The Other Napa

What’s worth doing in the Napa Valley: a travel guide to the wine country.

White-Collar Moonshine

Urbanites flout federal law with their new favorite hobby: home distilling.

Summer 2007 Gift Guide

Everyone loves a giver.

Mole in the Mountains

A gastronomic adventure in Xalapa, Mexico.

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.).

Lotta’s on Polk is really good. Try their Princess Cake and their version of a San Francisco classic, Blum’s Coffee Crunch Cake. http://www.lottasbakery.com I also really like Destination Baking Co. on Chenery in the...

on the train tracks, the push of millions of people shuffling through the streets, all came together to sucker punch me in the eyes, ears, nose and skin. After the 9th trip in three years however, I got used to it all and began...

Hi, Having been obsessed with Southeast Asian food since I was about 17, I’ve finally decided to embark on a food tour of Southeast Asia. I’ll be there between the end of November and just before Christmas — for...

not previously reached, such as the molecular gastronomy movement? Or is it somewhere in-between, with small twists on the classic recipe? While the answer is ultimately up to each individual, perhaps the most difficult and most...

In lieu of a joint vacation we had been planning, a friend and I have decided to embark on a culinary tour of Los Angeles, using all of the money we would have for the vacation. My friend is a pastry cook and personal chef. She...

and Lara and rode our bikes over to Royal Coffee, just north of Claremont on College in North Oakland. Royal has the distinction, in my estimation, of being the best espresso joint in the Bay Area. They also roast their own...

Maverick Farms is hard to describe. It’s an organic, politically aware nonprofit small farm run by super-foodie hipsters who bring a dot-com sensibility to their work.

it is for the fat ladies you see in buffet lines. It has to taste good to want more. Energy and hydration are the most critical things for a guy on a bike in a long race. And he absolutely has to eat on his bike. If you’re...

That’s funny because I went on two tours this past spring in Tuscany, one a cooking tour and one a bike tour, both stopped at small wineries where they produced their own wines and olive oil and we tasted wine and locally...

either a great fine dining suggestion(s) or something interesting with a twist or new chef...just something where the food is worth savouring and the experience suggests people who love to serve good food. We are fine with paying...