Tagged California

Nicknamed “The Pink Lady,” La Valencia Hotel could best be described—to Angelenos, anyway–as a combination of the mysterious Chateau Marmont and the sun-drenched Beverly Hills Hotel. Reverse-built...

La Costa is one of the oldest modern destination resorts in Southern California. But this sprawling property—the total opposite of today’s trendy boutique hotels, for sure—truly has something for just...

Hotel Casa Del Mar Santa Monica is virtually the only resort directly on the sand, but still offering refined services including an excellent restaurant, dramatic lobby lounge, rejuvenating spa and strong...

Set in a bucolic knoll not far from quaint downtown St. Helena, Meadowood Napa Valley Luxury Resort and Spa was created as a private country club in 1964 and converted into a luxury resort in the ‘80s by...

If a modern sustainable-style stay is more your mood–or a luxury resort without all the frou-frou–Solage Calistoga is worthy of consideration. Off the quiet Silverado Trail, Solage’s bungalows resemble...

Creamy, flavorful and classic California Chardonnay. What ever happen to those creamy, full-flavored California Chardonnays? I feel like most white wines that hit my dinner table lately come in the dry...

2012 Ridge Geyserville has elegant structure, rich black cherry and ripe plum with strong acidity to hold everything together. Ridge is one of my go-to producers for a special wine that is ready to open...

Bacon, Avocado, Spicy Roasted Red Pepper Sauce... Chicken Focaccia is the only recipe in The Gourmet Bachelor cookbook not written by me. My girlfriend wrote it. The women who's heart I tried to win with a...

Wow! Alegria shoes feel like a lot of design and engineering time went into the development of these shoes. For a slip-on shoe, Algeria offer a lot of support. They actually feel very light.  We love the...

Racer 5 IPA by Bear Republic is a perfectly balanced hoppy IPA. This hoppy American IPA is a full bodied beer brewed with American pale and crystal malts, and heavily hopped with Chinook, Cascade, Columbus...