food

Day Trips and Sips: Explore Ancient Oaks and Savor Sustainable Wines Along Skyline Ridge

The Ancient Oak Trail brings you to one of the most stunning Live Oak groves in Northern California. Photo by Majken Talbot.

Explore the trails of Russian Ridge, enjoy a lunch at Alice’s Restaurant, and soak up the views from the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains while wine tasting at the Thomas Fogarty Winery.

Day Trips & Sips: Downtown Los Gatos & the John Nicholas Trail

Katie MacCafferty literally jumping for joy under the redwoods on the John Nicholas Trail. Ben Lilly photo.

One of Silicon Valley’s most charming downtowns offers excellent coffee options, great beers & wines, and proximity to an unforgettable trail in the redwoods.

Day Trips and Sips: Explore Big Basin as it Rebuilds

Big Basin Redwoods State Park welcomes visitors after the CZU Lightning Complex Fires in 2020. Credit: Naomi Friedland

Big Basin and the surrounding Santa Cruz Mountains area have a lot to offer, from hikes showcasing the resiliency of redwoods after the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fire to rustic wineries and well-loved dining establishments.

Day Trips and Sips: Wine Tasting, Hiking and Food in Portola Valley

Sunrise from Windy Hill overlooking San Francisco Bay, copyright Eleanor Raab.

Enjoy a great Portola Valley day trip adventure drinking coffee at Konditorei Cafe, hiking or mountain biking at Windy Hill Open Space Preserve, wine tasting at Neely Winery, and grabbing a bite or a beer at Alpine Inn. Ooh, game on!

Chipotle Removes Last of GMOs From Its Food

Sign outside a Chipotle restaurant. Photo by Octavio Ruiz Cervera / <a href=“ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/legalcode” target=“ _blank”>CC</a>

Chipotle has made the final changes that take the Denver-based restaurant chain from mostly non-GMO to non-GMO.