”20 terrific getaways—one “Save” and one “Splurge” idea for 10 U.S. cities...” MORE>> |
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Transportation
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Wineries
”Longtime Carneros names Saintsbury, Acacia and Carneros Creek are making better wines than ever, newer entrants like Robert Sinskey are...” MORE>> |
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”Richard Sanford produces acclaimed Pinot Noirs made from organically grown grapes....” MORE>> |
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”Dave and Patty Rafanelli's heralded Zinfandels and Cabernet Sauvignons (now made by their daughter, Shelly Rafanelli Fehlman) are available only...” MORE>> |
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”The best vineyards lie west of Highway 29, yielding fruit for rich, dense Cabernet-based wines such as Flora Springs Rutherford...” MORE>> |
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”Whitehall Lane Winery produces superb Cabernet from Leonardini Vineyard, and Beringer's St. Helena Home Vineyard bottling, from the winery's original...” MORE>> |
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”Richard Sanford produces acclaimed Pinot Noirs made from organically grown grapes....” MORE>> |
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”Longtime Carneros names Saintsbury, Acacia and Carneros Creek are making better wines than ever, newer entrants like Robert Sinskey are...” MORE>> |
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”The visitor center (where walk-in tastings are held) sells good panini, charcuterie and cheese for picnics....” MORE>> |
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”Newer wineries with tremendous potential include Quixote and the eponymous Cliff Lede Vineyards, whose owner recently opened the area's only...” MORE>> |
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”Play a round of pétanque before tasting their wines....” MORE>> |
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”For the impressive art collection....” MORE>> |
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”That's only one of several surprising facts about Yountville. Another is that its biggest winery, Domaine Chandon, doesn't make any...” MORE>> |
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”This seven-year-old winery recently built a tasting room....” MORE>> |
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”However you might feel about souvenir T-shirts, cheesy wine paraphernalia and bus parking, it is hard to quarrel with the...” MORE>> |
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”We move on to Foxen winery, a funky shack that looks like it could be a cool bar in the...” MORE>> |
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”One of the few Napa Valley wineries that don't require an appointment or charge a fee, Frank Family makes some...” MORE>> |
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”Secretive Gallo has pulled back the curtain a bit by opening its first public tasting room, on the plaza in...” MORE>> |
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”One of the Russian River's flagship wineries....” MORE>> |
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”Other outsiders making a serious investment in Anderson Valley include Napa's Duckhorn Wine Company, which founded Goldeneye Winery in the...” MORE>> |
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”The 'Heritage' includes a tasting of two current releases; the 'Wine Library' adds at least two decade-old wines....” MORE>> |
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”A top pinot and Zinfandel producer, notable for its five single-vineyard Pinots....” MORE>> |
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”The Hess Collection Cabernet is more approachable. (Hess owns more vineyard land in Mount Veeder than any other producer.)...” MORE>> |
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”The dark purple 2004 Petit Verdot, with blackberry jam flavors ($41 for a half-bottle), and the 2002 Cabernet Franc, with...” MORE>> |
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”This Ballard Canyon winery is a new project from the owners of cult Napa winery Screaming Eagle. Winemaker Matt Dees...” MORE>> |
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”One of Napa's oldest postwar wineries, Joseph Phelps is known for its Rhône varietal wines and California's pioneering Bordeaux-style wine...” MORE>> |
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”Renowned for its single-vineyard Pinot Noirs; you can try its Estate Pinot in the tasting room....” MORE>> |
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”The vineyards have stunning views of Lake Hennessey and other great wineries, like Chappellet and Colgin....” MORE>> |
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”Tastings include wines that are sold only on-site. If you arrange in advance, the Stotesberys will lead a tour of...” MORE>> |
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”Owner Ted Simpkins, a wine distributor, purchased the former Maacama Creek Winery in 1995 and has transformed it into a...” MORE>> |
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”He's the guy who started Wine Cask in Santa Barbara, a complex that includes an eponymous fancy restaurant, a tasting...” MORE>> |
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”This fifth-generation winery has a tasting room in a renovated historic barn....” MORE>> |
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”Owners Ames Morison (who's also the winemaker) and Christopher Medlock James give tours of the eco-friendly 350-acre ranch and its...” MORE>> |
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”The vineyard is an hour's drive from both Healdsburg and Santa Rosa, but it's worth the trip to get an...” MORE>> |
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”The older celebrities—Robert Mondavi Winery, Silver Oak Cellars and Opus One—still have many loyal fans but have been overshadowed lately...” MORE>> |
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”Pride Mountain Vineyard...” MORE>> |
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”Hewitt's sibling, Provenance Vineyards, makes a Cabernet from a site east of Highway 29 near the Silverado Trail that has...” MORE>> |
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”The 2004 Quintessa, a dense Bordeaux-style blend ($120), and the 2006 Illumination Sauvignon Blanc, Rutherford ($40), made primarily from grapes...” MORE>> |
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”Other notable producers include established names like Robert Keenan and Spring Mountain Vineyard (both back in good form after some...” MORE>> |
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”Anderson History The first recognition of Anderson Valley's potential came from France, when Champagne Louis Roederer debuted its Roederer Estate...” MORE>> |
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”The older celebrities—Robert Mondavi Winery, Silver Oak Cellars and Opus One—still have many loyal fans but have been overshadowed lately...” MORE>> |
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”An up-and-coming winery with earthy, smoky, Pinots....” MORE>> |
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”Longtime Carneros names Saintsbury, Acacia and Carneros Creek are making better wines than ever, newer entrants like Robert Sinskey are...” MORE>> |
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”The tour ventures into mile-deep caves that were hand-dug in the 1870s; tours on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m...” MORE>> |
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”Helquist might serve a creamy risotto with pancetta or a zucchini- and-tomato frittata using vegetables grown in the winery's garden—and...” MORE>> |
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”The best are delicious when young and capable of aging quite well; Shafer Vineyards' Hillside Select Cabernet is a prime...” MORE>> |
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”The ripe 2005 Sonatera Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir ($45) and the intense 2005 Novy Page-Nord Vineyard Napa Valley Syrah ($32)....” MORE>> |
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”The older celebrities—Robert Mondavi Winery, Silver Oak Cellars and Opus One—still have many loyal fans but have been overshadowed lately...” MORE>> |
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”Spring Mountain District is also the source of some memorable whites, including Smith-Madrone's great Riesling (the best in California), Pride...” MORE>> |
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”The St. Helena AVA is still struggling to establish an identity. So far, Cabernet Sauvignon is the district's most important...” MORE>> |
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”The tour includes a visit to the caves, vineyards where a variety of grapes are grown for educational purposes and...” MORE>> |
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”Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, which first brought fame to the area, still does a fine job with Cabernet, and Silverado...” MORE>> |
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”For a walk through the gardens, where about 85 different rose varieties are grown....” MORE>> |
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”For a sit-down wine tasting modeled on a 19th-century Parisian salon....” MORE>> |
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”Call to set up a visit that includes hors d'oeuvres, picnics or full meals (call two weeks in advance for...” MORE>> |
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”Dyer Vineyard turns out a full-bodied Cabernet with a hint of chocolate, while Von Strasser produces a notable Bordeaux-style blend...” MORE>> |
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