Gold in Them Hills

A food lover's weekend in Nevada City

It may be the prettiest small town in California. Nevada City, at the base of the Sierra mountains, is a three-hour drive from San Francisco--close enough to get away for the...

Break for the Beach

A food lover's weekend in Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz is the California beach town of our dreams. Here, everything--from the abundant sunshine to the surfers to the wooden roller coaster--suggests a springtime...

Coasting Along

50 miles and a world away

We've timed it: In exactly 1 hour and 28 minutes, you could be slurping oysters and drinking rosé with a direct view of Tomales Bay. So what are you waiting for? Click here...

Westward Expansion

Experience Sonoma, off the beaten path

Most travelers to Sonoma County only make it as far as Healdsburg or Guerneville before bedding down for a weekend of wine tasting, maybe, or tubing down the lazy Russian River. We...

Old El Paso

Paso Robles is proof there's life beyond Napa and Sonoma

Napa is lovely, and we mean no disrespect to Sonoma, but a weekend in Paso Robles, where spring weather is in full effect, is worth the gas money. There are first-rate tacos, a...

Coastal Surprise

Classic and nouveau Filipino food at J.A.C.

You thought you could only find it in Daly City or South San Francisco. But there in the sleepy coastal town of Pacifica is Juan dela Cruz Asian Cuisine (J.A.C.), home of some of...