, check out biddingfortravel.com which is a board that keeps track of Priceline bids. There’s no point commuting up from Palo Alto to SF every day if you don’t need to. This should be a good weekend for a deal. -not...

Saw a new bbq place opened when the Plantation used o be on California Ave – across from Mollie Stones – anyone tried it out?

This is not an original or unique suggestion, but it’s one I find hard to refute (and I have tried myself, trust me). The gold standard in Northern California Winery Tours is the Robert Mondavi winery in Oakville. Check out...

Cool bike tours, including some free bike/chow combo events. Take a look at the link below, this looks pretty good to me! ciao Link: http://www.bikesummer.org/2003/calendar/calendar.php

://www.crescentcityfarmersmarket.org/ if you do take the ferry to Algiers, stop at Aunt Leni’s Cafe and the Dry Dock Cafe: http://www.auntlenis.com/ http://www.thedrydockcafe.com/ http://algierspoint.org/AHS/jazz_tour_1.html you...

Planning to take the bike path from Ventura up to Ojai with a friend on Sunday afternoon and was wanting a recommendation for a nice casual place that has good food and a nice setting (preferably a patio) and doesn’t mind...

My wife and I will soon drive up to Napa for a 10 day bike tour through Napa/Sonoma Valley. I have started to search through a lot of posts to find restaurant for dinner in the towns we will be staying but I am hoping to get more...

, right?) I emailed a few bakeries earlier in the week to ask about bike parking, nut free options, etc. This morning, I got up early, did Tae Bo for a half hour,a nd the went and did a half hour of circuit strength training at...

Barbara, unless you plan on back tracking north to take 166 over to Bakersfield (or the more adventurous route through Ojai) you’ll need to post requests for that portion on the LA Board (Ventura, Pasadena, etc.).

Help! I am hoping Cabrales who seems to more knowledgeable about 3-Star places than anyone else can give me so some much needed advice! My options for a Saturday night if I cannot get into L’Ambroisie are: Lucas Carton, le...

Feiring perhaps makes her point a bit too strongly (not ALL California wine is bad — there’s good stuff if you look past the big producers), but she completely nails the qualities I despise in left coast wines....

There are few sandwiches in existence that I enjoy more than a corned beef sandwich from the carving stations at Southern California thoroughbred horse tracks. Usually rye, mayo, butter, tons of pickles and lots of thick-sliced...

To celebrate earning my Master’s degree, I want to take a culinary trip to northern California from Los Angeles. Already on my short list of must-visit restaurants are FRENCH LAUNDRY and CHEZ PANISSE. Although I’ve...

We are in CA following the pro bicycle race. We started in Sebastopol/Santa Rosa and will be leaving via Burbank on 2-23. We are sort of trying to stick to a budget on dining during this trip.Much thanks to Chowhounds for some...

Apologies to applebob (linked below) who posted his great idea of an automotive tasting tour, but I feared it might get missed inside the other thread. Could my fellow 'hounds please post their nominees for exemplary SINGLE ITEMS...